July 2009

FEATURES

17 FYI: Chiller and Control Upgrades

Upgrades that drive higher efficiency..
By John Kopf

20 FOCUS ON DESIGN: HVAC Issues: Air Filtration and Indoor Air Quality

What to consider when choosing air filters.
By Ron Cox

34 ROOF RETROFIT

Stretching your roofing dollars with a metal retrofit.
By Chuck Howard, PE

CONTINUING EDUCATION SERIES

14 FACILITY MANAGEMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION: Saving With Quality Vendor Relationships Struggle

By completing this lesson, participants may qualify for continuing education credits from professional facility management associations or licensing boards.
By Anne Miller, IIDA, IFMA, and Michele Spackman, IIDA, AAHID, LEED AP

COLUMNS

6 From The Editor: Reality Check

10 The Inside Track: What is Green

DEPARTMENTS

8 In The News

12 REGS AND RESOURCES: Reducing Construction- and Maintenance- Related HAIs

22 FACILITY SOLUTIONS: Designing for the Senses

Using sensory experiences to create a more healing and comfortable environment.

26 Ask the Experts

Facility management, safety and environmental professionals field questions regarding energy management, safety and security, and signage.

28 SYMPOSIUM DISTINCTION AWARD WINNER

A close-up look at Dawn Fredrick-Seibert’s award-winning project: The Center for Cancer Prevention at St. Joseph Hospital.
By Patti Jones

32 GREENING HEALTHCARE: Energy Reduction Investment, Part II

36 NEW PRODUCTS

39 Advertiser Information

ON THE COVER

Cover Photography by Leonard Myszynski of Solareye Communications.