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The building fire alarm system goes into general alarm and all the occupants evacuate the building and are standing outside when the fire trucks arrive. After 15 minutes of investigation by the fire fighters it is found that the cause of the alarm was smoke detector in the vicinity of where someone was making popcorn. If you're a building manager or owner, a false alarm can be very costly in lost productivity and revenue.
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Utah Buildings Magazine
If your business relies on connecting with building owners and managers, then you need to make Utah Buildings magazine part of your 2010 advertising plan. Published quarterly, Utah Buildings is the best local source of information and news impacting Utah property management. You can only call on so many customers throughout the year. With print advertising, you can make sure your message reaches more people than you could call on in a lifetime. To receive a media kit and rates, email travis@utahbuildingsmagazine.com or call Travis at (801) 520-8293.
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BUILDINGS
NEWS
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Free Guide to Energy Efficiency in Healthcare Facilities Available
Written by a group of building industry organizations, the AEDG for Small Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities focuses on small healthcare facilities. These buildings have intensive heating and cooling systems, which the guide covers extensively; additionally, other energy saving measures such as daylighting are included.
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New office tower unveiled
After more than two years of construction, the skyline-altering 22-story office building at 222 S. Main St. in downtown Salt Lake City is now open for business. Even at 425,000 square feet, it's neither the largest office building, nor the tallest. But it is arguably Utah's most environmentally friendly and state-of-the-art office tower.
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Failing infrastructure causes big headaches for U.
An old stairway serves as a mechanical shaft in the University of Utah's century-old Life Sciences building, and the original but leaky heating pipes still carry 150-degree water under high pressure. These corroded pipes, wrapped in years of patchwork, failed once again three weeks ago, spewing hot water in classrooms.
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Pilot Building Energy Labeling Program Launched by ASHRAE
A new program to inform building owners and operators, tenants and prospective buyers on the energy use of buildings, similar to a nutrition label on food or miles per gallon ratings on cars, was launched today to encourage the building industry to find ways to cut energy use and costs.
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CB Richard Ellis Welcomes Stan Kozlowski
The Salt Lake City office of CB Richard Ellis is pleased to welcome Stan Kozlowski. Mr. Kozlowski is one of three partners within the CBRE Hotels practice, specializing in hotel debt and equity financing. Kozlowski previously worked at CBRE's San Diego office.
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Energy efficiency grants available
About $8.5 million is available in federal stimulus money to boost energy efficient projects undertaken by city and county governments. The Utah State Energy Program is making the money available for such projects as energy efficiency retrofits, on-site renewable energy systems for city-owned buildings and energy-efficient traffic and street lighting.
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Who's got the 'deep pockets' to bid on the Claim Jumper?
There is at least some chatter in commercial real estate circles about the Claim Jumper building, several people in the industry said in interviews, an indication that there could be people placing bids when the historic building is put on the auction block in a trustee's sale later this month.
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Green Building to Support Nearly 8 Million U.S. Jobs Over Next 4 Years
Despite a challenging economic outlook, green building will support 7.9 million U.S. jobs and pump $554 billion into the American economy - including $396 billion in wages - over the next four years (2009-2013), according to a new study from the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton.
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SPECIAL
FEATURES
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Rodents: The Economic Pest
Mice and rats are sometimes idolized in our current culture and media. Who among us has not enjoyed cute rodents such as Mickey, Minnie, Mighty, Fival, Ben, Willard, and numerous others -- including our rodent household pets? That helps to explain why some humans want to protect these rodents.
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The RBM Difference
RBM Services began in 1974 as a small family business servicing a handful of small offices in Utah County. From these humble beginnings, it has grown into the largest solely owned janitorial company in Utah, providing commercial janitorial services...
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Utah Disaster Kleenup Offers Circumspex,
a Web-Based Business Continuity & Emergency
Response Software
Building owners and property managers will appreciate the power of Circumspex to protect people, process and property from the devastating effects of disaster. By building business continuity and emergency response plans, Circumspex provides users with a platform to launch disaster mitigation...
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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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JAN-PRO of Utah Named Top Office
Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems, the premiere leader in the commercial cleaning industry, is pleased to announce that the company's Salt Lake City office, locally owned and operated by Tom and Carol Richter, was named Office of the Year. This award is given annually to the top office in North America...
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