FACILITY MANAGEMENT ARTICLES
New York Local Law 97: Its Implications & Opportunities
Local Law 97 (LL97), which requires NYC buildings over 25,000 sq.ft. to significantly reduce their carbon emissions, will notably impact higher education campuses in NYC starting next year. There are potential costs to address these requirements and significant fines for noncompliance.
Sustainable Facilities Management: A Green Roadmap
Amidst the global emphasis on reducing energy consumption and mitigating environmental impact, Facilities Management Sustainability (FMS) has risen as a crucial element in organizational strategy. However, the journey to enhance the sustainability of your buildings and facilities may pose notable challenges.
Disaster Recovery 101
In the aftermath of a disaster, business owners are understandably laser focused on one thing: getting back to normal. Unfortunately, few business owners know the best way to make that happen, and the restoration and recovery process can take more than time: the journey is typically paved with challenges.
CASE STUDIES
DuraLife Lockers® Bring Academy Color & Style
Walk the halls of the latest addition at the Cologne Academy, a charter school in Cologne, Minnesota, and you won’t spot a single metal locker. The halls of the newest addition are adorned with stylish-looking, durable, HDPE (high-density polyethylene) school lockers in blue and yellow, the school colors, thanks to DuraLife Lockers®.
Replacing Field-Erected Towers with Modular
How do you replace aging cooling towers without risking disruption to a plant’s continuous high-volume operation? That was the challenge at a major Midwest automotive manufacturing facility. Automobiles began rolling off the production line in the late ‘90s and the existing cooling towers were due to be replaced.
Heater Design Elevates Skyscraper
To adequately heat a skyscraper, the owner sought an effective way to maintain the aesthetic of the mostly glass building without being obtrusive to its design. Custom convection style heaters from Marley Engineered Products proved to be the solution for elegant, supplemental comfort for heat loss, condensation prevention and continuous warmth throughout the structure.
Smoking Detection System “Pays for Itself” at Resort
Complaints about smoking appeared frequently in Bally’s online reviews. The negative reviews undermined the hotel’s promise of cleanliness and demonstrated how a hotel’s reputation could sustain costly and long-lasting damage from unauthorized smoking. Bally’s turned to FreshAir Sensor to tackle the property’s unauthorized smoking challenges.
HDPE Cooling Tower Makes the Grade
Fed up with spending substantial resources on the continuous repair of an aging cooling tower, a large North Carolina-based community college recently opted to replace its failing galvanized-metal unit with an engineered plastic model. In doing so, it realized significant reductions in maintenance costs along with impressive gains in efficiency.
Saniflo Provides Efficient Plumbing Solution
Although Loggerhead Inn and Suites emanates historic charm, the hotel recently needed renovations to accommodate all different types of travelers and price points. Once the renovation to all 29 rooms was completed, problems with the existing, aging cast iron plumbing-drainage infrastructure started to arise.
PRODUCTS IN ACTION
How To Help Keep Energy Costs Down
Energy or heating costs on the rise? Do employees or customers adjust the thermostat when no one is looking? As temperatures begin to plummet rely on STI® to help combat the rising expense of utility bills.
City Workers Really Warm to General’s Pipe Thawing Solution
Frozen water lines are such a problem in Ft. Lupton, CO, that they earn a special page on the city’s web site. So, city crews sought a fast way to minimize the potential damage from burst pipes; they got a Hot-Shot 400® from General Pipe Cleaners.
Cover Helps Improve Strobe Protection
STI announces their Strobe Damage Stopper is manufactured from material with an enhanced chemical resistance. This Type 4X Rated super tough, UL Listed cover is solid for strobe-only units and has a 4-inch-deep enclosed back box.
Johnson Controls Launches Energy Efficient Heat Pump
Johnson Controls announced the launch of the next-generation YORK® YMAE Air-to-Water Inverter Scroll Modular Heat Pump. The pump is a sustainable, future-ready solution for offices and schools that want to minimize their environmental impact and electrify their heating and cooling.
City Workers Really Warm to General’s Pipe Thawing Solution
Frozen water lines are such a problem in Ft. Lupton, CO, that they earn a special page on the city’s web site. So, city crews sought a fast way to minimize the potential damage from burst pipes; they got a Hot-Shot 400® from General Pipe Cleaners.
Carrier Expands Building Automation System
Carrier has released its latest i-Vu® Express building automation device. Packed with features, the i-Vu Express building automation system provides a 360-degree view of a building’s entire operation allowing operators to maintain comfort and resolve problems faster.