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While much of the last decade had all of us focused on shiny new green buildings as the silver bullet for the many environmental challenges in the built environment, the virtual collapse of new development has helped the industry to refocus on the real solution: greening existing buildings.

Two-thirds of school districts responding to a new “School Energy and Environment Survey” from Honeywell and Education Week Research have made spending cuts or modifications as a direct result of rising energy bills.

The International Facility Management Association has released “Operations and Maintenance Benchmarks, Research Report #32,” a study outlining the facility trends affecting workplaces throughout North America. Among the new report’s findings are that the average space per person has risen nearly 40 square feet since 2007 — likely due to recent corporate layoffs — and that companies are adjusting their thermostats higher or lower by an average of one degree Fahrenheit, compared to data from three years ago, in an effort to minimize energy use and cut costs.

Contributor Joann Davis Brayman addresses the performance criteria facility managers should evaluate in acoustical ceiling selection.

Increased efficiency in this sphere is more important then ever. Results from a survey sponsored by NEMA/EnLIGHTen America examine facility managers' attitudes on their plans to proceed.

Guest Contributer Karl Decker discusses three scenarios that can throw a construction project off track.

Can fms have the best of all worlds with pre-owned furniture?

In this Web Exclusive, Christopher Lawton explains how one HVAC product is helping children in today’s classrooms improve their understanding by overcoming excessive ambient background noise.

In this Web Exclusive, Christopher Lawton explains how one HVAC product is helping children in today’s classrooms improve their understanding by overcoming excessive ambient background noise.

Web site will help specifiers and customers cut speedier path to greater sustainability, bottom line gains.

During a fire, facility managers need to evacuate employees and protect the building's future.

New economic and environmental realities are pushing lighting technology into the next generation.

Migration to a holistic, preventive maintenance approach can improve performance and reduce costs.

Refurbishing furniture is one of the easiest, most affordable ways to shrink a facility's footprint.

What does this 19th century writer have to do with recycling?

Unfettered communication technologies can offer more.

How do the top names in the profession answer the question,

Columnist Marty Chobot admits churn is a fact of life. Managers can use technology to keep the process under control.

Today's Web Exclusive is from Steve Jones, the executive vice president and Chief Operations Officer of Universal Protection Service, located in Santa Ana, CA....