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People, Places, Planet: The Future of Workplace Management

Learn how facility managers can leverage technology to integrate ESG (environmental, social and governance) into Facilities Management operations.

The Transformative Role of AI in Facility Management

Suri Suriyakumar, CEO of ARC Document Solutions and ARC Facilities, champions the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in facility management, emphasizing its […]

Top 10 Skills Every Facility Manager Needs to Succeed

What strengths and skills are employers seeking from facility manager candidates? Here are 10 skills you need to move up as a […]

Procurement of Facility Management

Published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), this professional statement and guidance note […]

Ep. 73: Workplace Design and Strategic Facilities Planning

Rich Fanelli, IFMA Fellow, is President/Principal at FM Studios (formerly Fanelli McClain, Inc.) where he has served the facility management community by […]

Charting a Path Toward IFMA Accreditation in Universities

This paper outlines the steps of various universities as they guide their FM-related programs toward accomplishing the key goals of filling market […]

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 […]

Reducing Energy Costs: How One University Realized Drastic Savings Through an Innovative Control System

Providing a case study example, this piece suggests that FMs should blend an organization’s building systems and information technology architecture into a […]

From Property Management to Facility Management: The Revolution in China

Explore reasons why ergonomics should be attributed to FM, learn how an ergonomics program can strategically position FM in corporate business operations […]

Developing the Business Case for Preventative Maintenance: Understand the true ROI of Run to Fail

The Facility Condition Index (FCI) helps FMs understand the overall condition of their assets relative to property value. While FCI has been […]