buildings.com :: Polls

Performance Contracting?

Have you used performance contracting to fund energy-efficiency projects in your buildings?

LEED Certified Buildings?

Are any of your buildings LEED certified?

Leased Access Control?

Do you allow tenants to lease access-control systems?

Water-Cooled HVAC?

Do you use water-cooled HVAC systems in your buildings?

Green Traveler?

When you stay at a hotel, do you reuse your towels?

Disaster Plan?

Have you conducted a disaster simulation at your facility?

Intelligent Building?

Does your facility use a shared network for all major building-system communications?

Environmental Hazards?

Which, if any, of the following have been problems in your buildings?

Ergonomics?

How much do you know about proper ergonomics?

School Security?

Have you conducted a safety or risk assessment of your educational facility?

Outdoor LEDs?

Do you use LEDs for outdoor lighting applications?

Green Facilities?

Would you call your facility green?

Succession Plan?

Do you have a succession plan in place for when you retire?

State Energy Plan?

Does your state have a progressive energy plan?

ADA Access?

Are all your building’s entries ADA compliant?

2030 Challenge?

Do you think it's feasible to have zero energy commercial buildings by 2030?

Lighting Controls?

Do you use lighting controls to reduce energy consumption in your buildings?

Green Incentives?

Would government grants or tax offsets entice you to build green?

Flexible Design?

If your building is mixed-use, is the design flexible for future changes?

Are you prepared?

Do you know what to do for your building after a disaster?

Brain Drain?

Are you concerned about the loss of knowledge and experience as your older employees retire?

Sustainable Landscaping?

Is landscaping a part of your building’s sustainability plan?

Continuing Education?

Do you take online courses for continuing education in facilities management?

Power-Quality Monitoring?

Do you use power-quality monitoring in your buildings?

Winter Ready?

Have you begun winterizing your building?

Acoustical Etiquette?

Do employees in your office buildings complain about unwanted sound?

Zero-Energy Standard?

Do you think the Department of Energy should adopt a zero-net-energy standard for commercial buildings?

Saving Energy?

Do you use energy-saving technologies in your building’s vertical transportation?

Performance Contracting?

Have you used performance contracting to fund energy-efficiency projects in your buildings?

Yes

99.64 %

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