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Preparing a Facility for Winter

FMs are provided checklists for properly managing and maintaining their cooling and heating systems in order to ensure efficient operations, tenant comfort, […]

Your Home Away from Home

Have low-design corporate facilities become unproductive relics of the 20th century workplace? Consider research findings from the University of Exeter to investigate […]

Strategic Advisor: Intelligent Benchmarking Process

A 10 step benchmarking process outlining how benchmarking practices can be used to target problem areas, identify solutions and implement changes for […]

Owner-Driven Independent Performance Contracting

The presentation explores Independent Performance Contracting, how it differs from Traditional Contracting, and the benefits of the independent approach.

The Role of the Facility Manager in Attaining and Maintaining AAALAC Accreditation

Facility managers as a group rarely get involved in Vivarium (Research Animal Facility) operations outside of corrective or preventive maintenance. However, accreditation […]

An Investigation of the Value Proposition for Environmental Management Systems Implementation in FM Operations in Singapore

This research seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard (EMS) and its impact on FM processes in Singapore, […]

Distributed Work Research Report 31

Since the increased participation in distributed work strategies has led to inconsistency in terminology used in this arena, IFMA has documented both […]

Get in the Game: Using Blogging to Better Communicate, Coordinate and Collaborate

Objectives: 1) Learn the basics of quality communication, fail-points and team performance; 2) Understand the power of blogging; 3) Demonstrate how blogging […]

How to Secure Your FM Career

Specific suggestions are given for creating a career development strategy in the field of FM are enumerated.

Managing Construction Costs in the Public Sector

Learn how to use job order contracting as an effective tool for identifying initial construction costs, managing change orders and facilitating work […]