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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 […]

Winter Preparedness Checklist

Use this winter preparedness checklist to properly maintain your facility’s cooling and heating systems, extend the life of your HVAC equipment and […]

Facilities Coordinator Job Description

This template provides you with the job description and qualifications for a Facilities Coordinator position.

Facilities Projects Manager: Job Description

This template provides you with the job description and qualifications for a Facilities Project Manager position.

Construction Claims: Impact of Defective Construction on Long-term Facility Maintenance Costs

A study conducted to quantify the impact of defective construction procedures and methods on sustainable construction projects’ recurring FM costs. The data […]