Gov Pro Buildings/Facilities

Grants aim to halt graffiti

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:20:00 EDT

The 2012 Graffiti Hurts Grant Program is accepting applications from local governments and other groups.

How federal, state and local agencies save money through solar energy

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:46:00 EDT

Federal, state and local government agencies across the country are finding ways to employ solar panel installations to save money on electricity bills.

Just in time for Earth Day, April 22: pricey LED bulb

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:22:00 EDT

More than 1 billion people around the globe are expected to take part in Earth Day 2012 festivities Sunday, April 22. Some may honor the day by paying almost $50 for a Philips LED 60-watt replacement bulb.

Grainger addresses productivity, purchasing channels and other topics at Florida conference

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:53:00 EDT

Grainger, a broad line distributor of facilities maintenance products, recently welcomed nearly 10,000 attendees at the annual Grainger Show in Orlando, Fla.

Aging industrial site becomes a sustainable green space

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:38:00 EDT

City-owned Burbank (Calif.) Water and Power has completed the first phase of its plan to transform its main campus from an industrial relic into a regenerative utility campus, called EcoCampus.

Growth market: Cleaning chemicals in government facilities

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:15:00 EDT

Government facilities are expected to expand their use of cleaning chemicals by 5 percent annually through 2014. Government will spend $285 million annually on industrial and institutional cleaning chemicals by 2014, up from $223 million in 2009, according to the Freedonia Group's "Industrial & Institutional Cleaning Chemicals to 2014" market report.

GSA contract delivers preventive and emergency maintenance services

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:24:00 EDT

Emerson Network Power service offerings now can be procured through a federal government contract offered by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Supply Schedule 056, Building and Building Material/Industrial Services and Supplies, better known as GSA 56.

HUD dollars will spruce up public housing

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:15:00 EDT

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that it will be awarding $110 million in grants for revitalizing communities and transforming public and assisted housing.

For firefighter safety, cities must tear down abandoned structures

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:55:00 EDT

Cities are starting to place stronger focus on the threat abandoned buildings pose to firefighters. This emphasis comes at least in part due to lawsuits like the one filed by the family of Chicago Firefighter Edward Stringer, who died in 2010 while searching for possible squatters in a vacated dry-cleaning business.

Affordable kiosks ensure ADA compliance in government facilities

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:04:00 EDT

Kiosk Group, Inc. has modified its collection of iPad kiosks to comply with new ADA requirements that take effect this March.