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 EFFICIENT
RESTROOMS
Why it’s Worthwhile to Install Touchfree Plumbing
If you automatically think of manual plumbing
fittings for your facility when updating restrooms or installing
fittings in new construction, then you are missing out on the
automatic advantages of touchfree operation. Perhaps your
reservations parallel some of these common misconceptions regarding
touchless plumbing, which are outlined below with appropriate
explanations:
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CONSTRUCTION
Go Modular: Go Green Because there
is a growing awareness of the environmental benefits of modular
construction for green building, the Modular Building Institute
recently commissioned a report that specifically aligned the modular
building industry with the Prerequisite and Credit requirements
imbedded in the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) building
rating system.
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 ENERGY
PERFORMANCE
Making the Grade in Summertime Efficiency
Although school is out for summer, it is no time to take a break
from thinking about school building performance. Most school
buildings have reduced occupancy during the summer months and many
undergo cleaning, construction and renovation projects during the
break.
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CARPET CARE
Walking on the Edge For many
schools and universities, the summer months are the prime floor and
carpet cleaning season. Areas such as hallways, classrooms, and
meeting rooms that are difficult to close down because of the amount
of time necessary to clean them and their heavy use during the
regular school year are now freely available with little or no use
or foot traffic.
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 ADA
Does Your Facility Comply with Sign Regulations?
Life is complicated for individuals living with a disability. For
some, physical activity is limited. Others have vision and hearing
impairments. Regardless of the disability, navigating a school or
hospital should not be one more challenge these individuals have to
overcome.
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Not all HVAC filters are created equal, and not all are
created Green. HVAC filters with Kimberly-Clark
Filtration Media offer sustainability advantages that
are hard to ignore. With Kimberly-Clark Filtration
Media, you get a lower resistance to airflow, which
means your HVAC equipment does not need to run as hard
to deliver the required airflow to the building. This
can translate into reduced energy consumption, and a
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
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