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Facilities Manager Magazine

Clarence E. Wells Jr., a charter member of UVA's Apprenticeship Program (HVAC) Volume 24, Number 3
May/June 2008

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Sustainable facilities vs. Sustainable Facilities

by Kevin Folsom

Article defines what a truly Sustainable Facility model should look like.  The article provides a compelling reason for advocating planned capital renewal of facilities as the most effective method for addressing the rising sustainable needs of facilities.  The article describes the "50-year facility design" model and its 12, 25, and 38th year sub-cycles as a perfect opportunity to earmark facilities for sustainable renewal in a way that is both manageable from a budget perspective and predictable.

Sustainable facilities vs. Sustainable Facilities (PDF Format)

Facilities Manager Magazine

Volume 26, Number 1  January/February 2010

Facilities Manager Magazine January/February 2010 Capital Renewal 

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