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Current Conversations on MyFacilitiesNet:University of Maryland Finds Opportunity in Vegetative Roofs The University of Maryland, College Park, has embraced the use of vegetative roofs. With nine total green roofs on campus, the roofs have delivered benefits beyond sustainability. For this urban campus, the biggest goal and benefit of its vegetative roofs have been in the handling of stormwater. Find out more about other green-roof benefits and share your own successes and concerns in the comments section. Checklist: 8 Types of Lighting Controls to Consider The best way to save energy on lighting is to turn off the lights when they're not in use. Advances in technology have produced a growing array of choices. If you're looking for ways to trim energy costs, or if you've already decided to install some form of lighting control, be sure you're familiar with all the options. Click through to read about the basic functionality and benefits of eight lighting control technologies.
An article in the September technology issue of Building Operating Management explains eight technology developments shaping high-performance exteriors. Many of these may be familiar to facility managers — weather-resistant barriers, cool roofs, and new glazing technology — but the authors also describe something I hadn't been familiar with before. A blue roof is a new kind of roof that "attenuates peak stormwater flow from the roof to accommodate the limited capacity of an existing antiquated infrastructure." Basically, the idea is to minimize stormwater run-off, saving both the facility money and helping protect a community's increasingly fragile sewer systems. Have you heard of blue roofs? Used one? What do you see as the advantages?
FM Salary Survey Data on FacilitiesNet.com If you're interested in knowing how your salary compares to your peers', Facilitiesnet.com is the place to look. The extensive salary database in the Facilitiesnet.com Career Center offers salary information for a wide range of FM-related job titles, plus the option to do a custom search to try to fine tune the information. And it's all available at no charge. But, to keep the information current, we need your help. We update the salary database every year, and depend on responses from facility professionals. Individual responses are only used in aggregate and your personal information is kept confidential. The salary survey is open now and it only takes about five minutes to complete. Click through to take the survey, and then check out previous year's results to see how your salary compares.
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