34 buildingoperatingmanagement SEPTEMBER <strong>2011</strong> The important thing is that owners and tenants understand that LEED-EBOM certification is not a zero-to-60-in-five-seconds proposition which regions were deficient in which areas. “Once we’ve identified the problems, we can literally go out and pull teams together and show them the strategies the ‘best’ facilities are using, and here’s how you can make changes,” he says. For example, if a region is almost all “good” on green cleaning, Skodowski says he’ll go to that region, walk its leaders through the RFP process, bring in providers, set up training for the property managers, and allocate other resources to help them move up to “better” and then “best.” Property managers can also use the data to benchmark against facilities in the same regions — giving those managers motivation to improve. Again, the holy grail is that each facility in the portfolio will move up to “best,” whether or not the property goes through formal LEED certification — though both Skodowski and Harding say they believe many will choose to do so. And if they do, Skodowski’s team is right there to help them with the LEED application process. Contract 11019 To save you time and money, our government support team will help you reduce procurement lead times, lower administrative costs, and take advantage of our competitively solicited U.S. Communities contract—all while providing free, next-day delivery* on over 22,000 quality maintenance and repair products and services. It’s an honor to serve you. Delivered by professionals. For professionals. FREE. $25 OFF your first online order. † hdsupplysolutions.com | 1-855-526-9473 526 ADV-11-5748 * On most orders to most areas. † $250 minimum order. One-time use per customer. Cannot be combined with any other discount offer. Tax, freight, fabrication orders, renovation orders, and special orders are excluded. Offer valid on online orders placed through hdsupplysolutions.com only. Offer only valid on first online order placed through hdsupplysolutions.com. © <strong>2011</strong> HDS IP Holding, LLC. All Rights Reserved. ONLINE MULTIMEDIA Skodowski explains why LEED is the basis for the company’s “good, better, best” approach, the importance of certification, and why Transwestern has committed itself to the Better <strong>Building</strong>s Challenge. www.facilitiesnet.com/facilitiesmanagement/audiovideo/22964 The important thing, though, is that owners and tenants understand that LEED-EBOM certification is not a zero-to-60-in-five-seconds proposition. “In today’s environment, it’s challenging for owners to own real estate, much less put in new capital,” says Harding. “So we’re telling them to start on the path today, and we’ll walk you through the steps. If it’s an onerous process, it won’t happen.” Especially for multitenant facilities, with several different agendas and corporate policies, LEED-EBOM certification isn’t the easiest thing in the world. ▲ FREE INFO: Circle 419
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