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SUSTAINABILITY

The Sustainability section on FMLink is presented by three of the leading organizations that promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Beginning in 2009, each month, a different organization is featured with an article that is written exclusively for FMLink. Contact information for each organization is in the Resources section.

	The Ashkin Group specializes in greening the cleaning process and provides green consulting services for building owners, product manufacturers, distribu-tors and cleaning contractors, as well as advocates, environmen-talists and policy makers. The Ashkin Group is led by Stephen Ashkin, who has played a pivotal role in setting industry standards, promoting environmentally pre-ferable products and advocating socially responsible practices.
	BuildingGreen is an independent publishing company committed to providing information designed to help building-industry profes-sionals and policy makers im-prove the environmental perfor-mance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings. Its articles on FMLink focus on building op-eration and maintenance prac-tices that represent the best cur-rent thinking about responsible resource use and reduction in energy consumption.
	Leonardo Academy is a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is dedicated to advancing sustainability and putting the competitive market to work on improving the environment. It is a Think and Do Tank that develops new methods, metrics and standards for environmental improvement, and it also helps businesses, organizations, and individuals implement sustainability measures and document their achievements. By working on both the thinking and the doing sides of addressing environmental issues, it is able to make implementing sustainability very practical.
	The USGBC is a non-profit community of leaders working to advance buildings that are envi-ronmentally responsible, profita-ble and healthy places to live and work. Driving its mission to transform the built environment is the Council's LEED® (Leaders-ship in Energy and Environmen-tal Design) green building certif-fication system. LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted bench-mark for the design, construction and operation of high perfor-mance green buildings.

February 2010

• A Roadmap to Optimizing Building Performance for Sustainability [USGBC]

January 2010

• Cost-Effective Green Retrofits: Opportunities for Savings in Existing Buildings and Top Products for Affordable Green Retrofits [BuildingGreen]

December 2009

• Update on High-Efficiency Water Fixtures [Leonardo Academy]

November 2009

• "One Boston Place" demonstrates how greening of existing buildings reduces operating expenses [USGBC]

October 2009

• Thermal Comfort and Building Management [BuildingGreen]

September 2009

• Beyond Green Products: Systems and Strategies That Reduce Energy, Water and Resource Conception—and Can Save You Money! [Ashkin Group]

August 2009

• How the U.S. Green Building Council New Headquarters Earned LEED-CI Platinum [USGBC]

July 2009

• Creating a High-Efficiency, Low-Mercury Light Bulb Purchasing Plan [Leonardo Academy]

June 2009

• Natural Landscaping and Artificial Turf: Achieving Water Use and Pesticide Reduction [BuildingGreen]

May 2009

• The New LEED in an Evolving Market [USGBC]

April 2009

• The Economics of LEED^®-EB [Leonardo Academy]

March 2009

• Green Cleaning Made Easy [Ashkin Group]

February 2009

• Green Building and the Economic Recovery [USGBC]

January 2009

• Floorcoverings: Maintenance and Informed Choice [BuildingGreen]

Note: All articles prior to 2009 are provided by the U.S. Green Building Council.

December 2008

• Honda shifts emphasis to going for LEED-EB Platinum

November 2008

• Adobe Systems Brings Sustainability to a Renovated Icon of San Francisco's Past

October 2008

• Case Study: Stop & Shop Earns LEED Portfolio Volume Certification for Entire Chain

September 2008

• Counting Carbon: Understanding Carbon Footprints of Buildings

August 2008

• Improving Water Efficiency in Your Building

July 2008

• Vineyard goes 100% solar and becomes first to use a floating solar array in its pond

June 2008

• The Next Generation of LEED

May 2008

• Improve Your VAV Control Strategy to Improve Your Bottom Line

April 2008

• Polished Concrete Floors Lighten Environmental Footprint For LEED Projects

March 2008

• Roofing: Thinking Green

February 2008

• Commercial Green Buildings—A Cost /Value Approach

January 2008

• LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance

December 2007

• Understanding Water-Chiller Efficiency Ratings

November 2007

• Case Study: Sidwell Friends School

October 2007

• Green Building and Indoor Air Quality

September 2007

• JohnsonDiversey Continues Down Sustainable Path with LEED-EB Gold Global Headquarters Facility

August 2007

• A State-of-the-Art Lighting System for an Office Setting

July 2007

• Case Study: Adobe's "Greenest Office in America" Sets the Bar for Corporate Environmentalism

June 2007

• Landscape Architects Add Ecology and Economy to Projects

May 2007

• JohnsonDiversey Strives for Continuous Improvement in Energy Efficiency

April 2007

• Case Study: Greening Your Building While Saving Money

March 2007

• Case Study: Banner Bank—A LEED Platinum, High-Performance Facility

February 2007

• Improving Stormwater Quality and Quantity at Michigan LEED Hospital

January 2007

• Lighting and Energy Efficiency for LEED-EB

December 2006

• Case Study: Toyota drastically reduces energy consumption, water demand and construction waste
• Case Study: Building a LEED-Certified School without Spending More — Through Energy Savings

November 2006

• Case Study: California EPA Headquarters

October 2006

• How the Mercury Issue Affects Lighting Choices

September 2006

• Starting and Managing Your LEED-EB Project

August 2006

• Are Your Air Filters Up-to-Date?

July 2006

• Greening your Refrigerants — Saving the ozone layer and saving money

June 2006

• Efficient Plumbing Fixtures — Saving Water at a Profit

May 2006

• Energy Audits
  Finding the Best Ways to Save Energy and Money in your Building

April 2006

• What LEED-EB is and why to use it

March 2006

• Localized Space Controls — Offering Occupants Individual Flexibility

February 2006

• Ventilation — Keeping Occupants Healthy

January 2006

• Thermal Comfort — A Key to Occupant Satisfaction and Productivity

December 2005

• Energy Measurement and Verification — Technical Options and Planning Decisions
  (third in a three-part series)

November 2005

• Energy Measurement and Verification — Planning a Good Process
  (second in a three-part series)

October 2005

• Energy Measurement and Verification — The Key to Quantifying Real Savings
  (first in a three-part series)

September 2005

• A Sustainability Case Study of the California EPA Headquarters

August 2005

• Reducing Airborne Particulates — A Four Season Concern and a Four Season Opportunity

July 2005

• Mercury-Containing Lamps Provide Opportunity for Facility Managers
  Look to lower content mercury lighting products and employ a mercury recycling program to have a significant positive impact on the environment and the building occupants

June 2005

• The Ins and Outs of Purchasing Sustainable Products

May 2005

• Making the Most of an Increasingly Scarce Resource — Outdoor Water

April 2005

• Benchmarking — A First Step Toward Optimizing Your Building's Energy Use

March 2005

• Roofs — Are You Sitting Under a Gold Mine?

February 2005

• Facility Managers Reap Operational Savings

January 2005

• Incorporating a Green Cleaning Policy in Your Building

December 2004

• HVAC Systems and LEED-EB
  LEED-EB standards guide purchases of new HVAC equipment

November 2004

• LEED-EB Project Management:
  Implementing Operation Changes and Upgrades
  

October 2004

• LEED-EB Project Management:
  Getting an Organizational Commitment
  

September 2004

• LEED® for Existing Buildings
  The Economics of Green: Getting to the Bottom of Green Facility Management and the Bottom Line
  

August 2004

• LEED® for Existing Buildings
  Facility Managers Move to Center Stage in the Green Building Scene
  

July 2004

• "ECO-Gardens"
  Improving Indoor Environmental Quality with interior plants
  
  

June 2004

• ENERGY STAR® Challenges Local Governments on Courthouse Efficiency while Offering Cost-Saving Resources
  
  

May 2004

• Architecturally Integrated Photovoltaics
  A Market Update
  A discussion on the market growth of commercial and residential solar systems
  

April 2004

• The Environmentally Preferable Product Standard
  This relatively new standard now provides a more comprehensive evaluation of the total environmental impact of products and services
  

March 2004

• Sustainable Inside
  How flexible interiors can extend the lives of buildings and still provide environmental benefits
  

February 2004

• "Green Cleaning" Environmental Considerations for the Purchase of Cleaning Supplies
  

January 2004

• New Regulations Could Result in Energy Savings and Emission Reductions