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How do you get started with a building Energy Efficiency program? With electricity as one of the major operating expenses in buildings today, ever increasing energy costs has a dramatic impact on your bottom line. With growing interest in Energy Star and LEED-EB certification, energy is front and center in the green discussion. What are the approaches and tools available to drive energy savings? Join Paul Koenig Senior Vice President of MACH Energy for an interactive presentation that will provide you with the tools and information you need to implement or improve upon your existing Energy Efficiency program including non-capital ways to improve operating efficiencies and drive energy savings.

This is the general building management systems. Here you can talk with your peers about anything related to building management systems.

The most important task you have is to make sure your tenants are happy with your facility and services.

This forum is dedicated to building management systems (often called FM systems or CMMS)

Fire and Life Safety is a critical component of your building operations. Share thought, experiences, and insights here with your peers.

We all know its difficult to manage certificate of insurance issues and keep up. Tell your peers how you manage this difficult but critical part of your building operations.

Storing records properly can help you protect you assets, be more proactive, and show that you are responsive. Share your thoughts, ask questions and get results in the incident tracking and documentation forum.

Automation can save you time and money, not to mention making your life much easier. Building automation systems can include anything from elevator operations to your electrical systems.

Your "how to guide" to your building. Is it just another piece of paper or a functional tool? Share your thoughts and ideas with your peers.

Do you have the ability to communicate on to everyone? Do you have a system that can manage that for you or is your process manual? Find out the latest and greatest tools to reach your tenants, vendors, and much more.

Over the long term preventive maintenance can save you and your organization a great deal of money. What practices have you implemented that help you meet our preventive maintenance goals? Connect with your peers and get updated on the latest trends.

Commercial real estate remains the most paper-intensive industry on the planet and, at the same time, offers the greatest potential for paperless workflows. What questions do you have about effective document management and what steps are you taking to improve this part of your operation?

Green building is big but its also new. Share your ideas by connecting with your peers here and find out what being green really means.

Share advice, opinions, and knowledge about LEED Certification and the US Green Building Council

Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. Connect with your peers and learn more about this time tested program.

Because of the shear number of people who occupy building waste management can become an expensive issue for both your pocket book and the environment. Connect with your peers here to learn more about this vital issue.

This is the general forum for all things sales and marketing. Here you can connect with your peers and get the latest insight into the trends, current, market conditions, and much more!

Your public facing website is your eyes to the world. What kind of statement is it making? Does it help generate leads and provide current tenants with a gateway to information? Share your thought and experiences here.

Its expensive and can be hit or a big miss. Connect with your peers here to find out what has worked and what didn't work so well. Also, AdWords anyone?

Are you a brochure kind of building or have you leverage the power of other media including television, radio, and (the now hot) digital media products and sites.

Managing your risk and liability effectively can reduce your liability and protect your asset. Recently, many buildings have introduced a new generation of risk management that involves the use of technology and has delivered significant savings on their insurance costs. Share your thoughts and learn what others have been successful at.

Understanding your building's lifecycle is a strategic benefit to your entire portfolio. The challenge is collecting and maintaining core data that drives your future anticipated value model. Connect and learn to find out how your peers are delivering results in their portfolio.

There is an enormous pending human capital shortage in the real estate industry. Together with the large number of baby boomers working in this industry who will retire within 5 years, the skill requirements for new hires are rapidly changing. What are you doing to address this issue? How do you plan for your organization’s staffing needs over the next decade?