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Facilities management updates, insights, strategies & best practices

Building Operating Management
Beyond the Rooftop: Understanding Alternative Solar Options


Building Operating Management
Understanding Price and Contract Issues with Solar PPAs

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Managers Discuss Inventory Management Strategies

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Managers discuss their challenges when buying sustainable products

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Specifying Mowers with Manufacturers as Partners

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Turf Considerations When Specifying Mowers

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Versatility, Maintenance Factors Important Issues when Specifying Mowers

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Staffing, Training Considerations When Specifying Mowers

Building Operating Management
LEED-EBOM's Performance and Establishment Requirements

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Considering Electric Utility Vehicles

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Weighing Benefits and Drawbacks to Electrical Utility Vehicle Specification

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Gauging Electrical Utility Vehicle Performance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Adapting for Utility Vehicle Success

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Green Purchasing Benefits Go Well Beyond Bottom Line Savings

Building Operating Management
New Mexico Fire Station Uses PPA To Go Solar

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

Building Operating Management
Don't Get Overwhelmed by Eco-Labels

Building Operating Management
Standards for Suppliers Help Ensure Green Product Selection

Building Operating Management
How To Maintain (Or Improve Upon) Certification

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Tough Decisions: Managers Need a Strong Conscience

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Managers Discuss Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Programs

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Managers, Staff Team Up When Purchasing Mowers, Utility Vehicles

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Equipment Purchases: Create a Specification Package

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Inventory Management: Managers Need Time, Resources

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Managers Discuss Strategies for Savvy Specification

Facility Maintenance Decisions
How to Minimize Total Cost of Ownership

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Dan Hounsell: Managers' Knowledge of Facilities Fuels Specification

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Chris Matt: Managers Consult Colleagues During Specification

Facility Focus
Risk Management: Decrease Costs, Improve Accountability

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Green Renovations Should Focus on IAQ, Purchasing, Material Handling

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Green Purchasing: Consider VOCs, Water Use, Energy Efficiency

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Waste Management: Tips for Recycling, Reuse During Renovation Projects

Facility Maintenance Decisions
HVAC, Lighting Retrofits Fuel Arena's LEED Certification

Building Operating Management
Creating Sustainable Purchasing Policies

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Why Develop a Green Purchasing Plan?

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Who’s on your purchasing team

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Green Purchasing: Helping Nature and the Bottom Line

News & Views
Green Purchasing in Health Care

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Ivy League Takes Top Spot in Green Power Purchasing

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Green as a Healing Strategy

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Making Green Work

Facility Maintenance Decisions
MRO Purchasing: Priority or Strategy?

Facility Maintenance Decisions
A Closer Look At Procurement

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Net Working

Building Operating Management
The Challenge Is Change

Facility Maintenance Decisions
No Fast Track to E-Procurement