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Engaging a Multi-generational Workforce: A Strategic Framework for Success

The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrated talent management framework for real estate practitioners. The framework emphasizes the unique […]

Decommissioning Planning and Checklists

A complete decommissioning task planner, including decommissioning guidelines and requirements, an operations center and field office unoccupied building checklist, as well as […]

Approach to Managing Asset Risk in a Manufacturing Facility

Whether creating a multi-year facility plan or determining facility conditions to be assessed, this piece offers a tiered approach to setting a […]

Contractor QA and Accountability Program - DFW Airport

Details of the DFW International Airport quality assurance and contractor accountability program, reviewing asset management departmental division of responsibilities, the quality assurance […]

The Office: A New Look at an Old Friend

This presentation provides an overview of aspects of work environments and how to measure the success of a workspace in terms of […]

Space, Conversations and Place: Lessons from Organizational Development

Addressing the effects of space on cognitive processes, this research suggests that modern workplaces (with their emphasis on interaction) need to focus […]

Defining High Performance Buildings for Operations and Maintenance

This research synthesizes literature about high performance buildings with a focus on O&M, concluding that systems-thinking (for both building systems and organizational […]

Transitioning from Full-time Employee to Consultant

An update of the FM consultant work climate projected for 2011, this presentation addresses recommendations for scheduling, business models and marketing for […]

Architect-Contractor Collaborative Success with Integrated Project Delivery

This presentation describes how integrated project delivery (IPD) can be implemented and supported by technologies such as building information modeling (BIM), addressing […]

Industrial Engineering Principles for Facility Management

Referencing work measurement methods principle to industrial engineering, this whitepaper proposes that FMs can achieve dramatic productivity improvement by implementing work measurement […]