As facility professionals, we are pretty good at reacting in an emergency, dealing with difficult people, figuring out how to get a square peg into a round hole, doing more with less, and many other challenges that fly at us daily. However, the one key area where programs fail or struggle time and time again […]
Month: May 2015
Playing the “Green” Card – How to Make Green = Green in Facilities…
It doesn’t matter if you are a tree burner, tree hugger, or anything in between. If your organization says “green” or sustainability is important to them, then it is important to you. Does that mean you begrudgingly implement such programs? No, rather leverage those corporate goals and objectives to solicit the resources you need to […]
Getting the Most Out of Your Buildings Through Commissioning & Retro-Commissioning
Commissioning is far more than a checkbox on USGBC’s LEED building certification form or a task that the contractor was supposed to-do according to project specifications. In fact, Commissioning (Cx) and Retro-Commissioning (RCx) are some of the most cost-effective means of ensuring your buildings are performing optimally and efficiently. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) released […]