NEWS

Retailer News
Entertainment Retailer Makes U.S. Debut
400 CBRE Professionals Achieve LEED Accreditation
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Greening News
Clean Burn Receives Award From U.S. Department Of Energy
Melaver, Inc. Introduces “Rehydrate US” Initiative
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Vendor News
Rose Paving To Host 11th Facilities Maintenance Conference
USM Breaks Ground On New National Headquarters
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Product News
Orion Energy Systems Launches New Occupancy Sensor Technology
Johnson Controls Releases New Web-Based Greenhouse Gas Reporting
System
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EXPERIENCE SPEAKS

Painting
Retail Facility Business asked a couple experts about painting issues pertaining to retailers and shopping centers. Our experts are: Brandon Finkenhoefer, national sales manager with Naperville, Illinois-based ISP Painting; and Dan Haer, CEO of Bridgeton, New Jersey-based DJ’s Painting.
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ARTICLES

Regency Centers’ Hilltop Village shopping center in Thornton, Colorado.

Riding the Wave
Regency Centers rolls out new outdoor water conservation program at many of its centers — and realizes both environmental and operational success.
By Brian A. Lee
The tidal wave of environmental urgency is building, and retail property management operations can either be caught in its undertow or ride the crest to new performance heights. Through its “greengenuity” sustainability initiative, Jacksonville, Florida-based Regency Centers has produced savings that certainly aren’t watered down. How does 96 million gallons of water or the equivalent of 4,800 average-sized swimming pools conserved per year sound?
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Swept Under The Rug
The hidden side of customer satisfaction: floor maintenance.
By Doug Bradford
Have you ever walked into a store and immediately noticed how many spills are on the carpet? How about a sticky hard surface or wood that is in need of attention? How about a countertop in disarray? Even if these things do not draw your attention immediately, subliminally they can have a lasting impact on your first impressions of the store and its product line.
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Study in VOCabulary
Understanding volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), their effect on the environment, and what they mean for the painting industry.
By Michael Fairclough
Whether or not you subscribe to the theory of global warming, everyone agrees that industrialization impacts our planet in one respect or another. The abundance of chemical compounds floating in our atmosphere and oceans, mixing through the soil, has created an unsustainable cycle. The net result will be a changed Earth, changed ecosystems and subsequently changed life styles.
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Secure Your Store
Increase in shoplifting has retailers turning to new technologies to combat crime.
By Lee Pernice
A recent search of Google news returned more than 80 articles on shoplifting within a 24-hour period. Those arrested for the crime were males and females in their teen, 20s, 30s and older. One mother enlisted the help of her two daughters to steal cosmetics from department stores. Police in cities across the country report shoplifting is on the rise.
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