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Meeting Future Demands on the Data Center

Strengthening the Link Between FM and IT

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Collaboration key to data center efficiency

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Facility Executives Should Involve IT in BAS Planning

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FM-IT Partnership Can Increase Data Center Energy Efficiency

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Lower Energy Consumption, Longer Life Cycle Benefits of Green Data Centers

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Portable Cooling Units Important For Servers

Building Operating Management
Facility Management and IT Team Up at Rockefeller University

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Data Centers, IT Infrastructure Benefit from Cooperation Between Facility Management and IT

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Working With Other Departments on a LEED-EBOM Initiative

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Increasing Data Center Capacity and Improving Efficiency

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Linking the BAS with the IT Enterprise Takes Building Integration Beyond FM

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Getting FM and IT to Cooperate

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Advances in Communications Infrastructure Support a Range of Building-Based Systems

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Increased Levels of Collaboration Now Possible Between Intelligent Buildings and Fire and Life Safety Systems

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Putting Together A Data Center Team

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Federal Government to Install Cool Roofs

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Select Northwestern Region Hospitals Can Join Energy Efficiency Campaign

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ABI Increases For Third Straight Month In April

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Illinois House Measure Defines Tire Burning As 'Green'

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Health Care Reform May Spark Demand For Facilities, Personnel

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Rents to Keep Falling in 2010, Survey Says

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New BOMA Directive Calls on Associate Members to Implement Efficiency, Sustainability Policies

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Modest Rebound in AIA’s Architecture Billings Index

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National Trends Show Improvements in the Nation’s Air Quality

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Turner Construction: Construction Costs Are Forecasted to Decline Further in First Quarter 2010

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DOE Awards $620 Million of Stimulus Funds for Smart Grid Research

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Fifty Percent Increase in Green Building Programs since 2007, Report Finds

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Making a Case for Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings: New Industry Publication

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Initiative Releases Sustainable Landscapes Rating System

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$3.4 Billion Investment to Spur Transition to Smart Grid

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NIST Unveils Plan for Smart Grid Interoperability

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Architecture Billings Index Points to Continued Struggles for Construction Industry

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Over Two Million U.S. Buildings are Candidates for Lighting Upgrades

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VA Seeks to Transform Its Health Care Facilities

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Revised Waxman-Markey Energy Bill Could Accelerate Energy Efficiency Benefits by a Decade

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AIA Award Recognizes Educational Facilities

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AIA's Architecture Billings Index Improves But Remains Weak

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Top Legal Issues Impacting Real Estate Managers and Landlords Identified in IREM Survey

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NOAA Lowers Hurricane Season Outlook

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Walmart Announces Sustainable Product Index

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NYPD Releases Report On Building Security For High Risk Buildings

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2008 NYC Construction Codes Required on July 1

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DOE Details Release of $204 Million in Stimulus Funding For State Energy Efficiency Projects

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Poll Shows Bipartisan Support for Renewable Electricity Standard

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Coalition Provides Federal Buildings with Energy-Efficiency Recommendations

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Department of Energy Focuses on Improving Energy Efficiency of Health Care Buildings

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NEMA Offers Free Lighting Renovation Guide to Facility Managers

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Security Perceived as Most Important Building Feature, According to Survey

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Alliance to Reduce Energy Consumption in Commercial Real Estate Launched

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NIST Announces Plan for Smart Grid Standards

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New Strategic Facility Planning Report Available

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New Report Offers Guide To Green Product Certification And Standards Programs

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Free DOE Webcast: Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 Schools

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Revised Green Guide for Health Care Operations Section Released

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Architecture Billings Index Drops to All Time Low

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U.S. Department of Defense Adopts New ABA Standards

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AIA's Real Estate Index Drops to Historic Low

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Majority of Americans Want Action on Climate to Rebuild U.S. Economy, Poll Finds

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Access Board Posts Guidance on Accessibility

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Architecture Billings Index Falls More than Six Points

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More Facility Managers Taking Strategic Approach to Green Practices, Survey Finds

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HVAC Research Leads To Revisions in Title 24

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New Report Examines How Facility Managers Can Reduce Workplace Violence

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OSCRE’s Publishes First Work Request and Work Order Fulfillment Standard

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IFMA Targets Hospitality Facility Managers and Engineers

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ASIS International Announces Draft Guideline for Facility Physical Security Measures

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CABA Offers Free Building Intelligence Assessment

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DOE Launches Energy-Efficient Hospitals Initiative

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Greenguard Establishes New Formaldehyde Emission Reduction Certification

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AASHE Publication Highlights Campus Sustainability Efforts

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Department of Justice To Adopt New ADA Standards

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Not So Green: Most Companies Lack Sustainability Strategy

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Building Trades Among Those That Stand to Gain from Green Industries

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Report: Energy Use Declines, Utility Costs Rise

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GBI Calls for Comments on Green Building Standard

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DHS Proposes Biometric Airport and Seaport Exit Procedures

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Economy Sours: AIA Construction Index Falls to New Low

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NIOSH Proposes Research on Building-Related Asthma in Schools

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AASHE Calls for Comments on STARS Draft

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NACUBO Launches Environmental Resource for Higher Education

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U.S. Nuclear Electricity Generation at Record Level in 2007

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DOJ Submits Notice Adopting New ADA Standards

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Regulators Discuss Transitioning to Smart Grid

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BHMA Revises Standard for Master Keying Systems

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USGBC Funds K-12 Facility Research

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Accessible Sidewalk Videos Available Online

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Proposed Budget Hit or Miss for Buildings Industry

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Sustainability Rating System Targets Higher Education

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New Facility Management Program Announced

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Wind Picks Up in U.S. Energy Market

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Construction Activity Expected to Soften in 2008

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Industry Organization Alliance Focuses on Net Zero Buildings

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Reliability, Environmental Concerns Top Utility Survey

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ASHRAE Publishes User’s Manual for Standard 62.1

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Access Board Explores Airport Accessibility

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Study: Hospital Chemical Exposures Affect Workers’ Health

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Architecture Billings Index Rebounds Slightly from Downturn

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Software Interoperability Likely to Increase, Survey Says

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Voluntary Standard Addresses Security Monitoring

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EPA Defines Epinephrine Disposal

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New Standard Encourages Sustainability in Building Construction

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Poll Shows Bipartisan Support for National Renewable Electricity Standard

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NSF International Releases Carpet Standard

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ASTM Rolls Out Standard for Testing Perimeter Barriers

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New Collaboration Between the Construction Specifications Institute and U.S. Green Building Council Announced

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AASHE Seeks Feedback on STARS

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Agencies Issue Notification for Cleaning Hazards

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Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Extensions Met With Resistance

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House Energy Bill Provision Provides Energy Savings Potential

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DHS Publishes Chemicals List for Anti-Terrorism Standards

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Representatives Form Green Schools Caucus

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New Caucus Formed to Promote Benefits and Raise Awareness of Green Schools

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DHS Creates Culture of Preparedness Among Schools

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NIOSH Recommends Ways to Prevent MRSA Risks at Work

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Sustainability Recognized as Key But Misperceptions, Roadblocks Persist

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EPA Releases Top Five Green Building Strategies for Healthcare

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New Version of LEED-EB Announced

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Aging Workforce, Environmental Regulation Concern Participants in Electric Reliability Survey

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EPA Calls for Partnering on School Chemical Safety

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Jail Water Spurs Lawsuit Over Arsenic

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Nation's Electricity Infrastructure Insufficient For Growing Usage

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USGBC and IFMA Establish Cooperative Relationship

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Power Supply Remains Constrained

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Hospitality and Infrastructure Gaining Momentum in the Real Estate Equity Fund Market

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Utilities Seek to Increase Energy Efficiency

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Largest Counterterrorism Exercise Focuses on Communication, Coordination

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GSA Finalizes Site Security Design Guidelines

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IFMA Joins Initiative to Improve FM Data Standards

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Demand Response Programs Growing Nationwide, FERC Says

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Virginia Tech Panel Slams Staff for Poor Communication, Failure to Heed Warning Signs in Troubled Student

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Sustainability, Emergency Preparedness Among IFMA’s Forecast Facility Trends

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APPA Seeks Educational Facility Data for Annual Survey

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Homeland Security Awards $260 Million in Supplemental Grants

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New Report Touts Biometric Fusion to Combat Security Concerns

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Homeland Security Department Launches New Coordinating Council to Support Infrastructure Protection Mission

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National Association of Counties Adopts AIA Challenge To Make Public Buildings Carbon Neutral by 2030

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In Bid to Encourage Conservation, Maryland Decouples Utility Rates

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North American Energy Leaders Meet to Discuss Energy Security, Environment

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Health Care Borrowers May Need to Rethink Funding Strategy as Bond Yields Move Higher, Investment Banker Says

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Los Angeles Hospitals Rushing to Meet Newly Mandated Seismic Standards

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Construction Design Activity Spikes, Architecture Billings Index Finds

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Industry Organizations Team Up to Improve Commercial IAQ

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Report: Building Retrofits Reduce Risk from Chemical, Biological Hazards

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Homeland Security Completes Framework for Infrastructure Protection

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Average Price of Electricity for Industrial or Large Commercial Facilities Jumped 4.7 Percent Since April 2006

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New Guide Aims for Safer ICUs

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Guidelines Committee Seeks Comments Regarding Health Care Facilities

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Steady Conditions Continue in Architecture Billings Index

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Homeland Security Completes Risk Management Framework

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Violation Risk Factors of Reliability Standards Approved

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Summer Electric Reliability Expected to be Adequate

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AIA Pushes Federal Government to Reduce Energy Consumption

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NIST Issues Guidelines on RFID Security

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Air Pollutant Emissions Down, According to EPA

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New Planning Tool Targets Hospitals' Emergency Response

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Construction and Business Activity Showing Stability

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Security Regulations Released for High Risk Chemical Facilities

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AIA Reports Dip in Construction Activity

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New Electric Reliability Standards Approved

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Report: Sustainability Grows on Campus

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Group Warns of Safety Risks from Cell Phones in Hospitals

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IT Central to U.S. Economic Growth

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Architecture Billings Index Begins 2007 on a High Note

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EPA Targets Colleges and Universities in Southeast

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JCAHO Expands Life Safety Code Surveys

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Justice Department Issues New Guidance on ADA

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General Services Administration Adopts New ABA Standard

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Survey: International Real Estate Investors Up U.S. Risk Factor

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Reports Target Facilities’ Role in Higher Education

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AIA's Construction Index Ends 2006 with Highest Mark of the Year

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REITs Close 2006 With Strong Performance

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FEMA Offers Courses for Hospital Personnel

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Group Examines Security Personnel’s Tasks, Training

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Terrorism Threat Still Prominent in Executives’ Minds

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Construction Index Surges in November, Points to Healthy Construction in 2007

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New HVAC Tube Technology Could Lead To More Efficient Cooling

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Web Site Spotlights Historic Campus Architecture, Landscapes

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New Standards Aim to Protect Water Supply

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CDC Report Targets Hospitals' Terrorism Preparation

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Arizona Will Boost Requirement for Renewables

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JCAHO Extends Due Date for eSOC

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New Resources Aid in Making Equipment Decisions

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Guide Offers Help for Hospitals Planning for Mass Casualties

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NERC Reports Electricity Reliability Adequate this Winter

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Engineers Recognized for Role in Energy Savings

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Architects Renew Push for Interoperability

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ASHES Adopts Position on Green Cleaning

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New Emergency Preparedness Office Announced

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Regulators Meet to Discuss Electricity Demand Response Policies

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U.S. Green Building Council Extends Exam Deadline

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New Proposal Would Require Sprinklers In All Nursing Homes

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Proposed Load Calculation Standard Open for Review

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North American Electricity System Faces Capacity Crunch, Report Says

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New Tool Will Help Colleges Improve Environmental Compliance and Results

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ASHRAE/ACCA Inspection, Maintenance Standard Open for Review

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New Cleaning Certification Focuses on Indoor Air Quality

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ASHRAE Study Shows Benefits of Increased School Ventilation

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New U.S. Air Quality Standards Are Strongest in History

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CSO Pay Surges, Survey Shows

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USGBC Seeks Board Nominations

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Surgeon General Backs ASHRAE on Problems Relating to Indoor Smoking