Building Operating Management September 2011 - FacilitiesNet
Building Operating Management September 2011 - FacilitiesNet
Building Operating Management September 2011 - FacilitiesNet
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SEPTEMBER <strong>2011</strong> • VOLUME 58 • ISSUE 9<br />
buildingoperatingmanagement<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2011</strong><br />
5<br />
INSIDE<br />
close-up<br />
20<br />
16 Incentive Programs Can Help Save Energy Dollars<br />
20 Take the Bite Out of Bed Bugs<br />
features<br />
26 COVER STORY: Green Team Leader<br />
Allan Skodowski uses sustainability as the cornerstone for best<br />
practices across a 192 million-square-foot real estate portfolio.<br />
26<br />
38 Rolling Out LEED-EBOM Across the Campus<br />
Efforts now underway should save time and money for facility<br />
managers who want to certify multiple buildings.<br />
50 How the Recession Remade FM<br />
It took more than cost cutting to get FMs through the downturn.<br />
58 There’s a Lot Happening at Energy Star<br />
New ratings and easier benchmarking are among the changes.<br />
68 A New Roofi ng Golden Age?<br />
Environmental regulations are spurring the roofing industry to<br />
make changes to practices and products.<br />
38<br />
76 5 Steps to Safer <strong>Building</strong>s<br />
Overlooked measures can help reduce the dangers of fire.<br />
84 Free Cooling: Don’t Let Savings Slip Away<br />
Properly utilizing airside economizers can lead to big savings.<br />
departments<br />
6 Editorial<br />
8 Product Gallery<br />
I/1 Facility Decisions<br />
Show Guide<br />
92 Showcase: HVAC<br />
Although every project is different, there are some things you<br />
should know before you start any HVAC upgrade.<br />
103 Learning Curve<br />
104 Ad Index<br />
See how this year's FMXcellence<br />
honorees achieve big things with<br />
limited resources, including organizing<br />
a project and getting buy in from every<br />
level of the organization.<br />
FACILITIESNET.COM/12572BOM<br />
Ask An Expert: Bill<br />
Hoffman of Water<br />
<strong>Management</strong> Inc. answers<br />
questions about how FMs<br />
can be more water effi cient.<br />
FACILITIESNET.COM/BOM<br />
Find a schedule of our upcoming<br />
webcasts — including this month's<br />
free lighting management webcast,<br />
co-produced by NEMA — as well as<br />
archives of past webcasts by visiting<br />
FACILITIESNET.COM/WEBCASTS<br />
online<br />
exclusive]
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