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The 17 Mistakes Made in Emergency Plans and How to Avoid and Correct Them
Review why emergency plans are integral to strategic emergency preparedness and business continuity, while identifying seventeen common errors and oversights of emergency […]
Lean Back and Relax: A New Approach to Managing Solid Waste
The University of Pennsylvania has taken an active role in waste minimization since 2007 with impressive initiatives such as composting in select […]
Improving Maintenance Efficiency Effectiveness at the University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida (UCF) improved their facility maintenance efficiency and operational effectiveness through organizational restructuring, a new work order process […]
Seeing the Light of Day: Cleaning in Washington County
In September of 2010, Washington County, MN adopted their 2030 Comprehensive Plan which described the policies and practices needed to prepare for […]
Sell Your Projects with CFO Jargon
Learn how to develop meaningful facility-related ratios to measure performance; justify your projects using finance terminology and CFO- speak; and explain how […]
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 […]
Net-Zero Buildings: A Federal Mandate
An intro to net-zero building practices stemming from U.S. Federal Government mandate. Review the Green Building Initiative (GBI) Guiding Principles compliance requirements […]
Sustainability Makes Financial Sense
FM leaders at the University of Houston work to combat assumptions about sustainability cost and practicality through a robust sustainability program addressing […]
My Company is Going Flex-work Hoteling Crazy! What Should I Do?
Guidelines to help FMs consider the factors, processes, and outcomes of a flexible work program, with a recommendation to pilot flexible working […]