The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings Initiative recently announced the 2023 Green Lease Leaders at the Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit.Launched by IMT and DOE in 2014, the Green Lease Leaders program sets the industry standard for what constitutes a green lease. Each year, the program recognizes landlords and tenants who modernize their leases to spur collaboration on energy efficiency, decarbonization, cost savings, health, and a range of other environmental and social issues.
This year the program expanded by 31%, including 34 organizations receiving Green Lease Leaders recognition for the first time. Six companies earned Platinum-level recognition, and there was a 42% increase in Gold-level awardees. The overall program growth reflects a wide acceptance that green leases are a critical tool for improving buildings and meeting corporate environmental and social goals.
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Today’s post-pandemic workplace has ushered in new — and often unfamiliar — rules: Fast prevails over slow and steady; adaptive triumphs over traditional; and agile beats established.
Disruption is constant as business, technology, and society evolve at a rapid pace. How should facility professionals respond to emerging challenges and meet evolving expectations — and how can they inspire their teams to embrace transformational change?
In this General Session from NFMT Baltimore, Fortune 50 consultant and author Mike Evans explores how facility managers can instill what he calls a “whatever it takes” mindset. This way of thinking instills the confidence, determination, drive and creativity to achieve what matters most to managers, their teams and their organizations.
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Trojan Battery Company has introduced the Trojan Advanced Energy Storage (AES) Battery for access, material handling, rental, and floorcare equipment. The AES Battery is designed to enable access equipment operators, equipment rental companies, and other users maximize productivity and minimize their total cost of ownership.
This valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) battery delivers consistent high output and up to 3x the cycle life of standard absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries, especially in extreme deep cycle (up to 100% depth of discharge [DoD]), partial charging, or challenging environments, says Trojan.
Available in 6-, 8- and 12-volt models, the product can accelerate productivity in floorcare machines, golf/utility vehicles, access and material handling equipment, and renewable energy equipment.
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This week's Featured Book from FMLink's new Books section is from the Construction Management category. This collection of peer-reviewed books has been curated by the editorial team at FMLink to provide facilities, engineering and A&D professionals with access to publications relating to the Construction Management topic.
Using clear language and informative diagrams, Code Check Commercial is based on the 2009 International and Uniform Codes and the 2008 National Electrical Code. The spiral-bound illustrated flip-chart field guide emphasizes the central safety principles that underlie building codes. Its easy-to-understand illustrations and charts help you make sure that you're within code compliance. With durable laminated pages, it is ruggedly designed to be durable enough for continuous job-site use.
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Join OpenWorks and guest Olivia L’Heureux from IBM Consulting to discuss inflation and total cost of ownership (TCO). The IFMA Partner Webinar, Hidden Facility Costs: Improving Efficiency in 2023, will review labor trends, how to increase retention, and how to get the most out of your janitorial program. The speakers will dive into understanding your appetite for risk when it comes to your buildings, and how to find opportunities for operational efficiencies.
Learning objectives:
- Uncover the total cost of ownership and examine your entire janitorial program to find opportunities for operational efficiencies that drive value and savings.
- Recognize recent labor trends and wages with the goal of increasing program stability.
- Understand your appetite for risk and to determine if outsourcing is right for you.
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Taco Comfort Solutions has expanded its family of easy-to-use, high-efficiency ECM circulators with the addition of the 0026e. With a maximum of 26 feet of head and 44 GPM, the new variable-speed circulator offers up to 85 percent energy savings over a conventional circulator.
The 0026e ECM High-Efficiency Circulator is available with cast iron or NSF/ANSI 61 & 372 certified stainless steel volutes, ideal for either closed-loop heating systems or domestic hot water systems. It also offers a convenient, rotatable control box for a professional look, no matter the orientation of the installed circulator. The easy-to-install, easy-to-program 0026e circulator features five simple settings; low, medium, high, Taco’s exclusive activeADAPT self-adjusting proportional pressure, and 0-10v control. Its variable speed performance curves are equivalent to Taco’s 0010, 0011, 0012, 0012 and 0014 models.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Coming in at first place for the fourth year in a row, Los Angeles leads with nearly 750 ENERGY STAR certified buildings. In second place is Washington, DC, with 555 buildings, followed by Atlanta with 376 buildings.
EPA says commercial buildings are responsible for 16% of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and spend more than $190 billion per year on energy. In many cities, buildings are the largest contributor of emissions — responsible for 30% to more than 70% of a city’s total emissions. ENERGY STAR certified buildings use an average of 35% less energy and are responsible for 35% less carbon dioxide emissions than typical buildings. To create the annual list, EPA tallies the number of ENERGY STAR certified buildings within each metropolitan area, with separate rankings for mid-sized and small cities.
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After almost two years of negotiation, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the US$430 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August of last year. When factoring in the private capital needed to meet the IRA’s cost-matching requirements, the investment in clean energy becomes much greater. The IRA is the most significant legislation related to climate control ever passed in the U.S.
The goal of the IRA is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 2005 levels, and to accomplish this goal within the next eight years. A core supporting goal is to transform and improve the built environment. The bill contains a variety of environmental policies, climate programs and tax credits with the goal of improving the impact of buildings on the environment. Many of the bill’s components will likely have a significant impact on facility management.
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