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Tools and Tips for Fire Safety
By Jim Widmer
Widmer examines the strategic use of standpipe hose systems throughout commercial buildings as a critical component of a balanced fire protection design.
Do Not Let Roofing Top Your Budget
Keeping a roof in top shape requires enacting a roof asset management program. Over time, this program will optimize roof performance, save […]
Don't Waste a Good Crisis
A webinar addressing lessons learned by New York FMs as a result of 2012 superstorm, Hurricane Sandy. The presentation discusses instances of […]
High Stakes Business: People, Property and Services
This IFMA research report was created to help facility managers navigate the challenges, and identify trends and practices in the area of […]
Preparedness: Are You Ready for the Next Disaster?
By Kay Sargent
Supporting proactive disaster planning, this guide provides disaster scenario statistics, explanation of evacuation versus invacuation, and a listing of tools for crime […]
The Disaster Experience QuickFire for Facility Managers
Learn the basics of business continuity planning, including principles of emergency management, business continuity outlining and planning produce, questions for self-evaluating disaster […]
Weathering Climate Change: Resiliency Strategies for Existing Buildings
In 2017, there was a shift within the facilities management community from sustainability to resiliency. The effort now is to counter the […]
A Cigarette, a Fire and 3 Years to Find a Solution: Lacrosse Apartments, Docklands
By Fraser Main
On the evening of 24 December 2014 the occupant of apartment 605 at the Lacrosse Building put down his cigarette. What happened […]
Emergency Response Management: A Plan for Failure
By John Rimer
Explains the importance of Emergency Response Management and planning, including the creation of developing an Emergency Preparedness Plan, a Hazard Vulnerability Plan […]
When the Smoke Clears: How Planning Enabled Business to Continue During the Northern California Wildfires
How ready are you for a big disaster? As a small business, when we undertook the ISO Business Continuity Management Systems certification, […]