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FM Management System Standard: It's a BIG Deal!

The release, in 2017, of the first international FM standards contributes directly to the sustainability, productivity, liveability and resilience of the built […]

Personnel Touch: The Bottom Line Impact Buildings Have on Occupants

With so much pressure on facility construction and operations to continually deliver services cheaper, the far greater benefit of improving personnel productivity […]

See Something, Say Something...to Everyone: Crowdsourcing Emergency Communication

Today’s communication systems are often no better than an elementary school phone tree. Property Managers may reach out to the facilities managers, […]

CMMS is Changing the FM Game: A Real Life Example

This presentation follows the story of how one company took the opportunity to bring in a CMMS, computerized maintenance management system, solution […]

Building Awareness: What it means when facilities become “people literate”

New technologies such as sensors, biometric readers, voice recognition devices, satisfaction buttons, and smart materials are making our buildings more “aware” – […]

Novel Methods of Capturing and Killing Airborne Contamination and Airborne Pathogens

Discusses new ways to address indoor air-pollution and disease, hospital-acquired Infections, existing air-cleansing technology, airborne particle movement and capture, and novel technical […]

Weathering Climate Change: Resiliency Strategies for Existing Buildings

In 2017, there was a shift within the facilities management community from sustainability to resiliency. The effort now is to counter the […]

One Big Thing: Single Source of Truth Asset Management

Management need to be aware of the importance and educated on the benefits of implementing asset management. As performance is key, are […]

The Under-Appreciated FM? How to Add, Create and Bring Value to your Organization

Ever felt a bit under appreciated? As if your company has no idea what you do or the value that you and […]

How FMs Can Change the Project Management in Organizations

In today’s increasingly competitive environment, organizations have an objective of cutting costs that take precedence over receiving greater value from the work […]