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Creating Better Indoor Air Quality White Paper

In the indoor environment, indoor air quality (IAQ) affects occupants and their ability to perform; and creates positive or negative impressions of […]

10 Actions Your Facility Can Take Toward a Blue Planet

Infographic with 10 simple tips on how to improve a facility’s sustainability and recycling efforts. Includes links to additional resources where facility […]

Recycling - The Right Thing to Do: Developing and Implementing a Workplace Plan

Learn why you need a strategic focus on recycling in your work environment and practical steps on how to create a program. […]

If Buildings Are The Problem, What Is The Solution? Case Studies of Facility Managers Driving Climate Impact

You can’t talk about fighting climate change without talking about commercial properties and energy use. Building-related emissions account for about one-third of […]

Should Batteries Be a Part of Your Energy Efficiency Program?

There has been much research in battery storage systems and how they can benefit individual buildings and complexes. While the benefits are […]

Sustainable Facility Management

Advice from expert FMs on evaluating the sustainability of existing facilities, development of sustainable strategy for incorporating sustainability into building operations, and […]

Sustainability How-to Guide: Engaging Occupants in Your Sustainability Program

This guide introduces the benefits of engaging occupants in sustainability initiatives and provides a step-by-step approach for designing, implementing and measuring the […]

Are you going to eat that? Developing an On-Site Food Waste Program

This overview addressees the pros and cons of various food waste composting options, such as on-site composting for catering food waste and […]

Sustainability How-to Guide: Getting Started

This guide details implementation strategy for sustainable FM programs in existing buildings, providing direction to assess the organization, identify initiatives to determine […]

Sustainability How-To Guide: Green Building Rating Systems

This guide presents an unbiased evaluation of 15 prominent green building rating systems. Charts and graphics provide at-a-glance information, while subsections supply […]