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Contents Issue 6 Volume 33 • November 2008 18 F E AT U R E S 18 The Case for Daytime Cleaning A simple but monumental cleaning and maintenance practice adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 Headquarters in Denver has the lights going dark at the end of the work day, shrinking the building’s carbon footprint and saving nearly a quarter of a million dollars in energy costs each year. By Amy C. Smith 22 D E PA RT M E N T S 6 8 12 14 54 57 57 58 Editorial Industry Watch Web TOC New + Notable Product Focus Marketplace + Classiﬁeds Advertiser’s Index Initiatives 22 Commitment to Energy Efﬁciency + Sustainability Attention to details, large and small, adds up to LEED-EB and ENERGY STAR certiﬁcation for Owens Corning’s World Headquarters. By Gale Tedhams 28 Finding the Green Renewable Energy Scorecards analyze renewable energy options based on the most signiﬁcant environmental and economic drivers. By Ron Blagus 30 34 36 38 40 42 44 Solar for the Commercial and Industrial Sector: What’s Hot Now? By Victoria Hollick Connecting Sustainability and Green Cleaning By Stephen P. Ashkin Recycling Rechargeable Batteries By Carl Smith Sharing Best Practices By Joseph H. Mayton III, editor, Sustainable Facility The Consultant Conundrum By Tommy Linstroth, LEED AP Sharing the Facilities Management Burden By William Holland, AIA, LEED-AP The Building Owner’s and Operator’s Sustainability Solution: Energy Audits By Michael J. Berning, P.E., LEED AP 45 GREENBUILD GREEN PRODUCT BUZZ GUIDE Special advertising section focused on sustainable products being exhibited at Greenbuild 2008, Nov. 19 - 21, 2008. SUSTAINABLE FACILITY (ISSN 1934-6980) is published 7 times annually, Feb, Apr, Jun, Jul, Sept, Nov and Dec, by BNP Media II, L.L.C., 2401 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 700, Troy, MI 48084-3333. Telephone: (248) 362-3700, Fax: (248) 362-0317. No charge for subscriptions to qualiﬁed individuals. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualiﬁed individuals in the U.S.A.: $90.00 USD. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualiﬁed individuals in Canada: $122.00 USD (includes GST & postage); all other countries: $140.00 (int’l mail) payable in U.S. funds. Periodicals Postage Paid at Troy, MI and at additional mailing ofﬁces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: SUSTAINABLE FACILITY, P.O. Box 2148, Skokie, IL 60076. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright 2008, by BNP Media II, L.L.C. GST account: 131263923. Change of address: Send old address label along with new address to SUSTAINABLE FACILITY, P.O. Box 2148, Skokie, IL 60076. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for product claims and representations. Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. Send returns (Canada) to Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON, N6C 6B2. For single copies or back issues, contact Ann Kalb at (248) 244-6499 or KalbA@bnpmedia.com. On the Cover: The Owens Corning World Headquarters building in Toledo, Ohio, was LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB 2.0) Silver certiﬁed in 2006, 10 years after it was completed. Read the full story on page 22. Your Environmental Source for Facility + Power Management EXAMINING EXISTING BUILDINGS Green Cleaning and Maintenance + Renewable Energy Strategies November 2008 www.sustainablefacility.com A Publication 4 S U S TA I N A B L E F A C I L I T Y NOVE M B E R 2008 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

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