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editor’s letter Readers Pick Their Favorites By Heidi Schwartz 44 Apple Street, Suite 3, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 Subscriptions: (732) 559-1256 General: (732) 842-7433 / (800) 524-0337 Volume 23 Number 2 www.TodaysFacilityManager.com • tfm@groupc.com Executive Publisher Susan L. Coene (732) 559-1276 / scoene@groupc.com Editor / Co-Publisher Heidi Schwartz (732) 559-1262 / schwartz@groupc.com Managing Editor Anne Vazquez his month, Today’s Facility Manager ( TFM ) brings its readers some outstanding news; the winners of the Annual TFM 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards have finally been announced. The list of companies receiving this year’s awards represents a wide range of the most dynamic manu-facturers and service providers in the professional facilities marketplace— from access control to carpet, furniture, paint, signage, windows, and more. These are items most essential to the daily workings of the modern facility manager (fm). TFM readers are educated con-sumers who are able to make astute observations and recognize the vendors and service providers who genuinely understand the unparalleled demands of the high powered facility management (FM) customer. This intelligent audience is unlike any other—as is the TFM Readers’ Choice Awards program. In its 18th year, this program recognizes and celebrates first class products, services, and solutions within the FM community. To earn the recognition and respect of fms who spend much of their working lives purchasing products and services for their facilities is an impressive achievement. TFM congratulates all of the winners. To evaluate preferred suppliers, TFM distributed links to two online surveys—one aided and one unaided—to more than 42,000 of its subscribers via opt-in e-mail. Voters evaluated entries based on the characteristics most important to FM professionals— aesthetics, reliability, value, and customer service. Turn to page 20 for a complete listing of the results along with brief summaries from each winner. T (732) 559-1250 / avazquez@groupc.com Columnists Charles Carpenter chascarpenter@gmail.com James Elledge james_elledge@hotmail.com Tom Condon tcondon@sdienterprises.com Contributors Melissa Chambal, Patrick Geraty, James Kirby, Jeffrey Klein, Daniel Krall, Neil Maldeis, Brian Mordick Production Manager LuAnn Rathemacher (732) 559-1270 / luann@groupc.com Art Director Megan Knight (732) 559-1268 / mknight@groupc.com Senior Account Executive Betty Anne O’Malley (732) 559-1253 / baomalley@groupc.com Media/Advertising Consultants Dan Burke (732) 229-2771 / burkemediagroup@msn.com Bob Doran (770) 587-9421 / bdoran2000@comcast.net / bdoran@groupc.com Inside Sales Todd Conine (732) 559-1263 / tconine@groupc.com Ad Trafficking Manager Judy Nowell (732) 559-1266 / jnowell@groupc.com TFM Editorial Advisory Board Pepe Alicea, Corporate Facilities Director, Compassion International Neal Angrisano, AIA, Associate, Aviation & Facilities, Global Practice, Burns & McDonnell Kevin J. Borg, Director Of Facilities And Project Management, UCLA Athletics Department Stu Carron, Global Director Of Corporate Facilities & Real Estate, JohnsonDiversey William Coleman, Associate VP For Facilities, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (retired) Tom Condon, RPA, FMA, Facility Technologist, System Development Integration Jeff Crane, P.E., LEED ® AP, Regional Property Manager, Childress Klein Properties Jim Driessen, Director Of Construction And Engineering Services, Medtronic Operations James Elledge, CFM, FMA, RPA, Facility/Office Services Manager, Summit Alliance Companies Todd Finders, Director, Global Data Center Services, Emerson Victoria Hardy, CFM, CFMJ, Chief Executive Officer, Star Island Corporation Richard Hogrogian, VP Of Development, JP Morgan Chase Ward Komorowski, Director Of Facilities & Building Services, Johnson Controls, Inc. David Lenart, Director Of Facilities & Materials Management, Columbus Regional Hospital Dr. Tim Springer, Founder & President, HERO Inc. Maria Vickers, Operations Manager, Workscape TFM Green Building Advisory Board Michael Arny, LEED ® AP, President, Leonardo Academy Inc. Drew Ballensky, General Manager, Duro-Last Roofing Diann Barbacci, LEED ® AP, Sustainability Director, Lees Carpets ™ Henning M. Bloech, LEED ® AP, Executive Director, GREENGUARD Environmental Institute group media building inspiration. Jennifer R. Dolin, LEED ® AP, Mgr. of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, OSRAM SYLVANIA ® Doug Gatlin, LEED AP, Vice President, Market Development, USGBC Chris Hsieh, LEED ® AP, Principal Systems Engineer, Trane Peter M. Leahy, Customer Marketing Manager, Kimberly-Clark Professional Keri Luly, LEED ® AP, Manager of Sustainability Programs, Allsteel, Inc. Angela R. M. Nahikian, LEED ® AP, Director, Global Environmental Sustainability, Steelcase Inc. Anita Snader, LEED ® AP, Environmental Sustainability Mgr., Armstrong Commercial Ceiling Systems Group C Media, Inc. Chairman Ed Coene edc@groupc.com schwartz@groupc.com Blogging at todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog Twitter: TFMTweets Co-President Susan Coene scoene@groupc.com Co-President Ted Coene tcoene@groupc.com Vice President Marketing & Online Publisher Bill MacRae (732) 559-1254 / bmacrae@groupc.com ON THE COVER In Blue Earth County, MN, the courtroom of today doesn’t look like something out of a television show, instead it incorporates technology and security within a sustainable design framework (Photo: Blue Earth County). COVER: MEGAN KNIGHT, GROUP C ART DIRECTOR Marketing Director Mary Ellen McCandless (732) 559-1272 / maryellen@groupc.com Comptroller Lyle Connor (732) 559-1271 / lconnor@groupc.com Administrative Assistant Cathy Aste (732) 559-1256 / caste@groupc.com Web Producer Robert Ivan (732) 559-1264 / rivan@groupc.com Today’s Facility Manager cannot be held responsible for any unsolicited editorial material, manuscripts, photographs, and artwork. Any material sent to the magazine is done so at the owner’s risk and will be returned only when accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. In accordance with the magazine’s copyright policy, all material printed in the magazine becomes sole property of TFM . Any reproduction or republication of material printed in the magazine is forbidden unless permission is granted by the publisher or editor.©Copyright 2011 by Group C Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 FEBRUARY 2011

Editor’s Letter

Heidi Schwartz

Readers Pick Their Favorites This month, Today’s Facility Manager (TFM) brings its readers some outstanding news; the winners of the Annual TFM 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards have finally been announced. The list of companies receiving this year’s awards represents a wide range of the most dynamic manufacturers and service providers in the professional facilities marketplace— from access control to carpet, furniture, paint, signage, windows, and more. These are items most essential to the daily workings of the modern facility manager (fm). TFM readers are educated consumers who are able to make astute observations and recognize the vendors and service providers who genuinely understand the unparalleled demands of the high powered facility management (FM) customer. This intelligent audience is unlike any other—as is the TFM Readers’ Choice Awards program. In its 18th year, this program recognizes and celebrates first class products, services, and solutions within the FM community. To earn the recognition and respect of fms who spend much of their working lives purchasing products and services for their facilities is an impressive achievement. TFM congratulates all of the winners. To evaluate preferred suppliers, TFM distributed links to two online surveys—one aided and one unaided—to more than 42,000 of its subscribers via opt-in e-mail. Voters evaluated entries based on the characteristics most important to FM professionals— aesthetics, reliability, value, and customer service. Turn to page 20 for a complete listing of the results along with brief summaries from each winner. schwartz@groupc.com Blogging at todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog Twitter: TFMTweets

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