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BIM Master Planning for 72 Million Square Feet

Learn how a community college system used integrated data systems to form a web-based core solution to maintain consistently updated information, optimizing […]

How to Move from Good to GREAT as a Leader: Examples from Within IFMA

Leadership skills are a big focus within any profession; but when you are a volunteer leader, there’s no formal training, so you […]

Let There Be Light! Retrofitting Office Lighting Offers Triple Bottom Line Benefits

The Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD) at Carnegie Mellon University statistically links six lighting and daylighting retrofit options with lighting […]

Don't Be Caught Off Guard: A Primer on Pre and Post-Disaster Planning

In any disaster, the three main concerns related to a facility’s performance are loss of life, physical damage and downtime following the […]

Play the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Game

FMs navigate the complicated process of evaluating energy efficiency and assessing retrofitting options in commercial buildings. This case study demonstrates a staged […]

Is Your Office Stressing You Out and Making You Fat?

Investigating links between health, the built environment, and occupant behavior, this research highlights strategies for and benefits of designing, building, and managing […]

How to Maximize the Value of Your Furniture Assets

Learn how to enhance productivity, reflect corporate culture, and enable interactive innovation that contributes to recruitment and retention of talent by properly […]

Experiencing Change: Discover a New Future

A look at change management and the impact of the facility manager who manages change, including a case study about change management […]

Value-Driven Near-Zero Strategies for New and Retrofit Commercial Buildings

Increase the efficiency of new and retrofit commercial projects by using Passive House Standard and strategies. Learn about the principles and cost […]

Qualifying Contractors With a Simplified Scorecard

Review an objective methodology to assess a contractor’s qualifications using a simple matrix, and learn how to determine "best value" when hiring […]