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Utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) for FM
This study explores perceptions of BIM in the FM community and attempts to highlight real world issues that FMs have faced while […]
Budgetary Control for External FM Service Providers
This research paper explores the critical success factors for a contract with budgetary control service providers in FM, focusing on the reasons […]
Evolution of FM and Review of Canadian FM Practitioners Skills
This research examines FM core skills in the Canadian context along with the evolution of FM through an analysis of Canadian IFMA […]
Space, Conversations and Place: Lessons from Organizational Development
Addressing the effects of space on cognitive processes, this research suggests that modern workplaces (with their emphasis on interaction) need to focus […]
Industry Exchange Through Student Internships
Results of a survey providing a basic understanding of practices in hiring and managing FM interns, including suggestions from the respondents on […]
Performance-based FM: An Integrated Approach
This research presents an integrated FM model for health care facilities through case study. The proposed Integrated Health Care Facility Management Model […]
Significant Parameters for Building Automation Performance
With the goal of defining a model-as-performance-measurement-tool for building automation systems (BAS), the study identifies and illustrates issues affecting BAS and the […]
A Method to Benchmark Swiss Hospital Catering
Qualitative research addressing how FM costs emerge and are justified in Swiss hospitals, informing the development of a benchmarking method for Swiss […]
Developing a Planned Maintenance Program That Aims Towards a Preventative Mindset: A Case Study in FM Leadership
This proposal documents the process of creating a formal maintenance plan where none previously existed, with key components that facilitate and align […]
Does Workplace Matter? Perceived Satisfaction with Physical Workspace as a Driver of Worker Performance
Researchers surveyed 408 randomly selected office workers in an effort to understand the relationship between workers’ perceived satisfaction level with workspace, and […]