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•••SCHEDULE CHANGE••• GREEN CLEANING: BENEFITS, SOLUTIONS & STRATEGIES A FREE WEBINAR (8/4) – REGISTER TODAY! Join us on Wednesday August 4, 2010 at 1 PM EST for a free webinar on Green Cleaning. Presented by Donna Duberg and moderated by American School & Hospital Facility editor Irene Tlach, this webinar will focus on how green cleaning can have a big impact on a facility, its occupants and the bottom line.   ...  READ MORE

NEWS

BUILDING AUTOMATION
Save Money, Reduce Maintenance & Improve Facility Management   Building automation system (BAS) technology arrived on the scene in the 1980s, promising to revolutionize the way facility managers control critical mechanical systems and improve building performance. More than two decades have passed and it is clear that building automation has largely lived up to its promise, creating a new standard of “smarter,” safer, more energy-efficient buildings.
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CARBON FOOTPRINT
Hospitals Declare War on Energy Inefficiency   The health care industry steps with a heavy footprint. There are still critical issues for health care systems as they consider ways to reduce their carbon footprint, use resources more efficiently, reduce costs and improve patient and community health. Accounting for nearly a tenth of the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions and facing rising energy costs, climate change legislation and outdated 24/7 facilities, the health care industry is embracing energy efficiency as a viable and cost effective path to improve margins and reduce the impacts from their own building operations.
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MOLD
How to Prevent it and How to Remove it   Few building maintenance issues have garnered as much attention or concern throughout the nation over the past 10 years as mold growth in buildings. In addition to its infamous reputation as a public health and environmental threat, mold growth has been the catalyst of much controversy and litigation between the building and design industries and their customers.
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MOISTURE
Tips for Staying Dry   Moisture, and the mold born from it, can cause havoc and make life miserable for facility managers. Here are some tips for getting and staying dry. When it comes to structural integrity, mold is like a wet blanket. It is generally useless and always unwanted.
“Over time, mold will break down whatever medium it grows on,” says Matt Brewer, director of field operations for Coastal Reconstruction Group.
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HVAC
Innovative Steam Boiler Technology Helps Hospitals Go Green   Hospital facility managers across America are constantly reviewing facility operations in order to reduce energy costs, conserve natural resources, and protect the environment – all while striving to provide highquality patient care. One of the key areas examined is the facility’s steam boilers, due to high energy costs and the need to go green.
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ADA
Simple Guide to Detectable Warning Systems   Outside the hospital emergency room door, the sidewalk of the loading zone is flush with the driveway. There is no change-of-level to be negotiated by patients with limited mobility, people using walkers or wheelchairs...a clear advantage. But it is also a life-threatening danger to someone who is blind or visually impaired, who has no way of knowing when they have left the safety of the sidewalk and entered an active roadway.
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Maintenance Manager's Standard Manual
        Whether you are a facilities manager, engineer, property owner, developer, or anyone else responsible for maintenance operations, this book is a must-have reference. Not only does it give you all of the essential ingredients for understanding and carrying out successful day-to-day management of maintenance activities, it provides you with an integrated plan for continuous improvement of the maintenance function.
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Building Maintenance Forms, Checklists & Procedures
        This book has been carefully constructed to meet the needs of maintenance supervisors, plant managers, and directors of operations who are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day performance of the maintenance function in a company. It will not only aid those managers who have a need for a workable system of documentation but also those who would like to design their own system.
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