Topic: Buildings/Grounds

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Between the tiles
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To avoid recurrences, you must get to the root cause(s) of flooring failures. Dissecting the individual mechanisms that make up the floor system often isn’t an easy task. Independent floor covering inspector and consultant Claudia Lezell shows you how to get to the bottom of problems with epoxy grout.

Forging facility polishes floors
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When Charter Steel needed to renovate the concrete floors in its forging facility, a primary objective was safety. But the Cuyahoga, Ohio-based mill also wanted an environmentally friendly floor. Read on to find out how they found their solution.

Paradigm shift requires look at plant electrical infrastructure
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No longer can maintenance treat electrical distribution systems as everlasting, never-changing components of a facility. Instead, we must consider the electrical infrastructure as a dynamic system that requires regular attention and a formal preventive maintenance program.

Coated roof keeps cool
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Leaking seams can be addressed without the high costs of tear-off and replacement. A new metal roof renewal system stops leaks and reflects rays.

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Green Cleaning: The Business Case OneSource 02/19/2007
Green cleaning sounds like a great idea in terms of social consciousness. It’s also proven to create a healthier indoor environment for people in the building. But what about the math? How do the short- and long-term costs of a green cleaning program stack up to the hard and soft savings? 
NASA conquers yet another frontier - their floors Stonhard 01/23/2007
In some cases it actually does involve rocket science. When NASA wanted high performance floors that would also address electro-static needs and solve moisture problems at their Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Center they looked to Stonhard for the answer. The results were more than satisfactory. They left the NASA decision makers starry-eyed over Stonhard floors. 
Perimeter Security: Deter, Detect, Delay, and Deny Master Halco 09/14/2006
In this era of vulnerability with potential for increased terrorist activity, how can you best guarantee the safety of your facility? Even though we’ve come a long way from the days of castles and moats, the principles of perimeter security are the same: a total response that deters, detects, delays, and denies intruders access to your vital holdings.  
A case study in power generation Matrikon 12/13/2005
This three-page case study examines Wisconsin-based Dairyland Power Cooperative and its attempts to modernize. 
Purdue University cuts costs dramatically with dimming system Universal Lighting Technologies 11/08/2005
A new digital dimming system enabled Purdue to save thousands in energy savings. 
How to improve productivity and stay out of confined spaces NLB 06/06/2005
Processors have long recognized the importance of tank and reactor cleaning to product quality. The choice of cleaning methods also has significant implications for productivity, safety and profitability.  
Sweep or Scrub Basics – how to determine which floor-cleaning approach fits your application Advance 05/24/2005
Should you sweep or scrub your plant's floors? This four-page white paper from Advance will help you determine which technique is best for you. 
The Four-Fold Method of Noise and Vibration Control E-A-R Specialty Composites 05/17/2005
This eight-page PDF whitepaper is designed to help control engineers get a better understanding of how passive acoustical systems can best be used to improve instrument designs at the lowest cost. 
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