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May/June 2008

• Make Your Maintenance Department a Profit Center
  By Kris Bagadia
• Once Organized, a Storeroom Must be Run Correctly
  By Frank Murphy, CPMM

March/April 2008

• 20 Tips for Reducing Fuel Costs in Ovens and Furnaces
  By John R. Puskar, PE
• Three Rules for Maintenance Storerooms
  By Frank Murphy, CPMM

January/February 2008

• Here’s a Boss’s Guide to a Better, Simpler, and More Productive Year
  By Monica Wofford
• 10 Tips to Improve Your Internal Safety Consulting Skills
  By Carl Potter, CSP, CMC and Deb Potter, PhD, CMC

November/December 2007

• Does Your Boiler Need a Retrofit?
  By Dan Willems and Wendell Pipkin
• Computer Simulations of Industrial Facilities Help Train Worker
  By John Toon
• Education is Among the Keys to Successful Workplace Diversity
  By Lori L. Wegner, PhD and Randal L. Wegner, CPE
• Employee Retention is as Important as Recruitment
  By Michael Guld
• Deciding Which Energy Management Strategies Work Best
  By Tony Shaker
• Energy Modeling Helps You Find More Ways to Be Efficient
  By Neil Maldeis

September/October 2007

• Leadership: Seven Simple Steps Can Ease a Confrontation
  By Joe Takash
• Incident Management Plans Should Be Always Ready
  By Timothy C. Cummings, CAS, CPMM
• This Facilities Professional Takes the ADA Personally
  By Thomas Krzyzan, CPE, CPMM, CPS

July/August 2007

• Software Calculates Risk at Food Plants, Warehouses
  Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• You Can Achieve Goals With These Seven Steps
  By Linda Nacif
• Demand Ventilation is Gaining in Popularity
  By Angela Cremeans, PE, and R. Stephen Spinazzola, PE

May/June 2007

• The Green Roof Finally Gets its Day in the Sun
  By Robert Kravitz
• Don't Request a Raise Until You Have a Plan
  By Deborah Walker, CCMC
• The Features and Functions of CMMS Advance With Time
  By Dave Griffiths

March/April 2007

• Facts Show How and Why Bulb Recycling Plan Works
  Source: Trammell Crow Co. and Air Cycle Corp.
• Building a Strong FM Team through Community, Cooperation, Coordination, Communication, Coaching
  By Paul Rutter
• Are You Really Prepared For Ultimate Reliability?
  By Peter M. Curtis

January/February 2007

• Keep Air Handler Unit Parts Clean to Improve Indoor Air Quality
  By Anthony R. Febbraro
• Refrigeration Leaks — Easy to Detect, Easy to Fix
  By Paul Appler
• Don't Get Burned by a Boiler Retrofit Project
  By John Puskar

November/December 2006

• Keep Your Resume Updated and Ready
  By Deborah Walker
• Adapting Helps Bridge the Worker Generation Gap
  By Patti Fralix

September/October 2006

• People Follow Leaders When There's Trust
  By Sue Dyer
• Have a Contingency Plan For HVAC Failures
  By Nick Sickmen

July/August 2006

• Proper Air Filter Selection Goes a Long Way
  By Dave Matela
• Messy MRO Storerooms Always Have Bad Impact
  By Frank Murphy
• Technology Ensures Accurate Data
  By Janeen Norman-Lando

May/June 2006

• Frustration Grows When Good Plans are Ignored
  By Don Reed
  The benefits of a reliability culture.
• Today's Mobile Workers Affect Space Utilization
  By Robert P. Trenck
  How hoteling can help you add more people without adding real estate.

March/April 2006

• Use These Management Action Steps to Optimize Productivity
  By Bill Lee
  If you don't want to optimize the bottom line, use a laissez-faire management style.
• A Look at a Unique Energy Management System in Seattle
  By Trane
  The comfort system features a variable-primary chilled-water system, modular air handlers, variable air volume terminal boxes, and an advanced central control system.
• Make Molehills Out of Mountains in Your Business and Your Life
  By Winston Scott
  Adopt some good practices to reduce a daunting mountain into stepping stones to success.

January/February 2006

• Variable Speed Drives on Fan Coils Yield Savings
  By Charlie Putz
  Facility managers looking for a high-impact, low-cost solution to drive energy savings have a new tool to employ.
• Easily Accessible Facts Speed Facility Recovery from Disasters
  By Ray Dufresne
  Organizations with centralized systems for managing facility asset data and analyzing that data across various category and criteria will be positioned best.
• Workplace Accidents: Supervisors Can Affect Five Fatal Employee Distractions
  By Carl Potter, CSP/CMC and Deb Potter, PhD
  By identifying employee distractions and knowing what you can do, you can help workers avoid the devastation of an injury or fatality in your workplace.

November/December 2005

• Facilities Team Averts a Costly Crisis in Colorado
  By Anthony D. Mares, CPE
  How a condenser water conductivity problem was solved through effective leadership and sound project procedures.
• Find Your Place on the Maintenance Spectrum
  By Don Reed, CPMM/CMRP
  Is maintenance a cost center or an input to production?

September/October 2005

• Semi-Annual Inspections Ensure Roof Endurance
  By Angela M. Suarez
  Being proactive with the health of a roofing system will ultimately reduce the building owner's financial liability.
• Learn How to Help People Help You
  By Brian Tracy
  These three behaviors alone will make you a master of human interaction and will greatly empower the people around you.

July/August 2005

• Know the Risks Before Hanging Out a Consultant's Shingle
  By Patricia S. Eyres
  There are seven legal land mines out there that you don't want to step on as a professional consultant.
• It's Time to Assess Your Vulnerability to Energy Risk
  By Bob Hedrich
  The focus of this article is to discuss energy in the broader context of business risk.

May/June 2005

• Get Better Answers by Asking Better Questions
  By Jim Dawson
  If you want to be a better leader, or just a more productive person, take time to master the art of inquiry.
• Up-to-Date Facts Get Management's Attention
  By Charles Cochrane
  Because building use changes over time, you may be due for retro-commissioning.
• HVAC Filter Selection has Many Implications
  By Dave Matela, CAFS
  Save money, improve IAQ, and earn LEED credits by selecting the right HVAC filter.
• Plastic Cooling Towers Compete With Metal
  By Ed Sullivan
  Four reasons why you might want to consider an engineered plastic cooling tower.