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Best Management Practices for Sustainable Laundry Outlined in New ASTM Textiles Standard
2013-09-01 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Developed by Subcommittee D13.40 on Sustainability of Textiles, part of ASTM International Committee D13 on Textiles, ASTM D7841 identifies and defines sustainable laundry best management practices that are used by commercial laundry facilities to reduce their impact on the environment. Examples include: water reuse technology, boiler heat recovery, energy efficient low-temperature detergents, alternative energy, fleet vehicle route optimization, and recycling programs. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Facilities Management Leading Sustainable Business Practices
2013-07-18 16:17:00| BIFM News
BIFM has published the findings from the 7th annual Sustainability in Facilities Management survey that provides a barometer on how facilities management professionals and the businesses they represent are engaging with the sustainability agenda.
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UAA Best Management Practices for Closed Chain of Custody for Herbicide Use
2013-06-26 22:53:00| Transmission & Distribution World
By John W. Goodfellow, BioCompliance Consulting Inc., and Arkan Kayihan, Consultant The utility vegetation management industry uses herbicides extensively to maintain vegetation on electrical utility rights-of-way. Herbicide use helps to keep rights-of-way (ROW) free from tall-growing tree species that might otherwise pose a risk to power system reliability. Maintaining ROW vegetation also helps to ensure access for inspections, maintenance and emergency repairs. read more
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Water Asset Management Practices Could Help Utility Contractors
2013-05-02 17:11:37| ENR.com: Headline News
The shift by utilities to using asset management has potential implications for wet-infrastructure contractors.
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