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Developing a Planned Maintenance Program That Aims Towards a Preventative Mindset: A Case Study in FM Leadership

This proposal documents the process of creating a formal maintenance plan where none previously existed, with key components that facilitate and align […]

Does Workplace Matter? Perceived Satisfaction with Physical Workspace as a Driver of Worker Performance

Researchers surveyed 408 randomly selected office workers in an effort to understand the relationship between workers’ perceived satisfaction level with workspace, and […]

Making Mobility Work

Consider the multidimensional role and challenges of mobility as one of many elements essential to a successful integrated workplace strategy.

Maintaining the Quality of Constructed Facilities Using the Performance Information Measurement System

This study focuses on implementing a measurement system through visual inspection to identify the performance of installed sprayed polyurethane foam roofs (94 […]

RICS Professional Guidance - Global: Strategic FM, 1st edition

This publication is divided into three parts meant to support the management of the built environment. A guidance note that focuses on […]

Economic Space Utilization and Sustainability by IT-based Optimization

A mathematic modeling approach is presented as a solution for automating space allocation and optimization. From the proposed data model, CAFM/IWMS software […]

Reducing the Fall Fatality Rate by Managing the Risk Associated With Working at Heights

This study examines the reasons behind historical fall fatality rates and presents recommendations for mitigation, concluding that FMs must develop, implement and […]

Condition Based Maintenance (CBM): UK Pilot Study

A 15-month monitoring study was undertaken manually to determine the feasibility and impact of condition based maintenance (CBM) on 83 rotary assets […]

Quick Response (QR) Codes and FM

This paper examines how QR codes in a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) can improve the FM’s ability to track and manage […]

Investigating FM Decision-Making Processes Through a Situation Awareness Approach

This study provides a conceptual model of the Situation Awareness (SA) approach for application in FM, applying the Goal Directed Cognitive Task […]