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Why Is Occupant Health and Wellness Important?

Health and well-being have long been tenets of green building. But the narrative is shifting from "green" to "high performance" or "sustainable" buildings—a move that better reflects the goals of low carbon footprint, resource efficiency, and occupant wellbeing. Eleni Reed, the GSA’s chief greening officer for the Public Buildings Service, provides insight on how GSA is concentrating on occupant health and wellness, and a new rating system for buildings called Fitwel.

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Water Watch:
Conservation Strategies and Tactics

Water conservation has become a nationwide priority, and maintenance and engineering managers in many institutional and commercial facilities have embraced the challenge of controlling water use by key facility systems. Their strategies and tactics offer guidance for managers seeking to curtail water use in and around their buildings. Click through to learn more. Have you gotten a mandate to curtail water use? Is volunteering to reduce water use something that could help your facility? Let us know.

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Few Facilities Take Advantage of BAS Capabilities

Existing building automation systems may offer facility managers low cost ways to reduce energy costs and improve performance in other ways. Few facilities are taking advantage of all the capabilities of their BAS. In some cases, even fairly basic functions like temperature setbacks and equipment scheduling haven't been set up. But even after that low-hanging fruit has been picked, facilities managers should investigate whether the BAS can do more than it is currently doing. Click through to discover ways to use your BAS to improve performance, and let us know if you're using them today.

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