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Managing and Mitigating Risk Within Strategic Facility Management

The subject of this white paper is risk management and mitigation through strategic facility management, and it is based on fieldwork performed […]

Facilities Specialist: Job Description

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

The Hartford Green Capitol Project: Stormwater Management Techniques for Low-impact Development

Review stormwater management techniques and solutions used in a facility greening project, including green roofs, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, pervious concrete, permeable […]

School Facility Condition and Academic Outcomes

Research on the relationship between school facility conditions and student achievement as measured by the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Results show […]

Facility Condition Index

Learn how to use the facility condition index (FCI), used in facility management to provide a benchmark to compare the relative condition […]

Data-driven Decision Making Using Enterprise GIS

This white paper describes how an enterprise geospatial information system (GIS) may be used to consolidate, visualize and convert data to useful […]

No Building is an Island: Hardball on the future of FM

“The ambient office; smart buildings; smart cities; zero net energy consumption; every building a mini-power plant; free-addressing; the post-carbon economy.” We’ve all […]

Personnel Touch: The Bottom Line Impact Buildings Have on Occupants

With so much pressure on facility construction and operations to continually deliver services cheaper, the far greater benefit of improving personnel productivity […]

Maintaining the Quality of Constructed Facilities Using the Performance Information Measurement System

This study focuses on implementing a measurement system through visual inspection to identify the performance of installed sprayed polyurethane foam roofs (94 […]

Leadership for FM

The presentation explores various elements of leadership and how they apply for FMs seeking to improve employee engagement.