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Industry Watch program helps earners demonstrate their knowledge of the management of facility operations and maintenance and their impact on HVAC&R systems’ performance. The program will launch at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting in Chicago in January 2009 and will be available via electronic testing centers worldwide starting in March 2009. Developed with input from APPA and GSA, the OPMP certification program is intended for those working in facilities operations, management construction, design or consulting; and for those who have experience in facility operations and performance. By earning OPMP certification, certificants will demonstrate a wellrounded understanding and knowledge of the management of facility operations and maintenance and the impact of O&M on HVAC&R systems’ performance. For more information, e-mail certiﬁcation@ashrae.org. (C2C) Design certification for its products. MBDC, the product process and design firm that evaluates companies and their products based on their “eco-effectiveness,” certified two Sloan plumbing products for Silver-level status: the UPPERCUT DualFlush Flushometer and the Royal model 111 manual Flushometer. For more information, visit www.sloanvalve.com. MILLICARE SPONSORS IFMA’S ‘BUSINESS OF GREEN CLEANING’ BOOK Dallas — MilliCare, a provider of commercial carpet and textile care, is sponsoring the International Facility Management Association Foundation’s (IFMA) new green cleaning book for facility management professionals. “The Business of Green Cleaning,” by Stephen P. Ashkin, was unveiled at IFMA’s World Workplace Conference 2008, held Oct. 15-17 at the Dallas Convention Center, and is a comprehensive book designed to make the adoption of a green cleaning program simple from start to finish, the company reports. Much of the content focuses on basic green concepts that facility managers need to suc■ Stephen Ashkin unveils “The Business of Green Cleaning” at IFMA’s World Workplace Conference 2008 in Dallas. PLUMBING COMPANY CERTIFIED AS ‘ECO-EFFECTIVE’ FOR C2C MANUFACTURING Franklin Park, Ill. — Sloan Valve Company has become the first plumbing company in the to receive the Cradle to Cradle cessfully implement a green cleaning program; a thorough appendix provides practical green cleaning tools and 25 public- and private-sector case studies. According to Millicare, facility managers will find relevant, up-to-date and in-depth insights in “The Business of Green Cleaning” whether they are just beginning to plan a green cleaning program or hoping to fine tune an existing process. SF For more information, visit www.millicare.com and www.ifma.org. Reader Service No. 80 www.sustainablefacility.com/webcard SF11084Emon.indd 1 W W W . S U S TA I N10/13/08 F9:52:48 I T Y. C O M A B L E A C I L AM 11 http://www.sloanvalve.com http://www.millicare.com http://www.ifma.org http://www.emon.com/sf3.asp http://www.emon.com/sf3.asp http://www.sustainablefacility.com/webcard http://WWW.SUSTAINABLEFACILITY.COM

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Sustainable Facility - November 2008 Contents Editorial Industry Watch Web TOC New and Notable The Case for Daytime Cleaning Commitment to Energy Effi ciency and Sustainability Finding the Green Solar for the Commercial and Industrial Sector: What’s Hot Now? Connecting Sustainability and Green Cleaning Recycling Rechargeable Batteries Sharing Best Practices The Consultant Conundrum Sharing the Facilities Management Burden The Building Owner’s and Operator’s Sustainability Solution: Energy Audits Greenbuild: Green Product Buzz Guide Product Focus Marketplace and Classifieds Advertiser’s Index Initiatives

Sustainable Facility - November 2008

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