Siemens Opens Building Sustainability Management Class to the Public
October 29 2008 - 4:38PM
PR Newswire (US)
Class designed to help building owners learn to improve the
sustainability of their facilities BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Oct. 29
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Education Services department of
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. is offering a sustainability
and environmental management course. Open to the public, building
owners, building managers and others are welcome to attend and
learn how to improve the sustainability and environmental
management of their facilities. This training is a great way to
learn more about a goal all can share: preserving the environment
and reducing the impact we have on the world around us. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) "There
is so much confusion about sustainability," says Karen Petersen,
Manager of Education Services at Siemens Building Technologies.
"This class provides the necessary information to develop a
practical sustainability plan." Featured topics include:
sustainability performance improvement, sustainability performance
measurement, business implications, green standards including
Energy Star and the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R)) Green Building Rating
System(TM). After attending this course, participants will be able
to write a better business case to implement sustainability plans
at their facility. Opportunities to reduce facility costs through
improved energy management practices will be identified. Dates for
the class are: November 11 - 12, 2008, March 10 - 11, 2009 and July
7 - 8, 2009. The class, comprised of two day-long sessions, will be
held from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Siemens Building Technologies
training facility located at 950 Deerfield Parkway, Buffalo Grove,
Ill. 60089. Contact your local Siemens Building Technologies office
to enroll in the class or call 1-800-487-7771. As a leading
provider of energy and environmental solutions, building controls,
fire safety and security systems solutions, Siemens Building
Technologies, Inc., makes buildings comfortable, safe, secure and
less costly to operate. With U.S. headquarters in Buffalo Grove,
Ill., Siemens Building Technologies employs 7,400 people and
provides a full range of services and solutions from more than 100
locations coast-to-coast. Worldwide, the company has 28,000
employees and operates from more than 500 locations in 51
countries. For more information on Siemens Building Technologies,
visit: http://www.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGODATASOURCE:
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Steven E. Kuehn,
+1-847-941-6047, Web Site:
http://www.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies
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