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GovFacility eNews
Volume 2, #1, January 2008
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In this issue:
1. Welcome to GovFacility eNews
2. News
3. Events
Welcome to GovFacility eNews!
Happy New Year and welcome to the January 2008 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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Thank you.
NEWS
ASHRAE debuts new magazine: High Performing Buildings. January 2008.
“This new quarterly magazine is published by ASHRAE and distributed to building owners, facility managers, architects, contractors and engineers. Our mission is to help decision makers in the building community learn about the benefits of innovative technologies and energy-efficient design and operation. We’ll be doing this with case studies of exemplary buildings, developed through the support of leading practitioners in the sustainability movement.”
View current issue: http://www.hpbmagazine.org/
Fujitsu announces Green Policy Innovation project which aims to achieve a cumulative reduction of more than 7 million tons of CO2 from fiscal 2007 through fiscal 2010. TOKYO. December 10, 2007 — Further strengthening its initiatives to promote Green IT, Fujitsu Limited today announced a new Green Policy Innovation project which aims to achieve a cumulative reduction of more than 7 million tons of CO2 from fiscal 2007 through fiscal 2010.
Fujitsu will concentrate its know-how and technological resources in two areas: reducing the environmental burden of IT infrastructure, and reducing customers' environmental burden through new IT applications. Going forward, the Company will successively introduce new products and services that will support these initiatives and enable customers to lessen their environmental burden, ultimately helping to curb global warming.
Environmental issues—and particularly the problem of global warming—are a growing concern for global society. In the IT field, the proportion of electric power consumed by IT continues to grow due to the widespread use of IT equipment and the increased demand for data centers. As a result, the development of energy-saving infrastructure has become an urgent priority. There are also high expectations that new applications of IT can help reduce society's overall environmental burden, and consequently interest in "green IT" is expected to intensify.
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Siemens Building Technologies provides comprehensive compliance solution strategy with new bundled turnkey package. BUFFALO GROVE, IL. December 18, 2007— Full environmental controls and supporting documentation for achieving lab efficiency, safety and compliance now turnkey solution
Companies in all sectors of industry, government and academia incorporating laboratory operations into their enterprise now have access to a single source solution for achieving total environmental control, energy efficiency and compliance from Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. By bundling environmental monitoring, control and documentation services in a turnkey package, Siemens offers lab operators a simplified, cost-effective and accurate means to participate in the Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21®) movement, co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Due to the often intense, specialized ambient conditions required to accomplish the processes and procedures typically performed in a life science or high-tech lab, far more energy and water per square foot are consumed than in most commercial buildings. According to Life Science Solutions Director Diane Feliciano-Welpe, “Siemens Building Technologies is offering an experienced team of professionals in the HVAC, power generation, lighting, water processing and related building environmental disciplines to formulate and execute a comprehensive plan of evaluation, renovation and documentation specifically for laboratories. This strategy is aimed at helping lab operators cost-effectively comply with more stringent operating and safety requirements, as well as maintain an overall improved energy conservation record.”
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Stanford University researchers say their nanowire battery holds ten times more charge than existing lithium-ion batteries. December 21, 2007 —
Stanford researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to reinvent the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, iPods, video cameras, cell phones, and countless other devices.
The new technology, developed through research led by Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing lithium-ion, known as Li-ion, batteries. A laptop that now runs on battery for two hours could operate for 20 hours, a boon to ocean-hopping business travelers.
"It's not a small improvement," Cui said. "It's a revolutionary development."
The breakthrough is described in a paper, "High-performance lithium battery anodes using silicon nanowires," published online Dec. 16 in Nature Nanotechnology, written by Cui, his graduate chemistry student Candace Chan and five others.
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EVENTS
JANUARY 2008
Workplace Futures. London, England. January 17, 2008. Sponsored by the Facilities Management Association (FMA); I-FM and Premises & Facilities Management magazine. http://www.workplace-futures.co.uk/
2008 ASHRAE Winter Meeting. New York City. January 19-23, 2008.
ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) will offer a series of seminars at the 2008 Winter Meeting (January 19-23, 2008) and AHR Expo (January 22-24) in New York City at the end of January.
Short Courses and Seminars will be held at either the New York Hilton or the Javits Convention Center.
Register for a seminar or course now
- Professional Development Seminars (PDSs) at New York Hilton
- Professional Development Seminars (PDSs) at Javits
- Short Courses
- New York PEs - Earn PDH hours
For more information: http://www.ashrae.org/events/page/1334
World of Concrete/World of Masonry/Technology for Construction. Las Vegas, Nevada. January 21-25, 2008 (Seminars); January 22-25, 2008 (Exhibits). Sponsored by Hanley Wood. http://hanleywood.com/?page=exworldofconcrete
FEBRUARY 2008
18th Annual Construction Safety Conference & Exposition. Rosemont, IL, February 12-14, 2008. Sponsored by the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR—formerly Center to Protect Workers' Rights); Construction Safety Council (CSC); and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). http://www.buildsafe.org/confnews/2008/conf_dx.html
2008 Plant Engineering & Maintenance Expo. Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, WI. February 27-28, 2008. Sponsored by Plant & Facilities Management Maintenance Association. http://www.pfmainc.com/
RCI International Convention & Trade Show (RCI 2008). Phoenix, AZ. February 28 – March 4, 2008. Sponsored by RCI, Inc. (Formerly Roof Consultants Institute)
http://www.rci-online.org/international-convention.html
MARCH 2008
RCI International Convention & Trade Show (RCI 2008). Phoenix, AZ. February 28 – March 4, 2008. Sponsored by RCI, Inc. (Formerly Roof Consultants Institute)
http://www.rci-online.org/international-convention.html
National Facilities Management & Technology Conference and Expo ( NFM&T). Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD. March 3-5, 2008.
NFMT 2008 is going to be bigger and better than ever. With the addition of Safe Buildings Expo, the event is now composed of four shows in one – all at no cost to attendees! Back by popular demand, Solutions Exchange is returning to NFMT. This round-robin-style speed-learning event allows attendees to interact, share thoughts and ideas on critical, timely topics affecting facility managers across the country. Solutions Exchange will take place Wednesday, March 5 from 9:00 am — 10:50 am. http://www.nfmt.com/
ISSA/INTERCLEAN Mexico 2008. Mexico City, DF, Mexico. March 5-7, 2008. Sponsored by ISSA, the “Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association”. http://www.issa.com/?id=issa_interclean_latin_america_2008
DevelopGREEN. Glendale, AZ. March 12-13, 2008. Sponsored by National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP). http://www.naiop.org/conferences/developgreen/index.cfm
Globalcon 2008. Energy, Power, & Facility Management Strategies & Technologies. Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX. March 19-20, 2008. Sponsored by American Electrical Engineers (AEE). http://www.globalconevent.com/
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