Energy & Water Efficiency

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Unlocking Demand Response for Enterprise ESG Goals: A Guide for Facility Managers

March 12, 2025
Demand response helps ensure energy reliability for your whole community—and it contributes to your environmental and economic goals.
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Energy efficiency always pays off, no matter who’s in the White House.
Energy & Water Efficiency

Energy Efficiency: A Wise Investment That Always Pays Off

Nov. 1, 2024
No matter who wins the 2024 presidential election, one thing won’t change—the value of energy efficiency in offering a path to cost savings and sustainability.
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Lisa VanderHeyden, senior project manager for Arapahoe County Facilities & Fleet in Colorado, addresses a crowd at the 2024 IFMA World Workplace Conference & Expo on Friday, Oct. 11.
Resiliency & Sustainability

Optimize Your Facility Without Breaking the Bank: How FMs Can Become Sustainability Heroes For Less (IFMA 2024)

Oct. 14, 2024
Tight budgets and green mandates aren’t opposing goals—they go hand in hand. Lisa VanderHeyden, senior project manager for Arapahoe County Facilities & Fleet in Colorado, explains...
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From the moment visitors, staff, faculty, or students step into the Fahy Commons for Public Engagement and Innovation, they know they’re somewhere different. “When you walk up to the front door, you hear birds and bugs” in the native meadow, said Drew Lavine, partner and director of design for Re:Vision Architecture. “Before you walk inside, it signals that this is a different place. This is unlike anywhere else on campus.”
Resiliency & Sustainability

Explore the World’s First Core Living Building at Muhlenberg College

Sept. 6, 2024
The deep green Fahy Commons for Public Engagement and Innovation—a 20,000-square-foot multi-use facility—is the first project to be certified under Living Building Challenge Core...
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Energy & Water Efficiency

Benchmarking and Beyond: The Spotlight on Efficiency in Existing Buildings

July 19, 2024
Keeping up with evolving energy efficiency regulations requires an organized, proactive and data-driven approach. Here’s why existing buildings are being targeted and how that...
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Energy & Water Efficiency

How Commercial Window Tint Can Conserve Energy and Cut Costs

Reducing carbon emissions isn’t just about sustainability anymore—it impacts your budget too. Find out how, plus how window film can help.