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FacilitiesNet News - April 2008
Office Vacancies Rise for a Second Quarter

FacilitiesNet News - March 2008
Risk In Commercial Real Estate Market May Be Overstated

Building Operating Management - March 2008
Launching a Green Cleaning Program
A step-by-step approach may be the best way for a facility executive to manage the transition to green cleaning

FacilitiesNet News - February 2008
Commercial Real Estate Market Expected to Stabilize by Third Quarter

FacilitiesNet News - November 2007
Rate Drop Should Help Commercial Real Estate Market

Building Operating Management - October 2007
What Quiet Offices Sound Like
Advances in technology give facility executives new choices for soundmasking

Building Operating Management - September 2007
Energy Efficiency Makes the Difference
The world’s largest real estate firm looks for a competitive advantage by helping clients improve energy performance

Building Operating Management - August 2007
Green Developers Break New Ground
Speculative office buildings are beginning to go green. The reason: profits

Building Operating Management - July 2007
Power of Persuasion
Using low-cost measures and big picture thinking, Brenna Walraven is selling commercial real estate on energy efficiency

Building Operating Management - January 2007
High Rises: The Next Generation Debuts
High-profile high-rises show the influence of 9/11 — and the growing shift to sustainability

Building Operating Management - March 2006
LEED-CI Certification Challenging, but Achievable With Planning
Creating sustainable interiors is getting easier as green design options and product choices gain favor

Building Operating Management - January 2006
The Future of High-Rise Building Design
How will the collapse of the World Trade Center towers change tall buildings?

Building Operating Management - October 2005
Peyton Owen Delivers Results for Equity Office Properties Trust
Peyton Owen’s challenge: boosting performance at the nation’s largest REIT

Building Operating Management - March 2005
Gary Saulson Leads PNC Financial Services in Effective, Efficient Facilities Portfolio Management
How Gary Saulson of PNC Financial Services leads his facilities team to the table with senior managers.

Building Operating Management - February 2005
Accommodating Telecommuters and Virtual Work: Emerging Trends in Technology and Physical Space Management
For facility executives, the challenge of the new work environment is supporting workers anywhere, anytime.

CASE STUDIES

Television Station’s New Roof Generates High Ratings
Lafayette, La., is home to high temperatures and humid air. Maintaining a comfortable indoor atmosphere to ensure occupant health and safety while monitoring utility costs is a constant concern for property managers and building owners

Creative Agency Gets Creative Ceiling
Using specialty ceilings as an artistic element is one of the latest trends in commercial design. By integrating materials as diverse as wood, metal, plastic, acrylic and glass into unusual forms and shapes, these unconventional ceilings not only make visual statements, but also enhance the emotional feel of a space.

Sound Masking Privacy Problem in Historic Monster.com Office Space
Modern open-plan office spaces, such as Monster.com’s Maynard, Mass., workspace, often pose real problems for acoustical privacy. Monster.com wanted to keep the style of the 100-year old former mill building, but the exposed brick, wooden beams and large windows combined to create an acoustical challenge.