Tag: Sustainability

Sustainable design concepts and innovation seek to reduce the negative impacts on the environment, and enhance the health and comfort of building occupants.

America Recycles Day

Best Practices In Anticipation of America Recycles Day

To help commercial facilities improve their recycling efforts, Sofidel shares  four  best practices ahead of America Recycles Day, celebrated on November 15.
Sustainability Award

AASHE Names 54 Sustainability Award Finalists

AASHE Sustainability Awards provide global recognition to the individuals and organizations leading the higher education sustainability movement.
Eric Teicholz Sustainability Facility Professional Scholarship

Three Facility Professionals Earn IFMA Foundation Scholarships

The IFMA Foundation has announced its 2021 Eric Teicholz Sustainability Facility Professional® Scholarship program awardees.
Environmental Stewardship

Environmental Stewardship Is Vital To Workplaces

As our need to understand environmental footprinting has come into sharper focus, the role of workplace designers, engineers, contractors, facilities, and operations teams has begun to shift to one of environmental stewardship.
WorldGBC

New WorldGBC Report Makes The Case For Sustainability

In a groundbreaking new report, "Beyond the Business Case," WorldGBC outlines why real estate businesses can’t afford not to invest in sustainability.
net-zero-energy

ASHRAE Global HQ Reaches “Fully” Net-Zero-Energy Milestone

With the installation of a large photovoltaic system, ASHRAE’s new $20 million global headquarters building will operate at net-zero-energy performance.
DOWSIL™ Silicones for building facades

Dow Plans Program For Carbon-Neutral Silicones In Building Façades

DOWSIL™ Carbon-Neutrality Program to offer silicones for structural glazing, insulating glass, and weathersealing.
solar window

UbiQD Installs Quantum Dot Solar Window Pilots In Commercial Buildings

UbiQD, Inc. has installed its electricity-generating solar windows in three commercial building sites.
green cleaning program

Embracing Green Cleaning Products, Processes

With a carefully considered green cleaning program, facility managers can protect the environment while safeguarding occupants and staff.
Budderfly Energy Efficiency

Local Governments Will Soon Demand More Energy Efficiency. Or Else.

Budderfly helps achieve and document high energy efficiency and performance standards even the most ambitious policies are going to demand.
furniture reuse

Rerouting Furniture From Landfill

As part of its facilities projects, General Motors donated a plethora of its office furniture to local schools.
Impact Report

Mesa’s Impact Report Quantifies Energy Savings

Mesa’s Impact Report makes understanding energy savings in a space easier through quantifiable metrics, while also supporting ESG (environmental, social, and governance reporting).
Zero Energy Buildings

Growth In Zero Energy Buildings

Report from New Buildings Institute reveals big picture advances across North America.
Fleet Sustainability

Azuga Launches Fleet Sustainability Service

Azuga has partnered with GreenerMiles to offer a Fleet Sustainability Service—a streamlined, telematics-enabled program to calculate, track, and neutralize carbon emissions across light, medium, and heavy fleet vehicles.
floor maintenance

Sustainable Floor Maintenance For A Safe, Healthy Return To The Workplace

As your organization returns to work, the importance of maintaining healthy, clean workspaces to support productivity and morale will drive value to the bottom line.
corporate sustainability

Sustaining Efforts In Sustainability

Corporate sustainability encompasses a broad range of strategies designed to create value for stakeholders, consumers, and employees.
collegiate foodservice operations

NACUFS Launches Sustainability Guide For Collegiate Foodservice

Learn how to reduce your foodservice operation's environmental impact on campus with resources and training.
October 2021 Issue

Facility Executive: October 2021 Issue

The October 2021 issue looks at maintenance data, variable speed HVAC, green cleaning, net zero energy facilities, renewed furnishings, remote inspections, and more.
Net Zero Carbon

8 New Real Estate Leaders Align With ULI Net Zero Goal

Together, these real estate companies represent over 2,400 buildings, more than 849 million square feet, and over $397 billion in assets under management.
Trends in Real Estate

Flexibility, Resilience Will Dominate Real Estate Industry

New PwC US, Urban Land Institute report finds expectations of traditionally designed spaces have changed, and a massive shift in the functionality of offices, shopping centers, and healthcare spaces is likely.
Workforce Shortages Webinar

Worried About Workforce Shortages? Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead

During this free webinar, you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
Webinar, Facility Capital Improvements

View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning

A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).

[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building

AI powered data collection with AkitaBox Capture. Take a picture of the asset nameplate, touch the floor plan to locate the asset and move to the next asset. Save up to 90% of your time in the field with AkitaBox Capture AI.