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Control Consumption and Costs with Active Energy Management

Energy can be the third largest expense for organizations, but the active management of energy consumption using industry best practices and technology […]

The Impact of Social Media on Disaster Recovery Processes

Review major disaster and emergency events from 2005-2012, identify social media concepts created or supported by those events, and investigate professional applications […]

Linking Corporate Office Design and Organizational Performance: Results from an HQ Renovation

Research findings arranged to compare the benefits of balancing user-centered design and prescriptive interior design to drive organizational change. Linking Corporate Office […]

BIM for FM Opportunities: Overcoming Challenges and Sharing Lessons Learned

Key terminology is explained and applied to evaluate the use of building information modeling (BIM) for FM through the use of three […]

Computer Gaming in FM Education

This study identifies a great potential to increase attractiveness and efficiency of FM education and training by way of serious games, which […]

Buildings in the Cloud: FM Online in 3D

Proposed solutions for silo-oriented facilities and departments that manage urban transition to green energy and asset management, including development of a singular […]

RCM at Sobrante Water Treatment Plant (2012)

Results and next steps of a reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) analysis conducted by California public water agency, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), […]

Transferring Industry Approaches to Resource Management in Hospitals

Swiss healthcare industry research based on comparative literature review and evaluation of different industry approaches to resource management, suggesting the service allocation […]

Legal Industry Council of IFMA: Benchmarking Report

Originally published in 2012, this comprehensive benchmarking report presents results from a survey conducted by IFMA’s Legal Industry Council. A major benefit […]

Quick Response (QR) Codes and FM

This paper examines how QR codes in a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) can improve the FM’s ability to track and manage […]