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Environmental Stewardship And Sustainability

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Two Shades of Green: Balancing Sustainability and Savings

Guidelines for establishing a lifecycle approach to sustainability management. Review a case study in which General Dynamics C4 Systems used their CMMS […]

The Lean, Green Workplace: Thinking Beyond Sustainability

Lean represents a new way of working and thinking, which will enhance efficiency, fuel collaboration, extend the building life cycle and protect […]

Sustainability How-To Guide: A Comprehensive Guide to Water Conservation

This guide provides instructions to help facility managers benchmark, evaluate and reduce water consumption, defining domestic, processed and outdoor water types and […]

Environmental Concerns in Buildings: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Failure to identify and handle hazardous building materials and environmental concerns could result in occupant complaints, regulatory fines, lawsuits, short- and long-term […]

Sustainability How-To Guide: Sustainable Landscaping

This guide reviews the design, construction and maintenance stages of landscaping, explaining how to incorporate sustainability at each phase, decrease maintenance costs […]

Creating a Safe, Sustainable Community in a Challenging Economy

This whitepaper explains how a well-planned technology implementation adds value when it is comprehensive, creates operational efficiencies, meets constituent expectations, and takes […]

An Introduction to Sustainability in Food Service

Learn about aspects of sustainability in the food service industry and review recommendations for tracking, measurement and continued monitoring of sustainability endeavors.

Greening Your Hotel

Learn why greening hotels is increasingly important from financial, environmental, and compliance standpoints, and review procedural steps and benefits of green hotel […]

Sustainability Tools and Practices

Learn about the first steps to getting a green campaign started, including tools and best practices for establishing a policy, strategic plan, […]

Putting Energy into Stewardship: ENERGY STAR Guide for Congregations

Virtually any congregational facility can improve its energy efficiency easily and cost-effectively, using the numerous resources that are available both from ENERGY […]