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• High Performing Buildings.  New magazine published by ASHRAE. http://www.hpbmagazine.org/

• DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Monthly Energy Review. -- The Monthly Energy Review (MER) is the Energy Information Administration’s primary report of recent energy statistics. Included are total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; and data unit conversions. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/contents.html
  
  
• The Annual Energy Review (AER) is the Energy Information Administration’s primary report of historical annual energy statistics. For many series, data begin with the year 1949. Included are data on total energy production, consumption, and trade; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, international energy, as well as financial and environmental indicators; and data unit conversion tables. The report is also released in print. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/contents.html
  
  
• iGreenBuild.Com newsletter archive:  link
   
• ASHRAE Publishes Pocket Guide in Spanish. http://www.ashrae.org/pressroom/detail/16462
  
  
•  ASHRAE guidelines for achieving good indoor air quality.  http://www.ashrae.org/pressroom/detail/16496
  
  
• Safety Resources, Inc., Workplace Safety Consulting and Training Services.  Read current and archived Quarterly Safety Newsletters.  link
  
  
• GSA's "Protecting What Matters -- Homeland Security Solutions." Free catalog offers "people and contracts in place to provide expert Homeland Security solutions." link
  2006 Edition of Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory.   Now in its 15^th year, Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory is a comprehensive 400-page directory of resources for recovery services in critical situations.  There are over 4,000 current listings of businesses offering every conceivable resource, including the hard-to-find, throughout the United States and Canada.  Also included are informative articles for disaster planning and preparedness.  link
  
  
• Principles of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC).  New ASHRAE textbook. link
  
  
• ASHRAE Position Documents includes “Minimizing Indoor Mold Problems”, “Climate Change”, “Building Sustainability”, and more.  link
  
  
• "QuickTakes" - From the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a bi-weekly e-news memo with information, updates, and results from OSHA about safety and health in America's workplaces. March 2005 issue.   link
  
  
• "Homeland Security and the Private Sector" -- a report from The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) addressing reasons business may not provide adequate security and ways in which the government might induce the private sector to improve security measures. link
  
  
• ASIS International’s “Security Management Weekly” e-newsletter. Sign up here: http://www.securitymanagement.com/
  "Using Distributed Energy Resources, A How-To Guide for Federal Facility Managers." Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Booklet. And more renewable energy reading: http://www.nrel.gov/publications/neon/archives/2002/061702.html
  
  
• ASME PRESS RELEASE PAGE.  link
  

• Federal Facilities Beyond the 1990s: Ensuring Quality in an Era of Limited Resources: Summary of a Symposium (1997) Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (CETS) http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057469/html/1.html
  
  
• Stewardship of Federal Facilities: A Proactive Strategy for Managing the Nation's Public Assets . Committee to Assess Techniques for Developing Maintenance and Repair Budgets for Federal Facilities, National Research Council http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6266.html
  
  
• Subscribe to “Government Security Reports”, a free bi-weekly email newsletter featuring current news stories concerning the Department of Homeland Security and “using technology to protect government facilities and assets”.  http://enews.primediabusiness.com/enews/acss/
  

• Learning from Our Buildings: A State-of-the-Practice Summary of Post-Occupancy Evaluation. Federal Facilities Council, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, National Research Council. 8 1/2 x 11, 138 pages, 2002. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10288.html

• Emerging Information Technologies for Facilities Owners: Research and Practical Applications, Symposium Proceedings. Federal Facilities Council Technical Report No. 144, National Research Council. 8 1/2 x 11, 42 pages, 2001. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10217.html

• Capital Asset Management: Tools and Strategies for Decision Making: Conference Proceedings. Federal Facilities Council Technical Report No. 143. 8 1/2 x 11, 46 pages, 2001. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10113.html

• Deferred Maintenance Reporting for Federal Facilities: Meeting the Requirements of Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Standard Number 6, as Amended. Federal Facilities Council Standing Committee on Operations and Maintenance. 8 1/2 x 11, 66 pages, 2001. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10095.html

• Sustainable Federal Facilities: A Guide to Integrating Value Engineering, Life-Cycle Costing, and Sustainable Development. The Federal Facilities Council Ad Hoc Task Group on Integrating Sustainable Design, Life-Cycle Costing, and Value Engineering into Facilities Acquisition. 1/2 x 11, 144 pages, 2001. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10093.html

• Linking the Construction Industry: Electronic Operation and Maintenance Manuals: Workshop Summary. Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, National Research Council. 8.5 x 11, 66 pages, 2000. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9904.html

• Adding Value to the Facility Acquisition Process: Best Practices for Reviewing Facility Designs. Authored by Ralph S. Spillinger in conjunction with the Federal Facilities Council, Standing Committee on Organizational Performance and Metrics, National Research Council. 8.5 x 11, 88 pages, 2000. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9769.html

• Budgeting for Facilities Maintenance and Repair Activities: Report Number 131. Federal Facilities Council Standing Committee on Operations and Maintenance 6 x 9, 57 pages, 1996. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9226.html

• Federal Policies to Foster Innovation and Improvement in Constructed Facilities: Summary of a Symposium. Standing Committee on Research 6 x 9, 150 pages, 1996. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9065.html

• User Participation in the Development of Standards: Summary of a Symposium. Consulting Committee on Construction Specifications. 6 x 9, 50 pages, 1995. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9200.html
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