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Green-lighting Your Environmental StrategySo you've decided to go green. Good choice, because with 80 percent of corporate America expecting to engage in green at least 16 percent of the time by next year, it's a safe bet that your peers and competitors are either doing likewise or about to. And considering the scrutiny real estate companies receive from investors, building occupants, lawmakers and consumers—not to mention the US$24 billion price tag on annual commercial real estate energy consumption—it makes sense to incorporate eco-friendliness as a core business strategy element. The idea ties environmental consciousness to such bottom-line concerns as tenant attraction and retention, compliance, tracking, and reporting.
Sustainability 101: Ask the Experts
Besides implementing sustainable operations and maintenance in my building, what can I do as a facility manager to assure sustainability is part of my company’s core mission? New green products are filling the marketplace but how can I be sure they are actually sustainable? I’m starting a green project and need to know where to look to find green products for my building.
To Improve IAQ—Look No Further than Your Feet
There is no doubt that facility managers wear many hats. Whether putting out fires, managing budgets, developing new programs, meeting with vendors or reading up on the latest sustainable practices, the schedule of a facility manager is a full one.
The Green Office Move
Global warming and the environment continue to be the pre-eminent buzzwords of the new millennium. The importance of proper stewardship for planet Earth is understood and nurtured by the youngest child to the most elderly senior citizen.
The Carbon Footprint: A Step in the Wrong Direction
As we seek ways to reduce our overall ecological imprint, the single measure of a carbon footprint is the factor generating news, Web commentary and organizations around climate change. Industrial growth in Asia coupled with the implementation of the Phase One Kyoto Protocol reductions will continue to draw attention to this key environmental impact.
Tools & Resources
IFMA Sustainability Member Community
Sustainability SIG discussion forum for IFMA members only
Sustainability “How-To Guide” Series: Getting Started
First in the IFMA Foundation Sustainability How-To Guides Series.
Facility managers have been inundated over the past several years with information about green and high performance buildings. Most of the attention of the green movement in buildings has been on the design and construction of new facilities. However, the facility manager is faced with the challenge of ageing facilities that are much more costly and time consuming to make more energy efficient and sustainable. The purpose of this guide is to provide the facility manager with a roadmap for developing a sustainability program in existing buildings.
Sustainability Knowledge
Browse a variety of sustainability-related content for the facility practitioner including the IFMA Foundation’s “Sustainability 'How-To' Guide Series,” recent research publications and helpful links.
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