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GovFacility eNews
Volume 4, #1, February 2009
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In this issue:
1. Welcome to GovFacility eNews
2. News
3. Events
Welcome to GovFacility eNews!
Welcome to the February 2009 issue of GovFacility eNews. This is a monthly e-newsletter providing news, events, and other information for public sector facility managers responsible for the management, maintenance, and security of buildings occupied by government employees and used by citizens. We realize facilities management is a tremendous responsibility, more so than ever in the wake of 9/11, often with little or no increase in funding, while you are often called to do more with the same or less. We hope to offer information that helps you make decisions, and we hope that you will share information with us regarding news and stories, best practices, products and services, events -– anything germane to your needs as facility management professionals. The www.GovFacility.com web site contains information we think you will find helpful. Let us know how we are doing and what other sorts of information you require.
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NEWS
BOMA International to launch BOMA 360 Performance Program, an evaluation tool for best practices in building maintenance and operations. February 5, 2009. WASHINGTON DC --
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International will launch a groundbreaking new program to recognize the industry’s best practices in building management and operations this April. The BOMA 360 Performance Program, which was announced at the BOMA International Winter Business Meeting this past January, is an online self-assessment that will evaluate properties on six major components of building management. It also benchmarks against industry standards, providing a tool that property professionals can use to demonstrate to owners, tenants and the commercial real estate community that their buildings are managed to the highest standards of excellence.
While other industry recognition programs focus on a certain aspect of building operations, such as sustainability or energy efficiency, the BOMA 360 Performance Program takes a holistic approach by evaluating all major areas of property performance. Properties are evaluated in the areas of building operations and management, life safety/security/risk management, training and education, energy, environmental/sustainability, and tenant relations/community involvement. The assessment rates a building and its management on everything from water management to evacuation drills to professional development plans.
“BOMA’s market research shows that building owners and managers are looking for ways to make their buildings stand out from the crowd,” commented BOMA International Chair and Chief Elected Officer Richard D. Purtell, portfolio manager, Grubb & Ellis Management Services, Inc., and past chair of the BOMA 360 Performance Program Work Group. “This is a way for them to say to their stakeholders, tenants, prospective tenants and the industry that they are optimizing building performance at every level.”
“The BOMA 360 Performance Program is unique in that it not only recognizes best practices in energy management and sustainable operations, but also includes all major functional areas of asset operations,” said BOMA International Vice Chair Ray Mackey, chair of the BOMA 360 Performance Program Council. “This program further demonstrates how BOMA is delivering critical services and products to the marketplace that provide real value to property professionals.”
The BOMA 360 Performance Program will launch in April 2009. More information will be available soon at www.boma.org.
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IST Energy announces waste-to-energy system that turns trash into clean energy. January 19, 2009 - WALTHAM, MA --
IST Energy today announced the launch of its new GEM waste-to-energy conversion system, which affordably creates clean energy from post-consumer waste. The GEM is the first compact and mobile waste-to-energy system, making it ideally suited for on-site installation at any location producing at least two tons of trash daily. Customer demonstrations are currently being scheduled and initial deliveries are planned for this summer.
In addition to eliminating 95 percent of daily consumer waste, such as paper, plastic, food, wood and agricultural materials, the GEM doubles as a clean energy producer. Through a patent-pending process, the system converts everyday trash into small pellets that are, in turn, converted into electricity and gas heat.
“The GEM is the right product at the right time,” said Stu Haber, president and CEO of IST Energy. “The GEM has created a value for every bag of trash we generate - first by eliminating the need for disposal and then by converting it into energy. This model can save businesses, institutions and municipalities hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Never have sustainability and environmental stewardship been more of a focal point for Americans, especially considering President Obama’s goals for energy independence.”
By enabling on-site trash elimination, the GEM reduces the financial and environmental burdens of trash removal. One unit processes up to three tons of waste daily, providing the energy to power and heat a 200,000 square foot building housing more than 500 people – all in all reducing annual waste disposal and energy costs by about $250,000. Venues that are ideal for use include universities, hospitals, malls, resorts, amusement parks, arenas, stadiums, large apartment complexes, office buildings and industrial plants, as well as city and town transfer stations.
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Honeywell Receives Department of Energy Contract to Help Reduce Energy Consumption and Costs. January 13, 2009. MINNEAPOLIS --
Worth Up to $5 Billion, New Contract Builds on 30-Year History Delivering Energy Services to the Federal Government
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 13, 2009 – Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced that it has received an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) from the Department of Energy. The contract allows Honeywell to implement up to $5 billion of energy-efficiency, renewable-energy and water-conservation projects at federally owned buildings and facilities, nationally and internationally, over the next 10 years.
Honeywell received one of 16 new IDIQ ESPCs. Using ESPCs, federal agencies can pay for facility improvements through the energy savings they generate. Honeywell obtains the necessary financing and guarantees the customer savings so the work does not require an upfront investment or effect operating budgets. As a result, government agencies are able to reduce costs, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and create more efficient and comfortable facilities without additional taxpayer funding.
“This set of awards will ensure that federal agencies have access to powerful tools for alternative financing at a scale that is needed to meet our challenge of reducing energy intensity, increasing the use of renewable energy, and decreasing water consumption,” said U.S. DOE Secretary Samuel W. Bodman.
The contract builds on Honeywell’s nearly 30 years of experience providing strategic, effective energy solutions for the federal government, the largest energy user in the United States. This includes more than 150 ESPC projects at federal sites, which are expected to deliver $1.6 billion in guaranteed savings. These projects have also helped the DOE meet the aggressive energy and environmental goals outlined in Executive Order 13423, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
"We're helping the U.S. government and other organizations address the growing demand for innovative solutions that reduce energy consumption and increase efficiency," said Paul Orzeske, president of Honeywell Building Solutions. "Honeywell has already implemented numerous federal ESPC projects that comply with the cost, delivery and savings requirements outlined by the DOE. The new contract allows us to continue this work."
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EVENTS
FEBRUARY 2009
World of Concrete (WOC 2009). Las Vegas, NV. February 2-6, 2009, Seminars; February 3-6, 2009, Exhibits. Sponsored by Hanley-Wood Exhibitions. http://www.worldofconcrete.com/
ASIS International Asia-Pacific Conference. Hong Kong, China. February 3-5, 2009. Sponsored by ASIS International. https://www.asisonline.org
Workplace Futures. London, England. February 12, 2009. Sponsored by i-FM: The Facilities Management Association (FMA). http://www.workplace-futures.co.uk/
MARCH 2009
Green Cities 2009 Australasian Conference/Expo. Brisbane, Australia. March 1-4, 2009. Sponsored by Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA); Property Council of Australia.
http://www.greencities.org.au/
Ecobuild & Futurebuild UK. London, England. March 3-5, 2009. Sponsored by International Business Events (IBE).
http://www.ecobuild.co.uk/
Realcomm Europe. London, England. March 4, 2009. Sponsored by Realcomm.
http://www.realcomm.com/europe.htm
BSCAI Annual Convention & Trade Show. Chicago, IL. March 6-9,2009. Sponsored by Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI).
http://www.bscai.org/annual_convention/default.asp
The Cleaning Show 2009. Birmingham, United Kingdom. March 10-12, 2009. Sponsored by BCCE Ltd.
http://cleaningshow.co.uk/
Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America. Las Vegas, NV. March 10-12, 2009. Sponsored by PennWell Corporation.
http://rewna09.events.pennnet.com/
BuildingEnergy09. Boston, MA. March 10-12, 2009. Sponsored by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA).
http://www.fmlink.com/News/Events/#feb2009
DevelopGREEN: Sustainable Solutions for Commercial Real Estate. Seattle, WA. March 11-12, 2009. Sponsored by National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP).
http://www.naiop.org/
Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference (TBEC). Boston, MA. March 12-14, 2009: Conference; March 13-14, 2009: Exhibits. Sponsored by Restore Media.
http://www.traditionalbuildingshow.com/index.shtml
National Issues Conference. Washington, DC. March 23-24, 2009. Sponsored by BOMA International.
http://www.boma.org/Events/nic/
Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo. Reno, NV. March 23-26, 2009. Sponsored by Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE).
http://www.iienet2.org/Ergo/Conference/default.aspx
CleanRooms Europe 2009. Stuttgart, Germany. March 24-26, 2009. Sponsored by PennWell Corporation.
http://creur09.events.pennnet.com/fl/index.cfm
BIFM Annual Conference. Oxford, England. March 31-April 1, 2009. Sponsored by British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM).
http://www.bifmconference.com/
Next Generation Facilities Management Forum. Doha, QATAR. March 1-2, 2009. Sponsored by Marcus Evans. http://www.marcusevans.com/
NFMT: National Facilities Management & Technology Conference/Expo (NFM&T), Maintenance Solutions National Expo (MS Expo), GreenTech Conference & Expo, and Safe Buildings Expo. Baltimore, MD. March 10-12, 2009. Sponsored by Trade Press Publishing Corp.; ROC Exhibitions. http://www.nfmt.com/
MIPIM. The World’s Property Market. Cannes, France. March 10-13, 2009. Sponsored by Reed MIDEM. http://www.mipim.com/
24th RCI International Convention & Trade Show. Dallas, TX. March 12-17, 2009. Sponsored by RCI, Inc. (formerly Roof Consultants Institute).
http://www.rci-online.org/international-convention.html
Reliability Centered Maintenance Managers' Forum (RCM-2009); Enterprise Asset Management Summit (EAM-2009); Maintenance Training Conference (MTrain-2009). Daytona Beach, FL, Hilton Daytona Beach. March 23-26, 2009. Sponsored by Reliabilityweb.com. http://www.maintenanceconference.com/rcm/index.htm
CoreNet Global Summit, Macau. Macau, China. March 24-26, 2009. Sponsored by CoreNet Global. http://www2.corenetglobal.org/
Greenprints - 11th Annual Green Building Symposium. Atlanta, GA. March 25-26, 2009. Sponsored by Southface; Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA). http://www.southface.org/
Interiors UAE. Abu Dhabi, UAE. March 29-April 1, 2009. Sponsored by CMP Information. http://www.interiorsuae.com/interiorsuae09/index.shtml
Corporate Sustainability Summit. Austin, TX. March 2009. Sponsored by Center for Corporate Sustainability. http://www.centerforcorporatesustainability.org/summit.html
APRIL 2009
Globalcon. Atlantic City, NJ. April 1-2, 2009. Sponsored by Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). http://www.globalconevent.com/
CoreNet Global Summit, Dallas. Dallas, TX. April 26-28, 2009. Sponsored by CoreNet Global. http://www2.corenetglobal.org/summits_events/index.vsp
AIA 2009 National Convention and Design Exposition. San Francisco, CA. April 30-May 2, 2009. Sponsored by American Institute of Architects (AIA). http://www.aiaconvention.com/aia_splash/2009/index.html
ASIS International 8th European Security Conference. Montreux, Switzerland. April 26-29, 2009. Sponsored by ASIS International.
https://www.asisonline.org/
Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Exposition (EE Global). Paris, France. April 27-29, 2009. Sponsored by Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)
http://eeglobalforum.org/
CIBSE National Conference. London, United Kingdom. April 28-29, 2009. Sponsored by Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).
http://www.cibse.org/index.cfm?go=events.view&item=3607
MAY 2009
World Engineering Congress. Bangkok, Thailand. May 12-13, 2009. Sponsored by Marcus Evans. http://www.worldengineeringcongress.com/
International Firex 2009. Birmingham, United Kingdom, May 11-14, 2009.
http://www.internationalfirex.co.uk/index.html
Fire & Rescue 2009. Birmingham, United Kingdom, May 12-14, 2009.
http://www.fireandrescueexpo.com/index.html
The Facilities Show 2009 - "For All Your FM Needs;" co-located with Safety & Health Expo 2009, International Firex 2009, and Fire & Rescue 2009. Birmingham, United Kingdom. May 12-14, 2009. Sponsored by UBM Live. http://www.thefacilitiesshow.com/
Safety & Health Expo 2009. Birmingham, United Kingdom. May 12-14, 2009. http://www.safety-health-expo.co.uk/index.html
Greener by Design 2009. San Francisco, CA. May 19-20, 2009. Sponsored by Greener World Media; Global Executive. http://www.greenerdesign.com/greenerbydesign
FM Expo. Dubai, UAE. May 24-26, 2009. Sponsored by Streamline Marketing Group. http://www.fm-expo.com/
Ideaction. Melbourne, Australia. May 6-8, 2009. Sponsored by Facility Management Association of Australia (FMA Australia).
http://www.fma.com.au/cms/index.php
Property and Facilities Management. Bangkok, Thailand. May 12-13, 2009. Sponsored by Marcus Evans.
http://www.pfmcongress.com/
ISSA/INTERCLEAN Central & Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Poland. May 13-15, 2009. Sponsored by ISSA.
http://www.issa.com/?id=tradeshows&lg=
Light Middle East. Dubai, UAE. May 17-19, 2009. Sponsored by EPOC Messe Frankfurt.
http://www.messefrankfurtme.com/light/site/index.php
Corporate Sustainability Summit. Austin, TX. May 27-29, 2009. Sponsored by Center for Corporate Sustainability.
http://www.centerforcorporatesustainability.org/summit.htm
JUNE 2009
West Coast Energy Management Congress (West Coast EMC). Long Beach, CA. June 10-11, 2009. Sponsored by Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). http://www.energyevent.com/
NeoCon World's Trade Fair. Chicago, IL. June 15-17, 2009. Sponsored by Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. http://www.neocon.com/
European Facility Management Conference (EFMC 2009). Amsterdam, The Netherlands. June 16-17, 2009. Sponsored by International Facility Management Association (IFMA); European Facility Management Network (EuroFM). http://domains.euroforum.com/efmc2009/
Safety 2009 Professional Development Conference & Exposition. San Antonio, TX. June 28-July 1, 2009. Sponsored by American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). http://www.asse.org/education/pdc09/
AIA 2010 National Convention and Design Exposition. Miami, FL. June 10-12, 2010. Sponsored by American Institute of Architects (AIA).
http://www.aiaconvention.com/aia_splash/2009/index.html
BuilConn 2009. Santa Clara, CA. June 8-11, 2009. Sponsored by Clasma Events.
http://builconn.com/2008/na/default.asp
CONSTRUCT2009 and The TFM Show. Indianapolis, IN. June 16-19, 2009. Sponsored by Hanley Wood Exhibitions.
http://www.constructshow.com/ind/landing-page.aspx
http://www.thetfmshow.com/ind/landing-page.aspx
WorkTech09 North. Manchester, UK. June 17, 2009. Sponsored by Unwired.
http://www.unwired.eu.com/WT09/North/home.html
Collegiate Event and Facility Management Association (CEFMA) Convention. Orlando, FL. June 17-18, 2009. Sponsored by Collegiate Event and Facility Management Association (CEFMA).
http://nacda.cstv.com/convention/nacda-convention.html
The BOMA International Conference & The Every Building Show. Philadelphia, PA. June 28-30, 2009. Pennsylvania Convention Center.
http://www.bomaconvention.org
Safety 2009 Professional Development Conference & Exposition. San Antonio, TX. June 28-July 1, 2009. Sponsored by American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).
http://www.asse.org/education/pdc09/
JULY 2009
APPA 2009. Vancouver, BC, Canada. July 8-10, 2009. Sponsored by APPA.
http://www.appa.org/training/appa2009/index.cfm
ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry. Niagara Falls, NY. July 28-July 31, 2009. Sponsored by American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
http://www.aceee.org/conf/09ss/09ssindex.htm
SEPTEMBER 2009
IIDEX/NeoCon Canada. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. September 24-25, 2009. Sponsored by Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO); Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) Canada. http://www.iidexneocon.com/2008/
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