Tips and Products for Facility Management
June 9, 2009
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News
Making public facilities sustainable By Michael Keating
Editor's note: For this Government Product News Special Report, we spoke with Susan Haifleigh, director of sustainability solutions at Boston-based VFA (www.vfa.com), a provider of solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management, about some ways to incorporate green initiatives into facilities planning.
Products
Flexible seating system By Elizabeth Bernardi
The Mutaflex seating concept allows facility managers to use a single space as a conference room, theater, banquet hall or an unobstructed open space for dances or other events.
Floor-care equipment
The CFR Paramount carpet extractor is available in a 20- or 40-gallon model. The 40-gallon model can clean 30,000 square feet in less than four hours, while the 20-gallon version can clean 8,000 square feet in one hour, according to the manufacturer.
Research
Tips here for tapping stimulus funds for green building
"Green" building designs, along with conserving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, can serve as opportunities for economic recovery, according to the Washington-based U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The organization's "Top 10 Ways to Use Recovery Funds for Green Building" analyzes ways in which energy retrofit programs and green schools can help create jobs for local economies.
Events
GREEN School & University - A Virtual Conference & Expo, June 24, 2009
Learn how to build GREEN education facilities. At this free virtual conference, you'll learn practical strategies, tactics and best practices on Green Design & Planning, Green Buildings/Construction and Green Cleaning/Operations in our nation's education institutions.
Greenbuild Conference & Expo in Phoenix, November 11-13, 2009
Greenbuild is the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. Thousands of building professionals from around the globe come together at Greenbuild for three days of educational sessions, expert speakers, green building tours, special seminars, and networking events.
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