Whenever you write something, you’re trying to influence someone. You want them to follow your instructions, give you their approval, accept your position, or look favorably upon you and your company.
Your ability to influence others is important to your success. You’ll fail to influence others if your memos and letters are hard to read, e-mails are ignored, procedures are overly complex, building notices miss the point and look unprofessional, business cases are unconvincing, and occupant newsletters are uninteresting.
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Long-Term Monitoring of Envelope Performance
Automated methods of monitoring the long-term performance of building envelopes have been few. However, inexpensive datalogging tools and sensors are offering more clues to conditions that are inaccessible to direct observation, helping facilities managers get immediate alerts about problems, pinpoint locations, and develop remedies. Combined with weather information, the building data provides a new level of detail into performance.
ASHRAE’s newly published Principles of Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning textbook builds on much of the basic information in the 2009 ASHRAE Handbook-Fundamentals.
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After a drop of more than 3 points in November, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI), which reflects the approximate 9- to 12-month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending, had a negligible increase of less than 1 point in December.
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Three of the five tallest buildings completed during the year were located in the United States.
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What does it take to do your job well? Learn about the hardware, software, resources, and skills essential to facilities management.
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All facilities groups – no matter what industry – have direct performance and financial impact on expense control/profitability, productivity, staff welfare, and delivery of products and services, but if you don’t tell management about your successes, they’ll only notice when something goes wrong.
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The building envelope is the skin that surrounds a building, providing protection for the structure, interiors, and occupants from the degrading elements of nature. Learn the root causes of building envelope failures and how to avoid them.
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Prescolite’s Retroficient is the industry’s first universal listed commercial retrofit downlight.
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The 857-819 mV Signal Conditioner from WAGO Corporation ensures safety through three-way isolation.
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The new and improved 125 Sound & Crack Adhesive from LATICRETE is manufactured with 30 percent post-consumer recycled materials.
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The Thermal Comfort Zone
Black vs. White Roofing
HVAC Optimization for Energy Savings
Water Conservation for Your Landscaping
Roof Insulation and Reflectivity Cut Costs
Operations and Maintenance: Keys to Energy Management
The Challenges and Benefits of Mixed-Use Facilities
Rethinking Intergrated Building Systems
Marketing Your Facilities Department
Renewable Energy for Existing Buildings
Doors and Their Impact on Facility Performance
| January 25, 2010 |
