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Coca-Cola and Keep America Beautiful mark America Recycles Day with recycling bins grant program for public spaces and facilities.
11/16/2018

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    Applications Open For 2018 Recycling Bins Grant

    Coca-Cola and Keep America Beautiful mark America Recycles Day with recycling bins grant program for public spaces and facilities.
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    The Insurance Institute For Business & Home Safety offers a set of building guidelines and standards for protecting against extreme weather for increased resilience.
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    The Center for Active Design bestowed a Fitwel 2 Star Rating to theMART, an iconic four million square foot Chicago property.
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    Keep Your Facility Healthy And Staff Happy This Cold And Flu Season 

    Often overlooked, the simple act of hand washing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of disease. Here are some tips for making sure it happens.
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    Retailers Are Merry And Bright With LED Lighting, Controls

    Holiday decorating in retail facilities can require a significant amount of energy and maintenance to provide an appealing, safe environment.
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    Building owners and parking operators are rethinking parking structure design and operation to support more sustainable mobility.
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    Decorating Your Facilities For The Holidays

    When decorating during the holidays, there are a few things property managers should keep in mind to ensure the season is both festive and safe.
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    Question Of The Week: How Can I Prepare My Facility For Winter?

    Fall is the ideal time to prepare your facility for winter weather. Routine inspections of your building from roof to foundation now can prevent costly repairs in the future
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    2018 International Green Construction Code Released

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    Fir Tree Partners hired Kostow Greenwood Architects for its most recent (sustainable) office upgrade in New York City.
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    Data Governance: Driving Performance In The Workplace And Workforce

    Data governance—the management of data quality, accessibility, usability, and security—is a critical component of facility management operations.
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    Protecting Data Centers Using Water Mist Fire Suppression

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    Making Steps Sustainable

    Technology that transforms pedestrian foot traffic into clean energy was demonstrated in four interactive installations across the western U.S.
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    Getting A Grip On Floor Maintenance Costs And Safety Risks

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    Friday Funny: Here Come The Holidays!

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    The Toll Of Politics In The Workplace

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    One In Four Companies Never Test Disaster Recovery Plan

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    Co-Working Expected To Rise Dramatically

    Companies project nearly one-fourth of global workforces will use co-working spaces in five years, according to recent survey.
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    Zero Net Energy Awards For California Schools

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    Energy Savings Possible With Window Film

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    How Candy Companies Are Saving Energy

    Many candy companies are taking energy-saving steps to improve their business models and meet their sustainability goals.
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    5 Steps To A Successful Facility Condition Assessment

    Facility managers should use an FCA as part of a technical investigation, to review assets or systems looking into the root causes of deterioration, and as a source for determining a building's replacement value.
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    Sign Up For Your Free Subscription to Turf

    Turf magazine, focused on topics related to lawn care and landscape management, will relaunch in the first quarter of 2019.
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    Friday Funny: Nature Calls, For The Win!

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    Cyber Security Readiness Requires Top To Bottom Commitment

    Keeping data, devices, and networks safe and secure requires an all-hands-on-deck mentality, according to CompTIA security experts.
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    New Report Examines Next Level Of Workplace Safety

    Despite a notable reduction in total workplace injuries, worker fatalities are at an eight-year high, with 5,190 people dying in 2016.
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    Milwaukee Bucks Build Bird Friendly Arena

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    Top 10 Workplace Safety Violations Of 2018

    OSHA released its list of the year's most frequently cited workplace safety violations at the National Safety Council Congress & Expo.
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    Workers In LEED Green Buildings Are Happier, Healthier, More Productive 

    Healthier, more sustainable buildings give employers a hiring edge to attract best in class talent, according to a new USGBC survey.
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    Guidance On Anti-Terrorism Security

    Assessing facilities against Best Practices for Anti-Terrorism Security (BPATS) is a multi-faceted process.
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