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IFMA Share      IFMA understands the need to deliver timely, relevant industry news to its members. In partnering with MultiBriefs to create the IFMA Insider, the association committed itself to delivering this news to members. That partnership has now expanded to provide another convenient avenue to receive this
information. The IFMA Insider is now part of the new MultiBriefs app, now available for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch in the App Store.
Simply search "MultiBriefs" in the App Store and download the app free of charge. Once the MultiBriefs application is downloaded, you can add the IFMA feed from the "Business Management" section. News is streamed into your iPhone or iPod Touch each week. And just like the e-mail news brief you’ve become accustomed to, you may share articles with your colleagues via e-mail, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. You can even bookmark certain articles as favorites to revisit at a later date. As always, feedback is appreciated and is important to the success of the app. Feel free to rate the application in the App Store. More
U.S. Solar Market to Double in the Next Year Technology Review Share
In a few years, the United States is likely to be the world's largest market for solar power, eclipsing Germany, which has taken the lead as a result of strong government incentives in spite of the relative paucity of sunlight in that country. A number of factors could make growth possible in the United States—especially changes in legislation that give utilities incentives to create large solar farms. More
'Future of Work' Predicts Jobs and Home Life will Merge More USA Today Share
The line between work and home is disappearing, says former Financial Times columnist Richard Donkin in his new book. "We don't stop living when we go to work and, very often today, we don't stop working when we arrive home." Technology has merged our working and personal lives, creating a more unified experience described in The Future of Work. More
UBC Develops North America's Greenest Building UBC Public Affairs Share
"Sustainability is about what kind of world we want to live in," says University of British Columbia's John Robinson. If so, then the ambitious project he's leading—the development of the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability—should provide some valuable inspiration. The US$37 million building will be greenhouse gas-positive and a net energy producer, meaning that it will help UBC reduce the energy it uses and carbon it emits. All water will be sourced from rainwater, with wastewater treatment occurring on-site. There is also more carbon sequestered in the building’s wooden structure than will be emitted during its construction and eventual dismantling. More Market for Building Automation Systems to Top US$36 Billion in 2015 GreenerBuildings Share
In just five short years, the global market for building automation systems is expected to exceed US$36 billion, according to a new study. The projected growth to more than US$36 billion by 2015, represents a 3 percent increase since 2009. More
Five Ways to Start a Kindness Revolution at Work Reliable Plant Share
It's that time of year again—when hearts become the decoration of choice and there seems to be pink and red everywhere you turn. The time of year when heart-shaped candy abounds, and we are all encouraged to show some love to those we love—our spouse, significant other, secret crush, family members, co-workers, etc. Wait. Even our coworkers? Yes, says Liz Jazwiec. She points out that the one group we often neglect to show much love to could use a dose in these hard times, and Valentine's Day provides the perfect opportunity to spread some kindness around the workplace. More Solar Building Skin Turns Sydney's Ugliest Tower into an Eco-marvel Inhabitat Share
Sydney's ugliest building may soon be getting a new lease on life through a plan to 'reskin' the entire tower with a high-performance photovoltaic skin. Architecture firm Laboratory for Visionary Architecture has proposed the retrofit, and if their plan is enacted, it would turn the 1960s brutalist building into a brilliant super efficient eco tower. More
GE Smart Grid Technologies Build Sustainable 21st Century Cities MarketWatch Share
Technology available today can be employed to create viable, sustainable, smart cities. That will be the message that Bob Gilligan, vice president, transmission and distribution for GE Energy Services, will deliver to delegates at the Chatham House conference, "The Future of Cities." More Which of These Six Leadership Styles Works Best? The Wall Street Journal Share
Leadership is a big, vague, amorphous topic. We can write about great leaders at great length. But practically speaking, how do you become one? A good start is to focus on leadership styles. Daniel Goleman, who popularized the notion of emotional intelligence, has described the following six different styles that leaders use to motivate others. You don't need to adopt one and ignore the others. Rather, the best leaders move among these styles, using the one that meets the needs of the moment. Think of them all as part of your management repertoire. More
The Hubris of Skyscrapers The Atlantic Wire Share
Sometimes cities build really tall buildings because they want to house a lot of people, sometimes because they want to increase the city's profile, and sometimes just because it makes more sense than constructing a bunch of smaller buildings. But could there be a hidden, psychological factor driving the construction of skyscrapers? Say, hubris? Magazine writers certainly think so. More
White Roofs May Successfully Cool Cities Interiors & Sources Share
Painting roofs white has the potential to significantly cool cities and mitigate some impacts of global warming, a new study indicates. The new NCAR-led research suggests there may be merit to an idea advanced by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu that white roofs can be an important tool to help society adjust to climate change. The study team, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, cautions that there are still many hurdles between the concept and actual use of white roofs to counteract rising temperatures. More |
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