or today’s facility executives, wearing multiple hats isn’t a career anomaly — it’s the job. Beyond managing institutional and commercial buildings and systems, these professionals often are also responsible for capital planning, staff supervision, stakeholder communication, budgets and cross-department coordination.
Read This » No Irish Goodbye for a Valued Friendrian Terry’s name has been in every Building Operating Management magazine over the last three decades, but chances are you don’t know who he is. We’ve never asked him to be a subject matter expert for an article, even though he’s one of the most trusted voices in our office on facility management issues.
Read This » MEWPs: High-Level Training Issuesaintenance and engineering departments are relying more heavily than ever on lift equipment to complete tasks in and around commercial and institutional facilities.
Read This » No Department Is an Islandor decades, maintenance and engineering departments seemed to operate on their own.
Read This » Lessons in Top-Level Sustainability from Harvard Business Schoolreen roofs have become central elements of many institutional and commercial organizations’ sustainability efforts.
Read This » Data Centers’ Moment Comes Along with Controversyata centers have been around since the 1940s.
Read This » Registration Opens for NFMT Westegistration is now open for NFMT West in Las Vegas, November 3-4 at the Horseshoe resort and casino.
Read This » Why Work-Life Balance is Important for WellnessBalancing a career and life outside of work can be difficult for facility executives.
Read This » FM Insights: Preparation for Facilities SuccessFor Facility Influencer Charles Thomas, the key to a great day in facilities management starts the day before. “Every smooth day on site, usually started the afternoon before at my desk, with a calendar, a notepad and a clear picture of what the building and the people inside are going to need from me tomorrow,” says Thomas, a facilities operations consultant at LACE Management.
Read This » Drones: Extending Reach, Maximizing Resourcesew institutional and commercial facilities are built with future maintenance in mind.
Read This » Sustainable K-12 Schoolyards Grow in Popularityhe traditional image of K-12 schoolyards is not often favorable.
Read This » What’s the Hardest Part of Building a Strong Facilities Team Culture?strong company culture is becoming increasingly more important to all employees, particularly new hires.
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