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NINA JAMES from the New South Wales executive committee for Green Roofs Australasia discusses the incentives for green roofs and how the disincentives can be surmounted.
The incentives for green roofs and how the disincentives can be surmounted
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University to save around 30 percent of energy annually at workstations
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An energy saving product is set to provide 1200 Monash University office workstations with annual energy savings of around 30 percent.
How a university survived back-to-back disasters and the lessons learned
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University of Canterbury’s estate and asset manager, PETER MOLONY tells the story of the university’s experience of the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes – how it responded and the lessons that were learned.
The most eco-friendly way to dry hands
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A Massachusetts-based research university study reveals the most sustainable way to completely dry hands.
University facilities management's two new challenges
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ANTHONY PERRAU from the Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association and the Queensland University of Technology reveals how a greater focus on research output and the experiential student is impacting university facilities management.
First Australian multi-unit residential project to achieve As Built rating
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A student residential development at Monash University is the first multi-unit residential project in Australia to achieve a Green Star rating for sustainable construction.
Why facilities managers should care about ergonomics
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Why should facilities managers care about ergonomics? Facility Management explores the subject and consults a number of experts in the field in an effort to answer this question.
Combating an increase in musculoskeletal pain due to the paperless office
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Office workers are experiencing unprecedented levels of neck, back, shoulder and arm pain as an unintended consequence of the paperless office, according to new University of Sydney research. Offices need to be designed to stimulate physical activity among employees to combat this.
Trust in the workplace
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Workspace design and management are complementary processes that can have a critical incidence on trust formation and maintenance. DR BRIAN PURDEY of Bond University’s Mirvac School of Sustainable Development imparts how they interact to enable trust, satisfaction, motivation and performance.
21st century knowledge environments
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21st century blended and hybrid knowledge models have seriously called into question the efficacy of the still pervasive industrial-age office-based and classroom-based model of knowledge transfer. DR KENN FISHER of Woods Bagot shares the improvements 21st century knowledge environments and activity-based work settings can bring.
The value of formal FM studies – secure your future
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Facility Management spoke to recent graduates of various providers of formal facilities management degrees and courses to find out their view on the facilities management education landscape and the value to be gained from formal education.
Software for improved scheduling and space management
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According to Cyon, Scientia’s Sydney-based subsidiary, many further and higher education institutions, along with private providers, have realised the benefit of better scheduling and resource management through using Syllabus Plus.