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Facilities management updates, insights, strategies & best practices

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LEED Improving on Bridging the Design to Operations Gap


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Occupant Engagement, Proper Operation Help Meet Sustainable Operations Goals

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Success Of Sustainability Initiatives Often Hinges On Reaching The Right People

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Engage Facility Staff To Help Ensure Sustainable Operations

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Human Behavior Can Make It Hard To Find Best Way To Encourage Sustainable Behavior

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Newest Version Of LEED-EBOM Is Designed To Drive Better Building Performance

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LEED-EBOM Commissioning Credits Focus On Maintaining Efficient Operations

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LEED-EBOM Certification Hinges On Three Areas: Energy Star, ASHRAE 62 and Water Use

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LEED-EBOM Focuses On Continuously Improving Performance

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Get Occupants Involved in Green

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What LEED Says About Alternative Transportation

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LEED-EBOM's Performance and Establishment Requirements

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Explaining the "Energy Jumpstart" Credit in LEED-EBOM

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The LEED-EBOM v4 Grace Period

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How To Keep Momentum After A LEED-EBOM Certification?

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Commissioning, Retrocommissioning Are Critical Elements Of Green Renovations

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How To Realize Actual Savings From Green Renovation Projects

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Fannie Mae's LEED-EBOM Push

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LEED-EBOM Certification: How To Overcome Challenges Of Multi-tenant Facilities

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Focus On Building Core, Common Areas To Sell Owners On LEED-EBOM In Multi-Tenant Facilities

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LEED-EBOM Purchasing Credits Are Recurring Challenge In Multi-Tenant Facilities

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Keep Financial Considerations In Mind When Pursuing LEED-EBOM In Multi-Tenant Facilities

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Better Data Can Make LEED-EBOM An Easier Sell To Tenants, Owners

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A Refresher on LEED-EBOM Recertification

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LEED Certification for Multiple Buildings

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Improved Energy Performance is One of Many Goals for New LEED-EBOM

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Where To Start With LEED-EBOM

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Value of LEED Certification is Third-Party Verification

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LEEDv4 or LEED 2009

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Green Cleaning Programs Offer Greater Efficiency As Part Of Overall Sustainability Plan

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Western Michigan University's Green Cleaning Program Helps In Push For LEED Certification

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Green Cleaning Standards Help Ensure Contractors Meet Cleaning Goals

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Successful LEED EB O&M Certification May Take Years to Achieve

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Building Operations Are First Place to Look to Improve Energy Performance

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Evaluate Use of Building Machinery to Save Energy

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Facility Energy Efficiency Efforts Start With Data

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Ernst & Young Plaza Scores Big With LEED-EBOM

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The First Steps Of A LEED-EBOM Initiative

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The Three Biggest LEED-EBOM Challenges

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Getting Started on a LEED-EBOM Initiative Now

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Six Steps to a Successful LEED-EBOM Project

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LEED-EBOM: Evaluating How Hard It Will Be to Gain Certification

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Successful LEED-EBOM Projects Require Resourcefulness, Realistic Timelines

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Occupant Buy-in Can Make or Break LEED-EBOM Projects

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LEED-EB Certification Creates Challenges and Benefits

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How to Select Green Cleaning Vendors: Top 10 Questions to Ask

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How to Select Green Cleaning Vendors: Ask About Range of Services, Knowledge of Standards

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How to Select Green Cleaning Vendors: Ask for Certifications, Procedures

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How to Select Green Cleaning Vendors: Ask About Sustainability, Communication

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A Breakdown of LEED-EBOM

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Data is Power: LEED Buildings and the Building Performance Partnership

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Long-term Sustainability: LEED-EBOM

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From Design to Operations: Energy Star's Designed to Earn

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Mandating Performance: Outcome-based Codes

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LEED Designs Don't Always Lead to Sustainable Operations

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Controls, Commissioning Key to Realizing Green Building Potential

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Energy Model: Use To Compare, Not To Predict

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The Curious Case of Northland Pines High School

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Project: The Aventine

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Using LEED-EBOM on Campus Requires Managing Data, Defining Scope

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What ISO 50001 Can Offer is a Framework for Continuous Energy Improvement

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Five Steps to Green Campuses

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FMs Can Roll Out LEED-EBOM Across the Campus

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LEED-EBOM 'Master Site' Credits Categorized in Three General Groups

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Facility Managers Can Use LEED-EBOM Categories as Conceptual Tools

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LEED: Focus on Health Care Facilities

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As San Francisco Requires Buildings to Disclose Energy Use, the Obama Administration Pushes for Federal Action

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Better Buildings Initiative sets new Energy Information Reporting Standards

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From Recycled Content to Holistic Life-Cycle Assessments, Here's What to Consider for Product Standards

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Don't Get Overwhelmed by Eco-Labels

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Standards for Suppliers Help Ensure Green Product Selection

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LEED for Healthcare Addresses Unique Operational Requirements

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Sustainability Success Story: Small Projects Pay Off Big

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The Role of Existing Buildings in Energy Use, Emissions

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What is the Value of LEED Certification?

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LEED for Existing Buildings Gains Traction

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Why is the Existing-Building Market So Important?

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A LEED-EBOM Case Study

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A LEED-EBOM Case Study

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Formal LEED-EBOM Certification

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Tips On Difficult LEED-EBOM Credits

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Working With Other Departments on a LEED-EBOM Initiative

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How To Maintain (Or Improve Upon) Certification

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Alliance Walks the Talk With LEED Certification

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LEED-EBOM Recertification Helps Ensure Green Building Progress

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Charrettes: Not Just for New Construction

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Projects: Historic Solution Leads to Platinum Rating

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LEED Lays the Groundwork for Water Efficiency Plans

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Plumbing Upgrades a Good Place to Start for Water Conservation

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Where Are The LEED-EBOM Points Available?

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Roof Coatings: Steps for Adhesion Tests

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Data Management for Continuous Improvement

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Engaging Staff, Occupants for Sustainable Success

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Tips for Facility Managers to Smooth the LEED-EBOM Certification Process

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Why LEED-EB Certify?

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Facility Managers Using LEED-EBOM As Blueprint for Sustainability

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LEED-EB Helps Reverse Financial, Environmental Consequences of Underperforming Energy Systems

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Government Bodies Target Greening Existing Buildings

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Green Building News: California Greenin', New Model Green Building Code, Speeding Energy Efficiency and Energy Star for Data Centers

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Making the Switch to Green Cleaning Involves Educating Occupants and Service Providers

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Philips Arena Achieves LEED Certification

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HVAC, Lighting Retrofits Fuel Arena's LEED Certification

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What are the Changes in LEED 2009?

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LEED-EB Requires Energy Efficiency Measures

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Green Strategies For Office Buildings

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USGBC Adjusts Credit Weightings, Point Scale in LEED 2009

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LEED-EB And Water Efficiency

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Creating Sustainable Purchasing Policies

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Recycling Your Way To LEED-EB

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IAQ And LEED-EB

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LEED-EB Lowers Operating Costs, Report Finds

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Look at Green Building Needs When Planning BAS

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LEED-EB Gets a Makeover

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Finally, managers have a road map to success

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USGBC Opens Public Comment on LEED For High Performance Operations

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LEED Lessons

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Going 'Green' Starts with Buying Green

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It Pays to be Green

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The ‘Greening’ of Existing Facilities

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Blazing a ‘Green’ Trail

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National Geographic Society's LEED-ership