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Buildings & Facilities

Increasing the energy efficiency of fabric roofs

Five enhancements that will hold the line on electricity and natural gas use, bills.
Virtual meetings speed building design and engineering

Water utility managers and consultants use electronic design and project review to hammer out the details of a new, hurricane-resilient...
Effectively lighting wastewater and water treatment facilities

Understanding the unique lighting challenges of a hazardous environment can help you specify the safest — and most efficient — lighting...

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Building Materials Products

Waterless Co. urinal

Foil would-be vandals by installing closed-bottom urinals that don’t need to be taken apart for cleaning.
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp pliers

Three quick-adjust models for electricians and two toungue-and-groove models for plumbers.
Honeywell ComfortPoint Open building management software

ComfortPoint Open building management software is designed to control and optimize heating and cooling equipment in facilities.

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BIM

Step-by-step: 3D modeling of water main replacement

How an 11-phase construction sequence sped up design and regulatory approval.
3D modeling for water main replacement design and regulatory approval

Web exclusive: View an AutoCAD Civil slideshow of the 11 construction phases required to replace water mains near a floodwall for the...
Software shortcuts

Building information modeling and horizontal assets.

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Maintenance

Honeywell ComfortPoint Open building management software

ComfortPoint Open building management software is designed to control and optimize heating and cooling equipment in facilities.
Sherwin-Williams anti-graffiti coatings

The company’s anti-graffiti coatings are highly durable, fast drying, and low VOC.
Enersys Genesis NP9-12

The Genesis NP9-12 battery measures 5.94 in. long, 2.56 in. wide, and 4.02 in. high. It provides greater power for applications that...

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Graffiti Removal

Anti-grafitti ivy

Having problems keeping public assets free of graffiti? Try covering them with ivy! That’s what the City of Lynwood, Calif., did two years...
Cracking down on crime countywide

Online service makes it easier to catch vandals as they move from city to city.
From eyesore to artistry

Bostonites transform defaced utility and light boxes into works of art.

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Lighting

Cooper Lighting + Ventus LED

LED fixtures provide the required high lumen output and distribution for the 80-foot installation.
Amerlux + SmartSite

SmartSite, powered by Intellistreets integrates energy efficient LED lighting technology with a robust, bi-directional mesh network control...
Thomas & Betts + Homac Flood-Seal Street Lighting Connectors

Homac Flood-Seal Street Lighting Connectors provide safe, reliable and convenient street and highway lighting connections for breakaway and...

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