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A new report from the Urban Land Institute’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance outlines ten fundamental principles for building resilient communities that successfully anticipate, respond to, and recover from both immediate shocks such as hurricanes and other extreme weather events and long-term stresses such as sea-level rise, poverty, and declining population. Ten Principles for […]


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A new report from the Urban Land Institute’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance outlines ten fundamental principles for building resilient communities that successfully anticipate, respond to, and recover from both immediate shocks such as hurricanes and other extreme weather events and long-term stresses such as sea-level rise, poverty, and declining population. Ten Principles for […]
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    Latest: Ten Principles For Building Resilient Communities - A new report from the Urban Land Institute’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance outlines ten fundamental principles for building resilient communities that successfully anticipate, respond to, and recover from both immediate shocks such as hurricanes and other extreme weather events and long-term stresses such as sea-level rise, poverty, and declining population. Ten Principles for […]

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    Ten Principles For Building Resilient Communities

    A new report from the Urban Land Institute's Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance outlines ten fundamental principles for building resilient communities that successfully...
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    Centralizing Asset Management For Education Facilities

    A comprehensive approach aids facility leaders at universities and school districts to widen their view so their facilities may transition to fully managed investments.
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    Question Of The Week: Preserve Energy Tax Deduction 179D?

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    Office Design Decisions Can Make (Or Break) Your Budget

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    New LEED Ceiling Solutions Guide From Rockfon

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    Before building on the former site of a car service center, the property owner opted to have a chemical vapor barrier installed as a preventive measure.
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    Alternative construction solutions, including prefabrication and modularization, are becoming more popular with builders as they attempt to improve job site efficiency and labor productivity.
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    Varco Pruden Buildings 2018 Hall Of Fame Projects

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    In addition to reducing energy consumption, replacing linear fluorescent lighting with tubular LED created a safer work environment at the auto maker’s Lake Orion, MI plant.
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    The document describes in depth the threats of earthquakes on society, and the economic benefits that come from having safer structures in a community.
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    LED Plug In Bulbs From EarthTronics

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    Construction Project? Consider A Pre-Code Compliance Check

    Including this process early on will help protect against delays and unexpected costs during the construction phase.
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    Improved Space, Reduced Footprint

    With an eye on employee engagement and real estate efficiency, C3i Solutions in Horsham, PA made a move that consolidated three locations.
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    As a department of one, Kirk Beaudoin, senior facilities manager for adidas, formalized protocol for the company’s retail stores.
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    Top Asphalt Roofing Projects Receive 2018 QARC Awards

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    Solutions From Siemens For LaGuardia Airport Redevelopment

    The redevelopment of Terminal B, part of multi-year airport-wide improvements, will include Siemens building management and fire safety systems.
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    Sightlines’ 2017 State of Facilities in Higher Education report shines spotlight on trends and best practices that dominated 2017 and will continue to influence campus facilities across North America in 2018.
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    Vacant Office Space Becomes Girl Scouts Program Center

    The Berges Family Girl Scouts Program Center is a high-usage, energetic, and collaborative learning environment.
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    Question Of The Week: What Do You Do When Building Controls Veer Off Course?

    The current automation delivery process often yields inefficient buildings. This second article in a series takes a closer look at why, and what facility management can do about it.
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    Facility Management

    Super Bowl LII Stadium Can Withstand Snow, Save Energy

    Odds are Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium roof won't collapse during Super Bowl LII—as its predecessor the Metrodome's did in December 2010.
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    Facility Management

    Get Smart With Tech-Enabled Facility Management

    Campus facilities management can be in the know with tech strategies that provide a view into operations, space utilization, and service delivery and planning.
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    Building Envelope & Exteriors

    YKK AP Zero Sightline Window

    The YOV SSG Operable Vent Window provides seamless appearance of a fixed window with optimal ventilation and natural light
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    HVAC

    ASHRAE Presents Awards At 2018 Winter Conference 

    Spanning nine categories, these ASHRAE awards recognize members' contributions and achievements to the HVAC&R industry.
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    Building Envelope & Exteriors

    Art Installation At Amazon HQ Has Clear Impact

    At the Seattle Amazon headquarters, “There Is Another Sky” by Spencer Finch graces an architectural canopy connecting two new office buildings on the campus.
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    570 ELC Series Easy Locking Connectors

    The 570 ELC Series is a line of Easy Locking Connectors for instrumentation and measurement, patient monitoring, and among many other applications.
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    Partnership between GB Energy LED and IMPACT Construction includes the LED lighting provider as a supplier for rebuild projects in the Puerto Rico, USVI, and BVI regions.
    Professional Development

    History Of New York Real Estate Preserved With REBNY Donation

    The Real Estate Board of New York has donated papers and other historical items about the city's real estate industry to LaGuardia Community College and Wagner Archives.
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    New NIBS report explores whether the building industry will be able to keep pace as technology and commerce accelerates and communities face new challenges of resilience and sustainability.
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    Facility Management

    For Buildings Industry Moving Forward, NIBS Highlights 10 Keys

    As the pace of technology and commerce accelerates and communities face new challenges of resilience and sustainability: Will the buildings industry be ready?
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