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Investigating the Facility Management Professional Shortage

Survey-based research on the importance of creating accredited degree programs that focus on identification of FM recruiting pipelines and training for a […]

Balancing Physical Security and Productivity

This presentation offers actionable items that can be employed to aid in reducing the overall cost of ownership, while also increasing the […]

Buildings in the Cloud: From Smart Buildings to Smart Cities

This white paper discusses the challenges facing cities worldwide, identifies solutions, describes the results and delivers realistic next steps for your city […]

Saving Your Sanity in a Foreign Land

Advice for facility professionals facing the globalization of commerce, an unprecedented demographic shift and increasing workforce migration, highlighting common challenges and solutions […]

Gobility: Designing and Managing Space on the Go

A brief overview of teleworking statistics, benefits, and challenges, plus the case for mobility as a work solution.

Evolving Technologies for BIM-Enabled Projects

This collection of building information modeling (BIM) presentations discusses changing technologies for BIM-enabled projects, addressing select BIM and O&M systems: Autodesk, EcoDomus, […]

Let There Be Light! Retrofitting Office Lighting Offers Triple Bottom Line Benefits

The Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD) at Carnegie Mellon University statistically links six lighting and daylighting retrofit options with lighting […]

Economic Space Utilization and Sustainability by IT-based Optimization

A mathematic modeling approach is presented as a solution for automating space allocation and optimization. From the proposed data model, CAFM/IWMS software […]

Reducing the Fall Fatality Rate by Managing the Risk Associated With Working at Heights

This study examines the reasons behind historical fall fatality rates and presents recommendations for mitigation, concluding that FMs must develop, implement and […]

Qualifying Contractors With a Simplified Scorecard

Review an objective methodology to assess a contractor’s qualifications using a simple matrix, and learn how to determine "best value" when hiring […]