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BUILDING CONTROLS
Energy-Harvesting Sensors Power Building

Controls to New Levels of Sustainability
  For the past few years, self-powered wireless technology has been gaining traction in building automation applications, especially in Europe and now in North America. Besides simplifying the cabling run of just about any type of building—from health care facilities to schools and commercial offices to single-family residences.
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MAINTENANCE
Healthy Drains Lead to a Healthy Environment
 Clean for Health” has long been the phrase used to describe the focus of the sanitation program in schools and hospitals across the country. Today, with the increased media attention on hospital acquired infections and foodborne illnesses, combined with societal efforts to become more environmentally conscientious, our sanitation programs must now incorporate a comprehensive drain maintenance program.
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DOOR HARDWARE
Simple Access Control Solutions for Ambulatory
and Long-Term Care Facilities   Traffic, services, assets and location are but a few of the factors that go into determining a health care facility’s uniqueness and, subsequently, its security needs.
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LEED
Great Creations Require Great Effort
  When Construct Two Group got the nod to provide
construction management services for a new library in Panama City Beach, FL, the Orlando-based contractor understood that in order to meet LEED requirements, a team effort would be required from the beginning.
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WASHROOMS
How to Select Products for a Green Washroom Businesses today are understandably confused by the tidal wave of environmental claims being made from companies offering so-called “green” or “sustainable” products.

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CLEANING
The Benefits of Continuous Cleaning and Touch-Free Solutions
  Today, the importance of restroom cleanliness is growing, most notably because it often influences the visitor’s lasting impression of a hospital or educational facility
as a whole.
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BOOKS OF INTEREST

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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PRODUCTS IN ACTION

Zep
        Zep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP), with fiscal year 2009 net sales of more than $500 million, is a leading producer, marketer, and service provider of a wide range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer end-markets. Zep Inc.’s product portfolio includes anti-bacterial and industrial hand care products, cleaners, degreasers, deodorizers, disinfectants, floor finishes, sanitizers, and pest and weed control products.  The Company markets these products and services under well recognized and established brand names, such as Zep®, Zep Commercial®, Zep Professional, Enforcer®, National Chemical® and Selig™, some of which have been in existence for more than 100 years.
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CALENDAR
 
Sept 14-16 Healthcare Facilities Symposium Chicago, IL
Sept 25-27 CEFPI San Jose, CA
Oct 5-6 Facility Decisions Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 27-29 IFMA’s World Workplace Atlanta, GA
Nov. 3-4 Mid-Atlantic Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference Somerset, NJ
Nov. 9-12 ISSA/INTERCLEAN Orlando, FL
Nov 13-16 HealthcareDesign2010 Las Vegas, NV
Nov 16-19 Greenbuild Chicago, IL
Dec 7-8 Facilities Management Asia 2010 Singapore
Jan 31-Feb 2 AHR Expo Las Vegas, NV
March 15-17 NFMT Baltimore, MD
March 30-31 Globalcon Philadelphia, PA
 


 

 

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