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Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct inappropriate for a professional, respectful workplace costs money and drives valuable employees away. Set behavioral criteria for yourself and your colleagues […]

Cost Analysis Over the Life-Cycle of Properties

IFMA Switzerland proposes a life cycle cost (LCC) analysis model and associated LCC analysis tool that allow comparisons between different design options […]

The Economic Benefits of Performance Contracting.

Learn how performance contracting creates sustainable buildings by upgrading building systems and infrastructure, which improve worker health, increase productivity, and decrease energy […]

Prioritizing Functionally Diverse and Geographically Dispersed Facility Upgrades

By studying the variables of asset upgrade prioritization, this piece recommends the use of a priority matrix, tested against a scale, to […]

Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce

Consider the implications and challenges of a workplace employing workers from four generations (Seniors, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y/Millennials), and […]

Lessons from Japan’s Latest Destructive Earthquake for Homeowners, Building Owners, and Facility Managers

The Kyushu earthquake of April 16, 2016 strongly affected wood-frame houses and other infrastructure that was built to world-class standards. Contrary to […]

Facility Management: Benchmarking Business Value

Identifying the important roles of FM, benchmarking and the C-Suite, this resource offers helpful examples of FM to C-Suite communication for gaining […]

Royal Bank of Scotland: Case Study

Royal Bank of Scotland used workplace utilization surveys to strategically plan for its solution to optimize space, conserve energy, and increase staff […]

When Did Facility Managers Become Food Service Managers

A look at food service outsourcing and the additional responsibility it adds to facility management work. A helpful offering of best practices, […]