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Green Design Trends: Facility Managers As Keepers Of The Flame
Institutional memory is an essential component in sustainable system management.
Safety Trends: Mass Notification Decoded
How to decipher new codes and track the latest trends for effective emergency communications.
Roofing Trends: Roofs And Energy
Building codes, R-values and generation, and barriers are some of the key drivers behind the latest roofing trends.
HVAC Trends: Forging The Path
As energy efficiency strategies get "smarter," HVAC systems are one area of opportunity for facility managers.
IAQ Trends: Facility Management & The New Green Construction Code
This green building design and construction code will have an impact on indoor air quality for those who adopt it.
Alternative Energy Trends: The Energy Endgame
Esteemed expert John M. Studebaker ponders the future of alternative and sustainable energy.
Conference Room Trends: Video Conferencing Comes Of Age
IP enabled equipment is finally bringing the conference room into the modern age.
Green Roof Trends: Facility Managers And Green Roofs
Despite the severe economic downturn last year, the green roof industry in North America grew by 16.1%
Project Management Trends: More Than Simply Technology
New building modeling software borrows from gaming technology to produce spectacular presentations.
Furniture Trends: On The Level
The commercial furniture industry, its customers, and relevant stakeholders have taken a proactive position in developing a common, consensus based set of metrics to help define the sustainable aspects of furniture.
Green Design Trends: The New Green Standard
ASHRAE releases Standard 189.1 for high performance green buildings.
Disease Prevention Trends: Disease Prevention In The Workplace
These guidelines should help facility professionals stay one step ahead of flu incidents.
Roofing Trends: Protective Planning
Installing auxiliary roofing functions, such as support for energy producing equipment, requires forethought.
IAQ Trends: Clearing The [Indoor] Air On Improving IAQ
A new guide from some of the top experts can help solve one of the most troublesome facility issues.
Security Trends: Security In Progress
Despite lax efforts in some corners, ASIS International has set an ambitious agenda in security standards and guidelines development.
Power Supply Trends: Powering Up
It may be years away, but smart grid technology should be on the horizon for facility managers now.
Building Automation Trends: Integration Revolution
The next wave of building automation systems may help simplify operations while saving energy.
Furniture Trends: Working The System
As space planning demands evolve, facility managers will find it useful to have a versatile environment.
ADA Trends: ADA Compliance In Difficult Times
Guest Contributor Katherine McGuinness offers this advice for facility professionals who may struggle when it comes to deciding which standard to use.
Roofing Trends: A Shot In The Roof
TFM Editor/Co-Publisher Heidi Schwartz takes a look at how economic stimulus spending may support "shovel-ready" infrastructure improvements that include roofing repairs.
HVAC Trends: Journey From The Underground
Contributor Chad Safran reveals why ground source heat pumps may prove to be the next wave in HVAC systems.
2008 Trends Recap: From One Year Into The Next
It was another year in which innovation and new ideas helped the facility management profession move into the future. This recap takes a look at what trends made an impact.
Wireless Trends: Being Heard From Inside And Out
Digital Antenna Systems (DAS) are helping facility managers improve cellular signals and wireless connectivity in their buildings.
Green Purchasing Trends: Awash In The Green Product Cycle
Third party certification is helping facility managers decide what products meet environmental standards in order to avoid greenwashing.
Office Technology Trends: A Change in Direction
Office machines once considered essential have been pushed aside by newer products.
Security Trends: Threats In The Dark
New security technology helps facility managers monitor dangers in the workplace.
Fire Management Trends: Escaping The Ring of Fire
During a fire, facility managers need to evacuate employees and protect the building's future.
Furniture Trends: Horse Before Cart
Rather than forcing users to adapt, furniture is finally presenting practical, yet creative, solutions.
Lighting Trends: Reinventing Light
New economic and environmental realities are pushing lighting technology into the next generation.
ADA Trends: Accessibility For All
From plumbing to public computers, there are more ways than ever for facilities to provide accessibility.
Roofing Trends: Beyond The Call Of Duty
With new energy efficient strategies, it is time roofing contributed more than protection from the elements.
HVAC Trends: HVAC On Demand
A new ventilation strategy may help managers reduce the impact of HVAC on their facilities.
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