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Cool Roofing: A Solution to National Energy and Environmental Challenges

Learn how reflective or “cool” roofing solutions can deliver high solar reflectance and thermal emittance values, reducing heat gain in interior spaces […]

Developing a Staffing Plan in the Public Sector

Proposal of the best staffing levels for the public sector and advice on how to develop a staffing strategy to meet customer […]

An Integrated Model for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

IFMA Switzerland developed a life-cycle costing model for real estate and an associated life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis tool allowing comparisons between different […]

Investment Based Budgeting

Improve finance management and enterprise strategic alignment by instituting a new format for budget submissions and negotiations, termed by the author as […]

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 […]

Coping with Construction-Related Noise and Vibrations

A university lab construction process is presented as a case study to illustrate important concepts related to construction vibration and noise, demonstrating […]

Building Operation the Next 100 Years

Forecasting an FM future focused around education and research, improved business processes and better management of new technology, this whitepaper projects key […]

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, […]

Significant Parameters for Building Automation Performance

With the goal of defining a model-as-performance-measurement-tool for building automation systems (BAS), the study identifies and illustrates issues affecting BAS and the […]