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November 2011 - Make a Plan to Protect Your Assets
Implementing a strong asset management planning program at your facility can help to strengthen productivity and your bottom line
Steve Wallis
September 2011 July 2011 May 2011 March 2011 January 2011 November 2010 - The Benefits of Green Roofing
Green roofing can lead to energy savings, reduced environmental impact and corporate marketing.
Eric J. Seaverson, P.E.
September 2010 - A model for justifying building services costs
Expert author Trane's Louis J. Ronsivalli explains how to implement a strategy that may offer a simple model for quantifying these significant savings for your facility's budget.
Louis J. Ronsivalli
- Selling maintenance to the C-Suite
When business executives cut maintenance budgets too drastically, it can have unintended consequences on facilities and the organization as a whole.
Richard Bennett
- The art of maintaining a large urban university campus
Despite the challenge of operating a large urban university campus, Georgetown University's Operations and Maintenance team uses planning, staff training and other tools to keep 'the little city within a city' operating in peak form.
Richard Bennett
- Selecting roof asset management tools
Regular maintenance can extend the life of a high-performance roof system and help avoid major repairs, so planning for routine roof maintenance should be on top of every facility managers 'to do' list.
Tom Diamond
July 2010 - Keeping the "Green" in Green Buildings
Macalester College Partners with Trane for Smooth Operation of Green Buildings & Virginia Beach Convention Center Uses In-House Staff to Maintain Its LEED® Gold Certification
May 2010 - The Differences between Waterproofing and Below-Grade Roofing
Even though roofing and waterproofing are similar, treating waterproofing as though they are the same can lead to disastrous results. David Campbell, a licensed architect who has been with the Engineering/Architectural firm Inspec, Inc. for 16 years, provides a thorough analysis of the differences between the two.
David Campbell, Inspec, Inc.
- Reducing Water Costs in Building HVAC Systems
Most commercial buildings use water cooled chillers to provide air conditioning because they are much more energy effi cient than air cooled chillers. However, achieving these effi ciencies requires large quantities of water to operate a cooling tower.
Dan Weimar and Allan Browning
January 2010 November 2009 September 2009 July 2009 March 2009 - A CMMS That's Right-Sized for Your Facility's Needs is a Powerful Tool
A well-utilized CMMS facilitates day-to-day operations resulting in efficiencies that are not possible with manual systems. It also provides comprehensive information and analysis to managers that support fact-based decisions enabling enterprise-wide optimizations and accountability.
Kris Bagadia and Ron Kossik
March 2007
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