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Current Conversations on MyFacilitiesNet:Before You Buy a Roofing Warranty Should you purchase a warranty for your new roof? To answer that question, you have to start by taking a close look at the warranty itself. Warranties certainly help in the case of catastrophic failure, but the service life of a roof has little to do with warranty length. And some warranty language can actually reduce your legal rights. This article by roofing expert Karen Warseck has advice about doing your homework on roofing warranties. What gotcha's have you experienced, or what advice can you offer? Residence Hall Restroom Renovation Takes Innovative Approach Students want more private restrooms. That message, reflected in formal and informal surveys of college students, led Ithaca College to take an innovative approach to renovating old community-style dorm restrooms. The new restrooms are all private and all-gender, with more ADA-compliant restrooms as well. And the cost of the new approach was modest: $10,000 more than the $210,000 cost of simply renovating the aging community style restrooms. Click through to learn more about the restroom renovation project, including before and after floor plans, and let us know what you think.
Educate Yourself on BAS Optimization One commenter who read Building Operating Management's "great article" on how to harness the power of an existing BAS to optimize operations and save energy said, "We started monitoring and controlling anything that used energy, gas and water for over 30 years. There is so much information available to the end user and, more times than not, no one takes the time to educate them." Educate yourself and let us know where and how you think the information could be useful to your management and staff.
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