RSES Publishes Geothermal-Systems Guide
A best-practices guide for the design, installation, and maintenance of geothermal systems is available from RSES, the education, training, and certification association for HVACR professionals.
GSA Advisory Committee Recommends LEED for Federal Buildings
As part of the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) quinquennial review of third-party green-building certification systems, the GSA's Green Building Advisory Committee recently recommended that the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) be used for all federal new-construction and major-modernization projects.
Sustainability-Tools Maker Shares Tips for Reducing Office Energy Use
With the U.S. Energy Information Administration reporting offices and office buildings account for nearly 20 percent of all energy use in the United States, Stephen Ashkin, chief executive officer of Sustainability Dashboard Tools LLC, developer of a cloud-based system that tracks, measures, and monitors sustainability, prepared a list of six steps facility owners/managers can take to reduce building energy use and operating costs.
ASHRAE Expands Jobs Board
At a time when employers are reporting difficulties finding qualified candidates for open positions, ASHRAE, in partnership with BirdDog, provider of cloud-based recruitment and applicant-tracking software, has expanded its jobs board,
www.ashraejobs.com.
Contractors' Use of Smartphones on the Job Up 35 Percent
U.S. general contractors’, electricians’, plumbers’, and HVAC specialists’ use of smartphones on the job has increased 35 percent over the last year, new research by EMA Contractors, a specialty group of integrated-marketing-communications agency Eric Mower + Associates, shows.
IFMA Pens Book on BIM for Facility Managers
How building information modeling complements facility-management systems to achieve significant building life-cycle advantages is the subject of a new book by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and the IFMA Foundation.
ASHRAE Publishes Second Edition of Hospital HVAC Design Manual
A newly published manual from ASHRAE provides guidance pertaining to health-care HVAC for mechanical and consulting engineers, designers, architects, facility managers, infection-control personnel, maintenance staffers, contractors, developers, and code accreditation and licensure officials.
