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LEED Resources for Facility Managers from Green Building Certification Institute

As LEED Grows, GBCI Takes Steps to Handle Workload, Ensure Quality

Parking Structure Maintenance

EPAct Tax Benefits for Green Buildings

Utilizing the Whole Building Design Guide for Integrated Facilities

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Sustainability, Flexibility Help Metal Buildings Grow In Popularity

Metal Buildings Can Be Attractive As Well As Sustainable

Showcase: Metal Buildings Products

Workplace Design Can Help Attract, Retain Generation Y Employees

Workplace Design Can Encourage Collaboration In Changing Office Environment

Managing Sound, Noise is One Potential Challenge in Open Workplace Design

Case Study: How One National Corporation Used A Redesigned Office Environment To Attract And Retain Employees

The Changing Role of the Facility Manager in Open Workplace Design

A Community College Library for the 21st Century

Building Information Modeling on Rise in Facility Management

How to Use Building Information Modeling in Operations

Building Information Modeling, COBie Streamline Construction Process

Evaluate How Space Is Used During Design Process

Office Design Needs To Provide Employees Privacy When They Need It

Collaborative Space Isn't Just A Buzzword

Creating Collaborative Culture Requires Mix Of Spaces For Privacy, Interaction

Acoustics Of Open Offices A Common Employee Concern

Collaborative Workspaces Encourage Communication, Idea Sharing, Flexibility

Open Office Spaces Spur Collaboration at All Types of Companies

Expensive Office Space Helps Drive Shift in Office Design Thinking

What interior design trends are leading the way in commercial buildings?

Are tight budgets still driving design choices, or has some flexibility started to return to the process?

What role does sustainability play in the design process? How has that changed over the last few years?

Have there been any big surprises recently in design trends?

What do you anticipate as the next area of focus in interior design?

Ohio Hospital's LEED Certification Creates Challenges and Benefits

Sustainable Building Eases LEED Certification Process

Green Construction Project Maximizes Sustainability Development Goals

Metal Buildings: Tips to Help Facility Managers Fast-Track Their Projects

Specification, Construction Can Be Sped Up With Metal Buildings

What Facility Managers Need to Know About Alternative Workplace Design

Alternative Workplace Design Offers Open Spaces, Flexible Seating, Real Estate Efficiency

Alternative Workplace Design Allows For Greater Collaboration, Quiet Work

Alternative Workplace Design Takes Advantage of Technology, Offers Flexibility

Lab Delivers Flexibility and Collaboration on a Fast-Track Schedule

Design With Constraints In Mind

Flexibility in Office Design Offers FMs Green Benefits, Cost Savings

Technology, Changing Workforce Helping to Drive Green Office Design Changes

Maximizing Flexible Space in Office Design Reduces Costs

Market Forces Provide More Options for Green Interior Products

Historic College Campus Gets Second Life

Adaptive Reuse, Not Historical Preservation

Revisiting the Performance of First LEED Gold Hospital

Hospital Design Team Focuses on Computer-Generated Models

ROI? NPV? FMs Who Know Which Method to Use Boost Odds of Project Approval

More Advanced Tools Can Help Sell Projects

Solid Information and Close Collaboration Lead to Energy Efficient Design

Metal Buildings Can Offer Design Benefits and Cost-Effectiveness

Charrettes: Not Just for New Construction

Sustainability Benefits of Metal Buildings

Improving Building Energy Performance After Construction

Understanding the Steps in Designing Green Interiors

To LEED or Not to LEED?

How Real Companies Executed Sustainable Design

Avoiding Pitfalls In LEED Certification

Managing Input During Renovation Project Planning

The Logistics of Campus Renovation Projects

Project Management: Technicians Get Involved in Design

Construction Projects Move Forward Despite Budget Cuts, Delays

Funding and Contractor Instability Pose Construction Challenges

High Performance Starts with Integrated Design and Energy Modeling

Innovative HVAC Elements to Consider

Study Links Green Buildings and Employee Productivity

Rethinking Office Layouts and Space Planning

Daylighting and Acoustics are Concerns in Office Spaces

Determining Damages in Green Building Lawsuits

Responsibilities Must Be Spelled Out In a Green Building Contract

Designer’s Professional Liability Insurance Issues

Always Consider Energy, the Envelope and Reuse What You Can

Best Practices: Daylighting, IAQ, Green Cleaning and More

Furniture Standards Change as Office Hierarchies Flatten

Implementing New Furniture Standards Takes Patience

Optimize the Acoustics of Open Offices

Block and Cover Sound

Fit School Buildings to Program Needs

A Districtwide Approach

IEQ Factors Daylighting, Thermal Comfort and Acoustics for Healthy Space

Workplace Design Changes Should Have Employee Input

A Greener Approach to Parking Design

3-D Laser Scanning Speeds Up Building Condition Surveys

Texas Children's Hospital Takes on $1.5 Billion Expansion

Building Addition, Remote Campus Headline Hospital Expansion

Evidence-Based Design: From Health Care To Other Buildings?

Studies Link Green Design, Occupant Productivty

How Evidence-Based Design Practices Could Aid Facility Operations

Architects And Product Specs: Know What You Like, Get What You Want

NFPA 101 and The World Trade Center

High-Rise Evacuation Strategy? Shelter-In-Place

ICC Mandates Photoluminescent Markings

LEED Sustainable Sites Tips

Allstate Aims for Improved Reliability and Flexibility with New Data Center

Interior Design Can Affect Health and Productivity; Here's How to Get it Right

Commissioning: Best Way to Ensure Data Center Reliability

Restrooms and Building Code Issues

ASHRAE Expected To Toughen HVAC, Lighting, And Exterior Requirements In 2010 Version Of 90.1

ASHRAE's New Standard For High-Performance Buildings

Green Buildings Require Commissioning

Security Technology Value Engineering: Mistakes to Avoid

Watch Construction Documents for Value Engineering Changes

Stimulus Offers Path to School Modernization Funding

Stimulus Aims to Pop Up Real Estate with Tax Credits

Stimulus Builds Surge in Military Construction

Four Criteria Guide Design And Construction Decisions

Four Questions Narrow The Options For Resilient Flooring

The Restroom Audit

Minimizing Restroom Maintenance

Budgeting for a Restroom Renovation

Maintenance Department Influences Design and Construction

ICC, NFPA Add Code Provisions For Evacuation Elevators

Green Building Products: Avoid the Hype

The Signs of Greenwash

New Hospital Designs Focus on Reducing Cost, Improving Health and Flexibility

Brief: Improving Patient and Staff Safety

Learning the Ropes When Building Abroad

Keeping Track of Special Requirements When Building Abroad

High-Performance Buildings: Managers Influence Design, Construction

Walking the (GREEN) Talk

Go Green: Avoid Competing System Interactions

Commission to Maximize Efficiency

Green Buildings Don’t Have to Compromise Longevity, Maintenence

Office Planning for All Generations

Funding for the Next Generation

Launching a Green Cleaning Program

Resorting to Tradition

Sustainability Standard

Green Developers Break New Ground

Opening Minds to Open Offices

Very Efficient HVAC Systems May Qualify for Tax Deductions

The ABCs of K-12 Renovations

An Inside Look at Fast-track Construction

High Rises: The Next Generation Debuts

Fashion Follows Function

Greener Buildings

Historical Renovations: Old Buildings, New Life

Remedies for Rapid Growth in Hospitals

John Balzer Leads Froedert & Community Health Through $120 Million Renovation and Expansion Project

Security: Standards, Old and New, Can Provide Guidance in Addressing Risks

Speaking From Experience

Productivity: New Perspectives on Workplace Productivity Drive Office Designs

Site Planning is a Critical Phase of Green Construction Projects

The Olympic Ideal, Maintenance Style

Taking Care of Business

Searching for Savings

Closing the Door to Trouble

Does One Size Fit All?

Healing the Design Process

Home Is Sweet for Mixed-Use Facilities

A Clean Slate

Adaptable Workplaces

Acoustics: Best to hear concerns during planning stage

Sustaining Sustainability

Untangling construction management through the Web

Steering Clear of Construction Snares

Sustainable and maintainable

Driving Growth

It Takes a ‘Village’ to Boost Productivity, Trim Costs

Tenant and system criteria are keys to making phased renovations work

With ADA, It’s ‘Buyer Beware’

Construction Starts Now

With construction costs, savings are in the details

Office Slump Looks Different This Time

In mission-critical design, details can obscure big picture

Business Case for Green Design

Access, Texas Style

Juggling Required

A Collegial Approach

Philadelphia's Comeback Kid?

Planning Is Easier Said Than Done

Door Hardware and Durability

Ahead of the Curve

Maintenance By Design

New Technology Brings Changes to Venerable Construction MasterFormat

Restroom Costs: Now or Later

High-Level Decisions

Plumbing For Savings