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Smart Maintenance, Strong Facilities: The Case for Preventive Maintenance
Preventive maintenance is key to running a reliable, efficient facility – but without the right training, costly breakdowns and downtime are inevitable. […]
Maximizing Operational Performance with Facility Condition Assessments
In this blog, the role of precise facility condition assessments and equipment inventory management is discussed. Many organizations, including municipalities, schools, hospitals, […]
Facility Master Planning, FCAs & the Importance of Accurate Asset Inventory
Many organizations say their asset inventory is off by as much as 20%-40%? It’s no wonder – considering building changes happen constantly. […]
Maximizing Operational Performance with FCAs
Many organizations, including municipalities, schools, hospitals, and manufacturers are currently or planning to do a Facility Condition Assessment (FCA). These assessments are […]
Preparing a Facility for Winter
FMs are provided checklists for properly managing and maintaining their cooling and heating systems in order to ensure efficient operations, tenant comfort, […]
The Art of Capital Planning
Understanding a capital budget and how to prioritize building and land improvements is critical to the success of anyone managing real estate […]
Proactive Maintenance Strategies for Operational Value
Preventative (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) programs are central to success and a critical element of effective asset management. A formal program […]
Managing Roofs for Sustainability
Learn how to reduce expensive roof emergencies with preventive maintenance, reduce and defer capital investments by extending the life of your roof, […]
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 […]
The Role of the Facility Manager in Attaining and Maintaining AAALAC Accreditation
Facility managers as a group rarely get involved in Vivarium (Research Animal Facility) operations outside of corrective or preventive maintenance. However, accreditation […]