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Dyadic Relationships for Leaders in Facility Management

A collection of 16 case studies and in-depth interviews examine how leaders practice relationship building with subordinates, including whether different qualities in […]

Five Challenges in Window Installation

Review challenges of window installation: understanding energy loss and the risks of UV exposure, overcoming comfort and productivity issues, providing building safety […]

Sound Solutions for Wood Flooring

As the floor is the most heavily used part of a building, the authors provide FMs with sound advice on selecting the […]

Pest Management Regulations

Administrative regulations and guiding principles for development and implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices in Fremont, CA.

Toward a Comprehensive KPI Reference Model for FM in Hospitals

This study assesses KPI specifications for FM in hospitals, providing the basis for controlling and benchmarking steps, development of corresponding adjustments of […]

Utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) for FM

This study explores perceptions of BIM in the FM community and attempts to highlight real world issues that FMs have faced while […]

A Method to Benchmark Cleaning Services in Swiss Hospitals

This paper uses a qualitative research design to develop a benchmark methodology for cleaning services in Swiss hospitals, resulting in 21 clearly […]

Is There a Standard in Rooftop Fall Protection?

Facility Engineering Association (FEA) recommendations on fall protection/fall prevention for commercial building owners to defend against litigation, and provide a safe workplace […]

Driving Impactful Workplace Conversations

To effectively lead workplace change, FMs must work regularly with the C-suite, HR, IT, Finance, etc. and hold strategic and tactical conversations […]

5 ways to improve the employee experience when using meeting room technology: Avoiding hitches, glitches and fumbles

Whether meeting room technology resides in the FM or IT department, it doesn’t matter to your employees – they just want the […]