Facility managers can’t change realities like shutdowns, weather, or market conditions, but these elements of energy cost management are within their control.
Category: Greenbuild
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Data-Driven Building Design That Gives More Than It Takes
An emerging, data-driven framework for building operations and materials is changing the way we look at sustainable design.
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A Closer Look at the GBAC STAR Accreditation
Major hotels, convention centers and even cities have committed to earning the GBAC STAR accreditation. Read more to see who has committed.
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An Earth Day Sustainability Checklist for Green Buildings
How does your building’s sustainability effort measure up? Read this checklist, compiled in honor of Earth Day 2020, to see if your green game is up to the challenge, or how to catch up if you’re behind the sustainable buildings curve. Read more.
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Secrets to Savings: Inside Atlanta’s Better Buildings Challenge Success
One of the first cities to sign on to the Better Buildings Challenge, Atlanta recently met its 20% energy savings goal two years ahead of schedule. AJ Robinson, president of Central Atlanta Progress, discusses the challenges Atlanta faced and the public-private partnership that helped deliver results in more than 450 buildings representing over 115 million square feet.
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Five Reasons Why Boosting Recycling is Worth the Investment in Your Facility
Many building owners and facilities managers began asking whether recycling programs are more trouble than they’re worth. Here are five reasons to put recycling on your radar.
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5 Reasons Why Boosting Recycling is Worth the Investment in Your Facility
Many building owners and facilities managers began asking whether recycling programs are more trouble than they’re worth. Here are five reasons to put recycling on your radar.
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Why Don’t More Companies Have Efficiency Targets?
Energy efficiency is good for the environment, your company’s brand and its bottom line, but few companies have set specific energy efficiency targets. BUILDINGS editor-in-chief Janelle Penny explores how facilities managers can turn the tide.
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Australia Bushfires and How You Can Help the Climate Crisis
In this FM Friday Buildings Podcast, associate editor Sarah Kloepple explains what scientists say is causing the unprecedented bushfires in Australia. She directs you to useful tips, how-tos and case studies, highlighting sustainable solutions that can leave a greener footprint for your building.
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How Building Materials Turn Toxic During a Fire
As wildfire season continues in California, it’s important to be aware of the less-obvious hazards of wildfires (and building fires in general). Buildings that end up being destroyed and burned can emit hazardous toxins from different kinds of materials when they burn, including insulation, carpeting and piping. Learn more.