Schools/Universities
Engineers use modeling to track energy usage and help reduce energy consumption in schools
Building energy modeling is a powerful tool that predicts a school facility’s energy usage. Different types of energy models are developed at various stages of a project to provide data that can verify or disprove suggested energy-efficiency measures. ...
Crisis teams are crucial in school emergencies
Recent shootings serve as reminders to education administrators that campuses are not immune from deadly violence and that schools and universities need to have plans and teams in place to minimize the harm when attacks do occur...
Establishing a bedbug monitoring program: Monitoring device options for successful intervention
Considering the widespread nature of today's bedbug infestations, it is not surprising that a variety of monitoring options are being used. One of the newest methods involves the distribution of matchbook-sized insect monitors that specifically target bedbugs....
Establishing a bedbug monitoring program: Understanding the bugs for successful intervention
Aside from understanding bedbug preferences and the spaces they like to inhabit, there is a valuable benefit in understanding their physical makeup, as well. The following is the second in a three-part series on bedbugs and how to defend against them in government facilities....
Establishing a bedbug monitoring program: Start early for best results
News reports about bedbug infestations in unexpected places, including all kinds of government facilities, are becoming common. The following is the first in a three-part series on bedbugs and how to defend against them in government facilities....
2011 Keating Report on government budgets and spending
A gradually strengthening economy in 2011 signals improved government budgets. The 2011 Keating Report includes analysis of federal, state, and local government spending, as well as an in-depth look at public works and government construction spending....
2010 Keating Report on government budgets and spending
Government spending continues to shore up the economy, with $38 billion potentially on tap through jobs bill. The 2010 Keating Report includes analysis of federal, state, and local government spending, as well as an in-depth look at construction and security spending by governments....
EmFinder's emergency location solution helps find the lost
EmFinder unveiled an emergency location solution that can be used to find an impaired or disabled person after he goes missing, said Chris Buehler, the company's president....
Kimberly-Clark holds Clean Hands Campaign to fight flu
To help office workers fight the flu, Roswell, Ga.-based Kimberly-Clark Professional is launching The Clean Hands Campaign Against Flu....
Gas generator safety tips released
Gasoline-powered generators are a lifeline during weather emergencies when electricity is unavailable, but they also emit poisonous carbon monoxide....
Consortiums will be likely winners of broadband stimulus funding
Government groups or non-profit consortiums that bring private companies and government entities together may be the big winners when broadband stimulus awards are announced in early November....
Michigan school district earns straight As for energy-efficiency plan
The district has approved a bundled energy solutions contract with Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Linc Mechanical. Planned improvements could save the...
Washington school district gets straight As in energy management
The system, made by Telkonet Inc. of Germantown, Md., maintains energy-efficient temperatures without manual intervention. The district is implementing...
Georgia schools get a communications makeover
Under a new contract that the district has signed with Norcross, Ga.-based Southern Business Communications Group (SBCG), classrooms will get a variety...
Kentucky Implements Capital Planning Software
The Commonwealth of Kentucky's public colleges and universities have licensed software to support facilities capital planning across the postsecondary...
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