@ the momentMarch 25, 2002- Top Stories From The Commercial Buildings IndustryThe Commercial Buildings Industry Source| Home | About Us|Advertising|Contact Us | Directory| Free Subscriptions | Search |Top Moments• Turning Green Into GoldSustainability – For Anybody Who Wants to Make a Profit• Dial UpThe Facts About Technology and Call Centers• Prevent, Detect, RespondProtect Your HVAC System From Hazardous Contaminant ThreatsMore News• 23,000 Jobs Go as German Construction Firm Collapses• Herman Miller Cuts 600 Jobs• Buildings.com Poll: Office Dislikes?Turning Green Into Gold
Slowly, green products are working their way into projects. New carpet is now made from old carpet. When that carpet must be replaced, the manufacturer will again recycle it into new carpet. Gypsum wallboard is being made from fly ash, a byproduct of electrical production, rather than gypsum from a quarry. Mercury is a highly toxic but essential component of fluorescent lamps; yet, one lamp manufacturer has invested millions of dollars in reducing the mercury in its lamps, while others simply looked for ways to pass government-mandated tests.
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It’s 7:00 p.m. and the phone rings. A very polite young man on the other end of the phone introduces himself and begins the process of surveying you as head of the household, over 18 years of age, and primary purchaser of consumer goods for your family. The assumption is that this call is from a hard-working college student living somewhere in Nebraska. Maybe. Maybe not.
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America’s buildings face a new reality when it comes to safety. The concentration of people and property, coupled with increasingly open floorplans and numerous entry/exit ways, make commercial buildings an easy target for suspicious activity that can go undetected.
Click here for complete article...23,000 Jobs Go as German Construction Firm Collapses
Construction group Philipp Holzmann last night became the biggest corporate failure in German history when it announced that it was filing for bankruptcy. The collapse, which will mean the loss of more than 23,000 jobs, dealt the latest in a succession of blows to the fortunes of Germany's chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, who bailed out the firm two years ago. Click here for complete article...Herman Miller Cuts 600 Jobs
Herman Miller will close a Holland plant and lay off 600 employees, the office-furniture maker said Wednesday. The Zeeland-based company said it plans to relocate manufacturing operations at its GreenHouse facility to other existing locations in west Michigan. GreenHouse primarily manufactures the company's SQA line of chairs and office systems.
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Stop by Buildings.com to participate now!Office Dislikes?Whether you work in an office, at home, or from your car … Tell us what you dislike most about your office space.Storage19%Size of Space17%Furniture16%Acoustics12%Lighting12%Walls/Partitions11%Access to power/data ports9%Seating5%(Results as of 3/25/2002)Click here to participate in this poll...(Return to Top)--- Exclusive Online content ---Free Newsletters
You can receive important and timely industry news and insight delivered to your inbox. Click Here to subscribe to:• Bottom Line Energy Issues – Lewis Tagliaferre's perspective on energy issues for the commercial buildings owner.• E-Buildings Newsletter – What's working and what's hot - in the way of information, data communication, and data processing technology as well as the procedures and accesses to new buildings systems integration methods. Featuring an exclusive online column • Technology in the Workspace ” by Ernie Schirmer.@ The Moment is an e-mail newsletter produced by Buildings.com.THIS DOCUMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS PROGRAM ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The information type should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Stamats Communications and Stamats Communications cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication. INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and the use of this document. Buildings.com newsletter e-mail may be copied and distributed subject to the following conditions:
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Tuesday, April 30: Workplace Perspectives
Wednesday, May 1: Risk Perspectives• Click Here for more info.Free Info @ Buildings.comProduct Spotlight:J&J Commercial Carpetfrom J&J CommercialThe people in your office work hard every day. So does our carpet. And you can count on it to look great year after year because we make our carpet to meet the most demanding specifications. Carpet from J&J Commercial delivers more value than any other carpet, and that is the bottom line.
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Slowly, green products are working their way into projects. New carpet is now made from old carpet. When that carpet must be replaced, the manufacturer will again recycle it into new carpet. Gypsum wallboard is being made from fly ash, a byproduct of electrical production, rather than gypsum from a quarry. Mercury is a highly toxic but essential component of fluorescent lamps; yet, one lamp manufacturer has invested millions of dollars in reducing the mercury in its lamps, while others simply looked for ways to pass government-mandated tests.
Click here for complete article...Dial Up
It’s 7:00 p.m. and the phone rings. A very polite young man on the other end of the phone introduces himself and begins the process of surveying you as head of the household, over 18 years of age, and primary purchaser of consumer goods for your family. The assumption is that this call is from a hard-working college student living somewhere in Nebraska. Maybe. Maybe not.
Click here for complete article...Prevent, Detect, Respond
America’s buildings face a new reality when it comes to safety. The concentration of people and property, coupled with increasingly open floorplans and numerous entry/exit ways, make commercial buildings an easy target for suspicious activity that can go undetected.
Click here for complete article...23,000 Jobs Go as German Construction Firm Collapses
Construction group Philipp Holzmann last night became the biggest corporate failure in German history when it announced that it was filing for bankruptcy. The collapse, which will mean the loss of more than 23,000 jobs, dealt the latest in a succession of blows to the fortunes of Germany's chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, who bailed out the firm two years ago. Click here for complete article...Herman Miller Cuts 600 Jobs
Herman Miller will close a Holland plant and lay off 600 employees, the office-furniture maker said Wednesday. The Zeeland-based company said it plans to relocate manufacturing operations at its GreenHouse facility to other existing locations in west Michigan. GreenHouse primarily manufactures the company's SQA line of chairs and office systems.
Click here for complete article...Buildings.com Quick Poll:
Stop by Buildings.com to participate now!Office Dislikes?Whether you work in an office, at home, or from your car … Tell us what you dislike most about your office space.Storage19%Size of Space17%Furniture16%Acoustics12%Lighting12%Walls/Partitions11%Access to power/data ports9%Seating5%(Results as of 3/25/2002)Click here to participate in this poll...(Return to Top)--- Exclusive Online content ---Free Newsletters
You can receive important and timely industry news and insight delivered to your inbox. Click Here to subscribe to:• Bottom Line Energy Issues – Lewis Tagliaferre's perspective on energy issues for the commercial buildings owner.• E-Buildings Newsletter – What's working and what's hot - in the way of information, data communication, and data processing technology as well as the procedures and accesses to new buildings systems integration methods. Featuring an exclusive online column • Technology in the Workspace ” by Ernie Schirmer.@ The Moment is an e-mail newsletter produced by Buildings.com.THIS DOCUMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS PROGRAM ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The information type should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Stamats Communications and Stamats Communications cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication. INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and the use of this document. Buildings.com newsletter e-mail may be copied and distributed subject to the following conditions:
1. All text must be copied without modification and all pages must be included.
2. All copies must contain Stamats Communications' copyright notice and any other notices provided therein.
3. This document may not be distributed for profit.Innovative Security SolutionsDesigned Security, Inc. provides security solutions for today's business environment with a complete line of door alarms, annunciators, optical turnstiles and door control products. Optical Turnstiles
DSI's optical turnstiles aid employee security, safety, accountability, and theft prevention. Compatible with all access control technology, DSI optical turnstiles are designed to handle peak traffic hours.• Click here to learn more and request info.FM’02: A New Focus For FMFacilities Management
Executive SummitApril 28 - May 1, 2002
Sawgrass Marriott Resort
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USAEXECUTIVE FOCUS:
Monday, April 29: Real Estate Perspectives
Tuesday, April 30: Workplace Perspectives
Wednesday, May 1: Risk Perspectives• Click Here for more info.Free Info @ Buildings.comProduct Spotlight:J&J Commercial Carpetfrom J&J CommercialThe people in your office work hard every day. So does our carpet. And you can count on it to look great year after year because we make our carpet to meet the most demanding specifications. Carpet from J&J Commercial delivers more value than any other carpet, and that is the bottom line.
• Click Here for Free Info on this and other products.Advertise with Buildings April 2002 Buyers' GuideBe sure to get your sales message to the 57,000 building owners and facility managers who control this market. These building owner professionals currently own and operate more than 4 million buildings and plan to spend $262 billion on new construction and modernization projects in 2002.
• Click Here to enroll your company today.Buildings.com NewslettersSubscribe to our Newsletters!Get updated buildings industry news delivered free, right to your mailbox!• Click Here to subscribe now.
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