Tag: EPA

Back to Basics: How Businesses Can Participate in the ENERGY STAR Program

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Apr 20, 2022 Back to Basics

Updated: Apr 20, 2022

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important, but possibly overlooked, information facilities management professionals should know.  Facility professionals looking to have the most energy-efficient facilities should consider purchasing ENERGY STAR products and getting certified through the ENERGY STAR program. Sites eligible to participate in the program include manufacturing, industrial, commercial, and leased […]

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Back to Basics: Cleaning, Disinfecting, or Sanitizing? What’s Right for Your Facility?

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Mar 22, 2022 Back to Basics

Updated: Mar 22, 2022

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important, but possibly overlooked, information facilities management professionals should know.  It’s important to properly clean, disinfect, and sanitize to make buildings healthy. There is some confusion among the three terms, but it’s important to focus on cleaning and disinfecting unless your facility or local, state, or […]

EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2021

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Mar 16, 2022 Energy Management and Lighting

Updated: Mar 16, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 93 U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021. ENERGY STAR-certified plants are verified to be among the most energy-efficient plants within their industries. Together, they prevented more than 5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the industrial sector, which is […]

Climate Change and Existing Buildings

By Robert Kravitz, AlturaSolutions Feb 24, 2022 Green Building

Updated: Feb 24, 2022

For those who might have missed it, the Nov. 3, 2021, broadcast of Good Morning America had a fascinating segment about the steps New York City is taking to protect the city, its residents, and of course, its scores of buildings from the progression of climate change. According to the segment, Hurricane Sandy, which in […]

Time to Get the Lead Out

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, Guest Contributor Jan 3, 2022 Plumbing

Updated: Jan 4, 2022

On December 16, 2021, the Biden-Harris administration released its Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan (LPPAP), which includes a commitment to replace all lead pipes in America within a decade. The plan details the release of $2.9 billion in infrastructure funding and an announcement of upcoming stricter EPA enforcement to protect public health. In conjunction with the […]

Is an HVAC Upgrade Your Ticket to RTO?

By Guy Burdick, Guest Contributor Dec 27, 2021 Heating and Cooling

Updated: Jan 4, 2022

Have you had to delay your return-to-office (RTO) date due to surges of COVID-19 in your community? If your employees have already returned, are you worried about the spread of the Omicron variant? Are you skeptical about the value of indoor air quality, or instead, have you wondered about adding portable air cleaners? Have you […]

Hundreds of Manufacturing Plants Meet EPA’s ENERGY STAR Challenge to Cut Emissions

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Dec 9, 2021 Energy Management and Lighting

Updated: Dec 10, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is celebrating the 580 manufacturing plants that achieved the energy savings goals set out by EPA 10 years ago to drive energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. Through the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry, manufacturing plants agreed to reduce energy intensity by 10% within five years. These 580 […]

Building Managers on the Hook for Lead Paint Safety Requirements

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, Guest Contributor Nov 24, 2021 Maintenance and Operations

Updated: Nov 24, 2021

Property management companies (PMC) performing or offering to perform regulated renovations without U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification in pre-1978 housing or child-occupied facilities will be subject to stronger enforcement and compliance regulations of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule in the future, according to a Nov. 4 EPA news release. “Health impacts from […]

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6 Back-to-School Ventilation Tips

By Joe Bebon, Editor Aug 26, 2021 Heating and Cooling

Updated: Aug 27, 2021

As the country enters the 2021-2022 school year amid a lingering pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has highlighted key strategies for improving ventilation in schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs), such as colleges and universities, to help prevent COVID-19 and maintain a safe environment for in-person learning.