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Workplace Strategy Summit 2012: Research in Action
This report addresses proceedings from the inaugural Workplace Strategy Summit in the fall of 2012, which was organized by the IFMA Foundation’s […]
Ignoring Alternative Workplace Strategies: The Fast Track to 2nd Place
Despite the documented financial benefits of alternative workplace strategies, some organizations still resist considering such a dramatic change. Smart companies have learned […]
Controlling Off Hour Occupancy Costs in a Competitive Economy
Advice for controlling off hour occupancy costs: Learn to identify the relative cost of off hour occupancy compared with other space utilization […]
Improve Waste Diversion through Optimization and Influence
Review the strategy, plan and implementation approach a gas and electric energy provider used to develop a multi-year program to reduce their […]
A Method to Benchmark Cleaning Services in Swiss Hospitals
This paper uses a qualitative research design to develop a benchmark methodology for cleaning services in Swiss hospitals, resulting in 21 clearly […]
Integrating Quality into FM Operations
An overview of Quality Management System (QMS) concepts plus steps explaining how to develop and manage an operationally-specific QMS for sustainable facility […]
From Property Management to Facility Management: The Revolution in China
Explore reasons why ergonomics should be attributed to FM, learn how an ergonomics program can strategically position FM in corporate business operations […]
Industry Exchange Through Student Internships
Results of a survey providing a basic understanding of practices in hiring and managing FM interns, including suggestions from the respondents on […]
Let the sunshine in: Perception of windows by Chinese office workers
Survey-based research conducted in Chinese financial services organizations on the use of building floor area adjacent to windows for workstations. The study […]
Encana Regional Headquarters: A “Develop / Design / Build / Leaseback,” Case Study
Read about the turnkey development approach that Encana, a global oil and gas company, used for the acquisition, design, and construction of […]