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When the Smoke Clears: How Planning Enabled Business to Continue During the Northern California Wildfires

How ready are you for a big disaster? As a small business, when we undertook the ISO Business Continuity Management Systems certification, […]

The Hidden Secret of Sustainable FM Partnerships: Selecting an Expert (Trusted Advisor) vs. a Supplier

This presentation identifies the need to change the sourcing process for the delivery of Integrated Facility Services (IFS) to meet the need […]

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 […]

Well-being Works: The Value on Investment

What if you worked in an office space that improved your cognitive performance? Last year the new headquarters for the American Society […]

The Impact of Underfunding Preventative Maintenance on Total Cost of Ownership

In an environment of limited resources, saving money is a fundamental and constant focus for corporate real estate occupiers and owners. As […]

Working and Living in the “Left of Boom”: Developing a Survival Mindset for the Workplace and Life

“Left of Boom” is a bit of security/business continuity jargon for all the actions done to prepare for and/or prevent an incident. […]

The Great Open Workspace Debate: Where do You Stand?

“Open Workspace” is a phrase that often signals progress, but it can also sound alarms for facility managers tasked with pleasing all […]

Work is Evolving, the Workplace Should Too

When people talk about Space As a Service, you immediately think about WeWork, Knotel, and other community shared space providers. While these […]

Successful Contracting: Seeing It from Both Sides

Successful contracting begins with basic important elements, but do we always take the time and effort it takes to do it well? […]

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, […]