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Services. (Buyers' Guide 2003).

Associations/Agencies (SRV10) Contract/Maintenance

Cleaning (SRV1lA)

Elevator Maintenance/Modernization (SRV11B)

Energy (SRV11C)

HVAC Service & Repair (SRV11D)

Metal Refurbishing (SRV11)

Parking (SRV11H)

Pest Control (SRV11E)

Rental (SRV11F)

Security (SRV11G)

Educational/Professional

Development (SRV12)

Employment (SRV13)

Financial (SRV14)

Insurance (SRV15)

Legal (SRV16)

Procurement/Purchasing (SRV17)

Professional Services

Architecture (SRV18A)

Consultants (SRV18B)

Contracting - Design Build (SRV18C1)

Contracting - Exterior (SRV18C2)

Contracting - General (SRV18C3)

Contracting - Glazing (SRV18C4)

Contracting - Mechanical (SRV18C5)

Contracting - Voice-Video-Data (SRV18C6)

Engineering (SRV18D)

Facility Management (SRV18E)

Interior Designer/Space Planning (SRV18F)

Real Estate

Brokers (SRV19A)

Developers (SRV19B)

Listings (SRV19C)

Property Management (SRV19D)

REITs (SRV19E)

ASSOCIATIONS/AGENCIES (SRV10)

Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)

Alliance for Flexible Polyurethane Foam (AFPF)

Aluminum Anodizers Council

American Fire Sprinkler Assn

American Gas Assn

American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

American Society for Ind Security (ASIS)

APPA-Assn for Higher Education Facilities Officers

ASHRAE-American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Asphalt Roofing Mfrs Assn (ARMA)

Associated Locksmiths of America

BACnet Mfrs Assn (BMA)

BIFMA Intl-Business and Institutional Furniture Mfrs Assn

BOMA Intl-Building Owners and Managers Assn

BOMI Institute

Brick Industry Assn

CABA-Continental Automated Buildings Assn

Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)

Copper Development Assn

Council of Educational Facility Planners Intl

Expanded Shale Clay & Slate Institute

ICSC (Intl Council of Shopping Centers)

IFMA (Intl Facility Mgmt Assn)

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)

Intl Assn of Lighting Management Cos

Intl Assn of Lighting Designers (IALD)

Intl Society of Facilities Executives (ISFE)

IREM-Institute of Real Estate Mgmt

Lighting Controls Assn

Metal Building Mfrs Assn (MBMA)

Mid-Atlantic Precast Assn

National Fire Protection Assn (NFPA)

National Glass Assn

National Labor Mgmt Cooperation

National Lighting Bureau

National Roofing Contractors Assn (NRCA)

NECA-National Electrical Contractors Assn

NEMA-Natl Electrical Mfrs Assn

Polyisocyanurate Insulation Mfrs Assn (PIMA)

Roof Consultants Institute SPRI

Steel Joist Institute

Tilt-Up Concrete Assn

US Green Building Council (USGBC)

Western Wood Products Assn

CONTRACT/MAINTENANCE

Cleaning (SRV11A)

ABM Ind Inc

ABS Cos

Act One Cleaning

Aramark

Ceiling Master

Colin Service

DuPont Commercial Flooring

Herdean Enterprises Inc

Jani-King Intl Inc

Mid-America Building Maintenance

Mitch Murch's Maintenance Management Co

OMEX-Office Maintenance Experts

Personalized Business Services Inc

R&B Janitorial Services

RTT Office Cleaning

ServiceMaster Clean

Simplicity Cleaning Services Inc

SIRCS Services Inc

Soft Vac Corp

3M Commercial Care

UNICCO Service Co

US Metro Group Inc

Elevator

Maintenance/Modernization (SRV11B)

Captivate Network (formerly Elevator News Network)

Lerch Bates & Assoc-Elevator Consulting Group

Otis Elevator Co - A United Technologies Co

ThyssenKrupp Elevator

Energy (SRV11C)

Ameren Corp

BGE Home

Consolidated Engineering Services Inc

Cummins PowerCare Advantage

DAE Instrument

ENCORP Inc

Exelon Corp

Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions Service

Kyocera Solar Inc

MEGA Ind Corp

NRG Control Systems

PSEG Energy Technologies Inc

SDG&E

Silicon Energy

Teletrol Systems

TXU Energy Services

UNICCO Service Co

HVAC Service & Repair (SRV11D)

Comfort Mechanical Inc

Comfort Systems USA

Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions Service

Horizon Group Inc

Mintie Corp

Mitch Murch's Maintenance Mgmt Co

UNICCO Service Co

Metal Refurbishing (SRV11I)

Stuart-Dean

Parking (SRV11H)

Ameripark

Pest Control (SRV11E)

ABC Advanced Bird Control

Avian Flyaway Inc

Bird-B-Gone Inc

Bird X Inc

Mitch Murch's Maintenance Mgmt Co

Nixalite Architectural Bird Control

Orkin Exterminating Co Inc

Terminix Intl Co LP

UNICCO Service Co

Rental (SRV11F)

Cummins Power Rent

Mitch Murch's Maintenance Mgmt Co

Security (SRV11G)

Allied Security Inc

Command Security Corp

Group Four Securitas Technology Corp

LockNet LLC

Magnum Security Enforcement and Assoc Inc

Pinkerton

EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SRV12)

Betterbricks

BOMI Institute

Buildings magazine

Buildings Show at NeoCon World's Trade Fair

Buildings Show East at NeoCon East

Buildings Show West at NeoCon West

Buildings.com

IREM - Institute of Real Estate Mgmt

Kennard Communications of Florida Inc

Liberty Executive Search

Lighting Research Center

Markar Architectural Products

UW-Engineering Professional Development

EMPLOYMENT (SRV13)

Constructionjobs.com

Liberty Executive Search

FINANCIAL (SRV14)

Capital Thinking Inc

Key Bank

INSURANCE (SRV15)

Design Professionals Ins Co (DPIC)

Near North Insurance Oved Agency, The

LEGAL (SRV16)

Garden Cty Group Gcg

PROCUREMENT/PURCHASING (SRV17)

AvidXchange

Datastream-iProcure

DoveBid Inc

FacilityPro

SiteStuff

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Architecture (SRV18A)

Callison

Design Atlantic Ltd

Earl Swensson Assoc Inc

Flad & Assoc

Fox & Fowle Architects PC

Gensler

Gillings + Good-Man Architects LLP

Ginsburg Dev LLC

Griswold Heckel & Kelly Assoc (GHK Designs)

GWWO Inc/Architects

Harris Smith Design Inc

Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum Inc (HOK)

Hillier Group, The

HLM Design

HLW Intl

James M. Parker Architect/Attorney at Law

Leo A Daly

Little Diversified Architectural Consulting

Matthei & Colin Assoc

Perkins & Will

PLA-Philip Lembo Architect

RTKL Assoc Inc

Skidmore Ownings & Merrill

Smallwood Reynolds Stewart Stewart and Assoc

SmithGroup

Studios Architecture

The RBA Group

Wauters Design Group LLC

WorkPlaceUSA

Consultants (SRV18B)

Air Quality Sciences Inc

Aurora Group Inc

Black & Veatch

Club One ProServices

Comsearch

Design Atlantic Ltd

Elliott Affiliates

Intellivex

Lerch Bates & Assoc-Elevator Consulting Group

Mitch Murch's Maintenance Mgmt Co

RealWinWin Inc

Richard Sampson Assoc

Roof Consulting Srvcs Inc

Sales Consultants of Auburn Hills

Security Mmgt Consulting

TV John & Son Inc

VFA Inc

Walter P Moore

Wauters Design Group LLC

WorkPlaceUSA

Contracting-Design Build (SRV18C1)

Black & Veatch

High Construction Co

Intellivex

Millenium Mechanical Srvcs Inc

Opus Corp

Tricon Construction Group

TV John & Son Inc

WorkPlaceUSA

Contracting - Exterior (SRV18C2)

Roster Masonry Co

Ruperto Contracting Inc

WJ Woodruff Roofing Contractors Inc

WorkPlaceUSA

Contracting - General (SRV18C3)

Flad & Assoc

Gensler

Gilbane

Harbison-Mahony-Higgins Builders Inc

Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum Inc (HOK)

High Construction Co

HLW Intl

Leo A Daly

Little Diversified Architectural Consulting

Nativo General Contracting Inc

Skidmore Ownings & Merrill

SmithGroup

Sundance Construction Co

Tricon Construction Group

TV John & Son Inc

UNICCO Service Co

WorkPlaceUSA

Contracting - Glazing (SRV18C4)

Solutia Architectural Glazing

W&W Glass Systems Inc

Contracting - Mechanical (SRV18C5)

Millenium Mechanical Srvcs Inc

Mitch Murch's Maintenance Mgmt Co

NRG Control Systems

RS&HG Mechanical

WorkPlaceUSA

Contracting--Voice-Video-Data (SRV18C6)

Connect Center Inc

IE Teleco Inc

Engineering (SRV18D)

ABM Ind Inc

AES

Alexander Boome Consulting Eng Ltd

Black & Veatch

Comsearch

Consolidated Eng Srvcs Inc

Cummins PowerCare Advantage

Flad & Assoc

Gage-Babcock & Assoc Inc

Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum Inc (HOK)

HGC Eng Noise Vibration Acoustics

HLM Design

HLW Intl

Jones Lang LaSalle

Leo A Daly

Little Diversified Architectural Consulting

Notkin Eng Inc

RTKL Assoc Inc

Skidmore Ownings & Merrill

SmithGroup

Sterling Eng

Structural Eng Inc

Structural Peer Review Srvc

Tricon Construction Group

UNICCO Srvc Co

Urbitran Group, The-Security Srvcs Div

Walter P Moore

WorkPlaceUSA

Facility Management (SRV18E)

Affiliated Building Srvcs Inc

Allied Security Inc

Aramark

Colin Srvc

Consolidated Eng Srvcs Inc

Corrigo Inc

Design Atlantic Ltd

Equity Office Properties

GE Interlogix

Herman Miller Inc

HLW Intl

IHM Facility Srvcs

ioffice Inc

Johnson Controls Inc

Jones Lang LaSalle

L Feinman & Sons Inc

Mitch Murch's Maintenance Mgmt Co

Simplicity Cleaning Srvcs Inc

Sleuth Building Diagnostics Inc

UNICCO Srvc Co

Videx Inc

Interior Designer/Space Planning (SRV18F)

Avlelec

Bachman Design Group Inc

Boise Office Solutions

Callison

Design Atlantic Ltd

Flad & Assoc

Focus Lighting

Gensler

Griswold Heckel & Kelly Assoc (GHK Designs)

Harris Smith Design Inc

Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum Inc (HOK)

Hillier Group, The

HLW Intl

IA (Interior Architects Inc)

Jones Lang LaSalle

Kegel + Assoc Inc

Leo A Daly

Little Diversified Architectural Consulting

Mancini-Duffy

Move Solutions

Newell's Designs

Perkins & Will

RTKL Assoc Inc

Skidmore Ownings & Merrill

Studios Architecture

Susan Marinello Interiors Inc

Tricon Construction Group

WorkPlaceUSA

ZRDesign

REAL ESTATE

Brokers (SRV19A)

CB Richard Ellis

Colliers Intl USA

RE/MAX Commercial

WorkPlaceUSA

Developers (SRV19B)

Boston Properties Inc

CB Richard Ellis

Cummings Properties LLC

General Growth Properties Inc

Ginsburg Dev LLC

Infomart

Opus Corp

RMC Property Group

RMC Property Group

USAA Real Estate Co

Listings (SRV19C)

1031Xchange.com LLC

Rentv.com Inc

Web-Real-Estate.com

Property Management (SRV19D)

EPD Property Mgmt

Consulting

RealWinWin Inc

REITS (SRV19E)

Arden Realty Inc

Boston Properties Inc

Brookfield Properties Corp

Duke Realty Corp

Lend Lease Real Estate

Simon Property Group Inc

BOMI Institute

To-date, more than 20,000 facilities professionals have earned one or more of BOMI Institute's four designation programs. These programs include: the Real Property Administrator (RPA), Facilities Management Administrator (FMA), Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT), and Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA). Each year, nearly 10,000 students register for individual courses. The Institute has a variety of convenient study methods, including self-study. BOMI makes it easy for even the busiest professionals to fit education into their schedules. Because of the high quality of the Institutes education, leading professional organizations recognize the training and offer continuing education credit for these courses.

For information: (www.bomieducom) or call (800) 235-2664. Designation programs by BOMI Institute.

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Markar Archi Products Inc.

Markar takes its Factory Authorized Certification Training School on the road to several locations across the U.S. School focuses on methods of solving problems on high-traffic doors, doors with automatic operators, and security doors with access controls. Benefits of using adjustable hinge and door products, as well as advantages of integrated door systems, are on the agenda.

For information: (www.markar.com) or call (800) 866-1688. Factory Authorized Certification Training School by Markar Architectural Products Inc.

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VFA

VFA. facility 5[TM], a web-architected enterprise software platform, delivers greater ease of use, enhanced productivity, and state-of-the-art security. This facility portfolio analysis and planning software delivers measurable benefits to facility executives, building owners, and CFDs. Software enables users to accurately and quantitatively evaluate and analyze building condition information as well as develop multi-year capital plans to restore and maintain physical infrastructure at specified levels.

For information: (www.vfa.com) or call (800) 693-3132. VFAfacllity 5 by VFA.

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IREM

How would you handle a terrorist attack? It is an important question building owners and facilities managers are being asked. The Institute of Real Estate Management, a leading professional organization for property managers, has published Preparing for Terrorism: A Property Manager's Guide to help answer this important question. Due to recent tragic events and warnings, the United States has awoken so the dangers of terrorism. This book offers tips on how to develop an emergency response plan to fires, power outages, evacuations, and injuries. Regardless of your type of facility, this guide has concepts that will help you be prepared.

For information: (www.irem.com) or call (800) 837-0706. Preparing for Terrorism: A Property Manager's Guide by REM.

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Nixalite Architectural Bird Control

Providing more than a half century of experience in architectural bird control, Nixalite Stainless Steel Strips are physical barriers that control and repel pest birds and climbing animals. Product prevents birds and climbing animals from landing, roosting, nesting, or climbing on nearly any surface with its precision engineered wire design. An inconspicuous solution, thin stainless wire construction is nearly invisible at normal viewing distances. Strips are sanctioned by leading bird and humane societies.

For information: (wwwnixalite.com) or call (888) 624-1189. Stainless Steel Strips by Nixalite Architectural Bird Control.

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