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Value Engineering: A Powerful Team Approach to Save Money and Improve Facility Performance
Manage change and increase savings by using the value engineering method to analyze operations and program projects. This study explains cost/benefit analyses […]
Putting the "P" in FM: Project Management for the FM Professional
Research to establish and reinforce the correlation between FM and Project Management (PM), outlining ways PM best practices can be implemented in […]
Transition, Downsizing or Consolidating
Learn how to collaborate with the real estate community and use the organizational master plan for downsizing or consolidation. Review a case […]
Project Programming: The Basis of Good Design and Best Value for Your Facility Investment
Learn how to define project requirements, practice value engineering, optimize facility design, and ensure customer satisfaction through project programming, a problem identification […]
A Critical Review of Value Management and Whole-life Costing on Construction Projects
This paper captures the range of conflicting assumptions on the theory and practice of value management (VM) and life cycle cost (LCC). […]
The Total Test Fit
Predict architectural and engineering issues at potential building sites by using a total test fit to identify building problems, consider upgrades, assess […]
Performance Contracting in the Public Sector and the Real World
A brief outline of performance contracting process steps, addressing request for proposal, performance contract components and an account of the author’s personal […]
Predicting Outcomes of Investments in Maintenance and Repair
A report pairing research findings with the recommended processes and practices necessary for converting the portfolio of federal facilities into one that […]
BIM Implementation: PESTEL Drivers & Barriers
Discussion of the popularization of BIM across the FM industry as well as national borders, examining international divergence related to the barriers […]
Linking Corporate Office Design and Organizational Performance: Results from an HQ Renovation
Research findings arranged to compare the benefits of balancing user-centered design and prescriptive interior design to drive organizational change. Linking Corporate Office […]