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Description
Life-cycle thinking is a necessary frame of mind when you own or manage a building. The decisions you make and the things you do in terms of your facility impact the building and its future – positively and negatively. Learn about the things you can do to proactively start thinking in terms of building life-cycle, and ways to extend the life of your facility.
Learning Objectives
- Explain why thinking about building life-cycle is necessary for successful building operations.
- Determine the current life-cycle of your building.
- List processes that can help prolong the life of your building.
- Compare the pros/cons of approaching building life-cycle in a holistic manner vs. a system-by-system approach.
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Presenter
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Barry Giles, Founder and CEO, Building Wise
Barry Giles is the founder and CEO of BuildingWise and is a high performance building consultant and educator with over 35 years in construction and facilities maintenance, with an emphasis on sustainable operations and maintenance. For the past 3 years, Barry has run his own high performance buildings consultancy, providing LEED services, high performance operations coaching and consulting, as well as benchmarking, net-zero reporting, carbon footprint analysis, energy audits and energy analysis to government agencies and major commercial and institutional projects.
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Sponsors
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XLERATOR® hand dryer, The New Industry Standard, completely dries hands in 10 to 15 seconds and uses 80% less energy than traditional hand dryers. XLERATOR delivers a 95% cost savings vs. paper towels and eliminates their maintenance while creating a more hygienic restroom environment. XLERATOR is the only hand dryer to be MADE IN USA Certified, the first hand dryer to be GreenSpec® listed and also helps facilities qualify for LEED® credits. All facilities are now looking for ‘Green’ and ‘Cost Saving’ initiatives; the installation of XLERATOR hand dryers accomplishes both.
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