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As building owners and managers
seek to control costs and minimize the
environmental impact of their facilities,
wise water consumption inevitably
becomes a consideration. Fresh water is
a resource in limited supply and as the
population of the intermountain west
expands we find ourselves stretching
farther and spending more to satisfy our
thirst.
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E-Mon Energy Monitoring Products
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Federal Energy Initiatives Energize Submeter Use
In response to rising energy costs and tightening budgets, the last few years have seen a raft of new public and private-sector energy policy initiatives designed to micro-manage existing resources, reduce greenhouse gases and encourage, whenever possible, the move toward renewable, non-fossil fuel energy sources.
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BUILDINGS
NEWS
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New Arizona Buildings Magazine
BOMA Greater Phoenix (Building Owners and Managers Association) has become the exclusive association partner of a new magazine, Arizona Buildings, published by the publisher of Utah Buildings. BOMA Greater Phoenix is a major sponsor of this new and exciting venture premiering October 2009.
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Commercial Real Estate Woes Far From Over
Despite signs that the global economic free fall may be over, conditions in the commercial real estate sector remain extremely stressed. A financing drought and declining property fundamentals are pushing up both "maturity" and "performance" defaults on commercial mortgages,
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HVAC: ASHRAE Research Targets Tying Together BIM, Energy Efficiency
Ensuring that a common language of "energy efficiency" is spoken by both building information modeling software used by architects and energy analysis and simulation software used by engineers is the goal of new research funded by ASHRAE.
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Global Firm Breaks Ground for LEED Designed Offices in Midvale
The first tenant in what will be Utah’s largest class A office park join government and business leaders to break ground August 4th. FLSmidth will occupy two buildings designed for LEED-certification inside the 90-acre View72 Corporate Center in Midvale City.
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CB Richard Ellis Quietly Closes Provo Office
CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate brokerage, quietly closed its Provo office at 5255 Edgewood Drive, Suite 250, in a move to consolidate its operations statewide, an official said Thursday.
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Provo Planners Working on New Zoning, Building Standards
New zoning is in the works that is destined to change the look of the downtown business district.
"In the central area, all the (land-use) rules are the same," said Provo community development director Gary McGinn during a City Council study meeting Tuesday.
But that could change in the future.
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Baskin-Robbins Plans 25 Stores in S.L. Area
The owners of Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin Brands of Canton, Mass., are seeking franchisee candidates for 25 new stores planned around Salt Lake City. Interested people can attend a seminar in Salt Lake City from from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday to learn about new store designs, marketing, training, site selection and franchising in general.
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SPECIAL
FEATURES
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Pest Solutions: Controlling Filth Flies
Flies threaten the health and comfort of your customers, spread bacteria, and
damage your reputation. They carry disease organisms and contaminate food.
They are highly mobile and easily spread throughout your facility, often times
swarming in areas visible to customers.
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JAN-PRO Cleaning Systems Growing in a Challenging Economy
JAN-PRO is not wasting time growing their business. Tom Richter, owner of JAN-PRO Cleaning System states, "We made a conscious decision last July to be very aggressive in our marketing efforts to increase revenues." Because of this strategy, JAN-PRO is up over 27% from 1 year ago.
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Staker Parson Launches New
Customized Concrete Mix Designs
Imagine a concrete mix that is designed to
adapt to the weather, time constraints, and unique challenges faced by your
ready-mixed concrete projects. This is just what Staker Parson Companies has
created with its new line of customizable concrete mixes, WIN3.
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Utah Disaster Kleenup Introduces
The Emergency Response Priority Program
Utah Disaster Kleenup offers unsurpassed restoration services to effectively restore property damaged by fire, smoke, water and other destructive forces. Their certified professionals utilize the latest technology and procedures including the new Emergency Response Priority Program.
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Green Cleaning: Health First, Appearance Second
It is said that people spend more than 90 percent of their time indoors. Much of that time, for many of us, is spent in an office environment. The quality of that indoor office environment has a dramatic impact on our health
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