There's a lot to manage within a maintenance and engineering department: benchmarking, training, budgets, outsourcing, energy management, grounds care, housekeeping and more. This track provides an in-depth look into how these and other key issues play out within commercial and institutional facilities, and offers insight into the manager's role in finding efficient, cost-effective solutions.
Monday, March 15
PC2: 1:00-4:30
Saving Money with Maintenance: Proper Planning, Scheduling and Storerooms Can Get You There
Tuesday, March 16
T1.39: 9:00-9:50
Maintenance Cost Forecasting
T2.37: 10:00-10:50
Lowering Costs Through Conditioned-Based Maintenance and Commissioning

Demonstrating the Value of the Maintenance Function in a Faltering Economy
T3.37: 11:00-11:50
Three Key Strategies to Lower O&M Costs

Grounds Management: Designing and Maintaining Sustainable Landscapes

ADA Update for the New Decade
Wednesday, March 17
W1.37: 9:00-9:50
Mission-Critical Facilities Operations and Maintenance

Is Training the Problem? Why Some Employees Don't Perform
W2.37: 10:00-10:50
Five Myths About the Maintenance Profession -- and How to Bust Them

Using Assessments and Selective Training to Reduce Maintenance Costs
W3.37: 3:10-4:00
Recruitment Process Outsourcing: What Is It and How Can It Benefit Your Company

CIMS: Taking the Guesswork Out of Contract Cleaning
W4.37: 4:10-5:00
Fighting the Maintenance Crisis

Seeing ROI with IR Thermography for Predictive Maintenance
Thursday, March 18
R1.37: 9:00-9:50
GSA's Facility Maintenance and Management Services

Show Me the Money! Finding ROI in Maintenance
R2.37: 10:00-10:50
Create Increased Value while Decreasing Costs

Paving the Way to a Great First Impression
R3.37: 2:10-3:00
Employment and Labor Law Update

Retrocommissioning of Existing Facilities
R4.39: 3:10-4:00
Successful Facilities Management Auditing and Benchmarking