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Improving Facilities Work Management Using Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Learn how a leadership team acquired standard performance metrics to measure the effects of current/improved processes and manage their implementation using four […]

Carbon Reporting Basics

Investigate the drivers for sustainable building practices, the key issues of corporate sustainability, the impact of commercial property’s carbon footprint, and sustainability […]

General Checklist for Relocation Preparations

A brainstorm stimulator for the corporate relocation process, focusing on four main components: the company, the business, the people, and company materials. […]

Valuing Freedom Over High Levels of Access Control

Addressing the vulnerability of soft targets and the elements of static/inherent risk, this piece explores the question, “How do we best protect […]

Trendsetting California Sustainable Design Legislation: What All FM Leaders Need to Know

Published in 2009, this white paper addresses how California sustainable design legislation could change the way facilities would be designed and operated. […]

Two Shades of Green: Balancing Sustainability and Savings

Guidelines for establishing a lifecycle approach to sustainability management. Review a case study in which General Dynamics C4 Systems used their CMMS […]

The Lean, Green Workplace: Thinking Beyond Sustainability

Lean represents a new way of working and thinking, which will enhance efficiency, fuel collaboration, extend the building life cycle and protect […]

Are You Disaster-ready?

This article takes a point-by-point approach to discussing the concrete steps for risk management plan creation, preparing FMs in the event of […]

FM Shared Service: The Balance Between In-House and Outsourcing

A review of literature concerning the practice and use of outsourcing in higher education, and research focusing on how symbiotic and collaborative […]

Exploring the Distributed Workplace

Overview of an IFMA research report addressing distributed work programs in corporate facilities, including common program drivers and goals, distributed work program […]