Download or read book The Facility Management Handbook written by Kathy Roper and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2014-07-23 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wide-ranging umbrella of facility management covers everything from technology systems to disaster recover planning to zoning compliance…and that’s just getting started. Facilities management is a multidisciplinary function that requires a deep knowledge of the entire business and physical planning cycle. Undoubtedly, the sheer scope of duties requires a far-reaching reference for staying abreast of the latest innovations and best practices. The Facility Management Handbook is the answer. This guide shares insightful overviews, case studies, and practical guidelines that pave the way for successful planning, budgeting, real estate transactions, construction, emergency preparedness, security, operations, maintenance, and more. The thoroughly revised fourth edition examines cutting-edge technologies and includes new information on: Building Information Modeling (BIM) Contracting and project management methods FASB and IASB requirements Distributed working Sustainability reporting and more The Facility Management Handbook is the one-stop resource every facility manager must have to master a broad scope of duties while staying current on innovations and best practices.
Download or read book The Facility Manager s Guide to Finance and Budgeting written by David G. Cotts and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Fact Sheet The first primer to teach facility managers financial skills that will help them sell their department to senior management, win funds for crucial projects, & to become fully integrated into an organization.
Download or read book Facility Manager s Maintenance Handbook 2E PB written by Bernard T. Lewis and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Updated Guide to Establishing Cutting-Edge Operations and Maintenance Procedures for Today's Complex Facilities An essential on-the-job resource, Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook presents step-by-step coverage of the planning, design, and execution of operations and maintenance procedures for structures, equipment, and systems in any type of facility. This career-building reference provides the tools needed to streamline facility management processes...reduce operational costs...and ensure the effective utilization, maintenance, repair, and renovation of existing physical assets. Now with 40% new information, this Second Edition includes brand-new chapters on emergency response procedures...maintenance operations benchmarking...capital and operational budgets management...boiler and steam plant operations... and other vital topics. The only book of its kind to cover both operations and maintenance, the updated Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook features: Updated information on mechanical equipment and systems maintenance The latest fire protection procedures A comprehensive account of building codes Guidance on hazardous materials handling Excellent preparation for the IFMA Certified Facility Manager (CFM) qualification Inside This State-of-the-Art Facility Management Resource • Part 1: Organizing for Maintenance Operations • Part 2: Facility Operations and Maintenance • Operations Plans • Maintenance Plans • Part 3: Equipment and Systems Operations • Maintenance o Part 4: Facilities Emergency Preparedness o Part 5: Capital Investment
Download or read book Facilities Management Handbook written by Frank Booty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-04-09 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in this fourth edition, the Facilities Management Handbook has been fully updated from the acclaimed previous editions, continuing its status as an invaluable resource to those working in facilities management, whether just starting out or as seasoned campaigners and practitioners. Information is presented in a clear and logical way, offering easy-to-find advice and best practice information that’s essential in guaranteeing the safe, efficient and cost-effective running of any facilities function. Many sections have been completely revised, such as the chapters on complying with health and safety and property law. Other information on workplace facilities has been brought completely up to date in line with legal compliance and strategic policies to create a reliable and accurate overview of the role of today’s facilities manager. This up-to-date and revised handbook will be a key guide for the changing times that are ahead.
Download or read book BIM for Facility Managers written by IFMA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical look at extending the value of Building Information Modeling (BIM) into facility management from the world's largest international association for professional facility managers Building owners and facility managers are discovering that Building Information Modeling (BIM) models of buildings are deep reservoirs of information that can provide valuable spatial and mechanical details on every aspect of a property. When used appropriately, this data can improve performance and save time, effort, and money in running and maintaining the building during its life cycle. It can also provide information for future modifications. For instance, a BIM could reveal everything from the manufacturer of a light fixture to its energy usage to maintenance instructions. BIM for Facility Managers explains how BIM can be linked to facility management (FM) systems to achieve very significant life-cycle advantages. It presents guidelines for using BIM in FM that have been developed by public and private owners such as the GSA. There is an extensive discussion of the legal and contractual issues involved in BIM/FM integration. It describes how COBie can be used to name, capture, and communicate FM-related data to downstream systems. There is also extensive discussion of commercial software tools that can be used to facilitate this integration. This book features six in-depth case studies that illustrate how BIM has been successfully integrated with facility management in real-life projects at: Texas A&M Health Science Center USC School of Cinematic Arts MathWork's new campus Xavier University State of Wisconsin Facilities University of Chicago Library renovation BIM for Facility Managers is an indispensable resource for facility managers, building owners, and developers alike.
Download or read book The Facility Management Handbook written by David G. Cotts and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows that the management of a company's facilities, from boiler room to board room, can maximize productivity and profits. The entire facility management area - planning, leadership, managing the design process, managing finances, leasing, operations, maintenance and benchmarking - is covered.
Download or read book The Facility Manager s Emergency Preparedness Handbook written by Bernard T. Lewis and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows you how to design and establish a solid, effective, disaster prevention and relief strategy for all types of facilities. It is packed with plans, checklists, and other valuable tools, the book contains comprehensive instructions to help you: protect people, devise and integrate systems, develop management training programs, identify which of your organization's assets require protection, and how you will protect them and install a system for continuously updating your emergency response plan.
Download or read book Green Facilities Handbook written by Eric Woodroof and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting a need in the marketplace for information on how to operate a sustainable facility and reduce carbon emissions, the Green Facilities Handbook clearly explains why green business is good business and delineates practical strategies to green your operations in energy and management. The book explores issues in the greening of a facility, including janitorial considerations, fuel choices for fleets, and recycling. Additional information is provided on carbon reduction terminology, monitoring and reporting, and carbon trading as well as offset strategies. Special bonus chapters include valuable information on financing and procedures for “green” marketing.
Download or read book Facility Manager s Handbook written by Joseph F. Gustin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "bricks and mortar" issues of facility management - HVAC, lighting, electrical, plumbing, space allocation, security and grounds maintenance - continue to be at the core the facility manager's role. However, the processes involved in addressing these areas have become more complex. The proliferation of regulatory mandates, worker compensation issues, increased employee litigation, and violence in the workplace have redefined the role of the facility manager beyond "gatekeeper" to that of full-scale operations manager. Today's corporations, organizations, and business partnerships invest heavily in their physical plants. It naturally follows that they expect to maximize the return on their investment. Facility managers are seen as the catalysts for ensuring that optimal return. The Facility Manager's Handbook addresses all of these issues, and provides a multitude of tested ideas, procedures and examples for successfully and cost-effectively managing facility operations. Written in a plain-language, reader-friendly style, it provides a panoramic view of the process by isolating the key areas the facility manager must address, including real estate, space and change management, indoor air quality, emergency preparedness and response planning, communications systems, regulatory mandates and more.
Download or read book Technology for Facility Managers written by IFMA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From BIM (building information modeling) to RFID (radio frequency identification) to BAS (building automation and control systems), facility managers of today's commercial buildings are often asked to work with a variety of technologies without any experience in IT. This new book is a welcome primer for facility managers and engineers. Each chapter covers a different technology and includes specific and helpful case studies. Authored by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), this unique resource is also a practical textbook for candidates studying for IFMA certification.
Download or read book BIM Handbook written by Rafael Sacks and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-25 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The BIM Handbook is an extensively researched and meticulously written book, showing evidence of years of work rather than something that has been quickly put together in the course of a few months. It brings together most of the current information about BIM, its history, as well as its potential future in one convenient place, and can serve as a handy reference book on BIM for anyone who is involved in the design, construction, and operation of buildings and needs to know about the technologies that support it. The need for such a book is indisputable, and it is terrific that Chuck Eastman and his team were able to step up to the plate and make it happen. Thanks to their efforts, anyone in the AEC industry looking for a deeper understanding of BIM now knows exactly where to look for it." AECbytes book review, August 28, 2008 (www.aecbytes.com/review/2008/BIMHandbook.html) DISCOVER BIM: A BETTER WAY TO BUILD BETTER BUILDINGS Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers a novel approach to design, construction, and facility management in which a digital representation of the building process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in digital format. BIM is beginning to change the way buildings look, the way they function, and the ways in which they are designed and built. The BIM Handbook, Second Edition provides an in-depth understanding of BIM technologies, the business and organizational issues associated with its implementation, and the profound advantages that effective use of BIM can provide to all members of a project team. Updates to this edition include: Completely updated material covering the current practice and technology in this fast-moving field Expanded coverage of lean construction and its use of BIM, with special focus on Integrated Project Delivery throughout the book New insight on the ways BIM facilitates sustainable building New information on interoperability schemas and collaboration tools Six new case studies Painting a colorful and thorough picture of the state of the art in building information modeling, the BIM Handbook, Second Edition guides readers to successful implementations, helping them to avoid needless frustration and costs and take full advantage of this paradigm-shifting approach to construct better buildings that consume fewer materials and require less time, labor, and capital resources.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Facility Management written by Dan Lowry and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Guide to Facility Management explains exactly what is required of a practicing facility manager in today's built environment. Through personal stories and examples, Dan Lowry teaches the four FM knowledge domains of Operations & Maintenance, Project Management, Business Finance, and Leadership to aspiring and practicing facility management professionals of all backgrounds and education levels. This guide will enable you to understand not only what you need to learn, but how to develop as an FM in a way that brings maximum value to your organization. Through learning how to prove this value to senior management, Dan illustrates key things you can do in order to achieve maximum effectiveness in your FM career.
Download or read book Facilities Manager s Desk Reference written by Jane M. Wiggins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to the principle services of facilities management, revised and updated The updated third edition of Facilities Manager's Desk Reference is an invaluable resource covering all the principal facility management (FM) services. The author—a noted facilities management expert—provides the information needed to ensure compliance to current laws, to deliver opportunities to adopt new ways of using built environments, and to identify creative ways to reduce operational occupancy costs, while maintaining appropriate and productive working environment standards. The third edition is fully updated and written in an approachable and concise format. It is comprehensive in scope, the author covering both hard and soft facilities management issues. Since the first edition was published it has become a first point of reference for busy facilities managers, saving them time by providing access to the information needed to ensure the safe, effective and efficient running of any facilities function. This important book: Has been fully updated, reviewing the essential data covering the principal FM services Is highly practical, ideal for the busy FM practitioner Presents information on legal compliance issues, the development of strategic policies, tactical best practices, and much more Is a time-saving resource that brings together essential, useful, and practical FM information in one handy volume; Written for students and professional facilities managers, Facilities Manager's Desk Reference is designed as a practical resource that offers FMs assistance in finding solutions to the myriad demands of the job.
Download or read book The Facility Management Handbook written by David G. COTTS PE, CFM and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on best practices and proven research, The Facility Management Handbook has long been the go-to resource for professionals in the field. Extensively updated for the realities of today’s workplace, the third edition provides readers with the tools and guidance they need to wipe out inefficiency and create a productive facility that integrates people, place, and process. Covering a broad range of topics from space planning and maintenance to benchmarking and outsourcing, readers will gain practical insight into how they can: • design, construct and maintain facilities using sustainable practices • provide a safe, attractive work environment that supports productivity • ensure that facility plans match organizational needs • plan and control capital expenditures • address critical security and emergency preparedness issues Complete with case studies and indispensable information on sustainability and post-9/11 security concerns, this is still the ultimate resource for facility managers.
Download or read book Facility Manager s Handbook written by Joseph F. Gustin and published by Fairmont Press. This book was released on 2002-11-20 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "bricks and mortar" issues of facility management - HVAC, lighting, electrical, plumbing, space allocation, security and grounds maintenance - continue to be at the core the facility manager's role. However, the processes involved in addressing these areas have become more complex. The proliferation of regulatory mandates, worker compensation issues, increased employee litigation, and violence in the workplace have redefined the role of the facility manager beyond "gatekeeper" to that of full-scale operations manager. Today's corporations, organizations, and business partnerships invest heavily in their physical plants. It naturally follows that they expect to maximize the return on their investment. Facility managers are seen as the catalysts for ensuring that optimal return. The Facility Manager's Handbook addresses all of these issues, and provides a multitude of tested ideas, procedures and examples for successfully and cost-effectively managing facility operations. Written in a plain-language, reader-friendly style, it provides a panoramic view of the process by isolating the key areas the facility manager must address, including real estate, space and change management, indoor air quality, emergency preparedness and response planning, communications systems, regulatory mandates and more.
Download or read book Facility Maintenance written by Donn W. Brown and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maintaining your organization's physical assets is a monumental job. Leaky faucets, sanitation concerns, settling cracks, deteriorating walls . . . they're all your responsibility, your own grinding headache. But real help is here - in the format you need, at the price you can afford. Facility Maintenance puts a ready-made maintenance program right at your fingertips. It gives you complete, clear, easy-to-apply guidelines for creating a first-rate maintenance program for your organization, right from the ground up. The book is filled with handy evaluation forms, vital checklists, and practical information. Plus, it includes more than 100 instructive photos, graphs, and diagnostic charts that illustrate glaring problems in need of repair, trouble spots to watch out for, and prime examples of well-maintained facilities.
Download or read book Organization Development for Facility Managers written by Stormy Friday and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Organization development is not just a murky, high-end concept for staff in human resources. In reality, it's a set of powerful tools for building and strengthening any department -- including facilities management. What's more, there are certain characteristics that are common to successful and effective FM organizations. Now, the well-known consultant Stormy Friday has devised an original, easy-to-follow blueprint for applying the best ideas in organization development (OD) specifically to the FM arena. Put it to use and you'll increase your department's performance, morale, and sustainability -- while equipping you and your staff with the skills and knowledge to make FM a strategic player in fulfilling your company's long-term goals. This clearly written book is organized around seven crucial ""DNA links,"" or building blocks for designing and developing a high-performance department. Within each link, the author outlines a set of OD skills for you to develop and apply, as well as practical tools and techniques and revealing case studies of OD at work in an FM environment (Dow Corning Corporation, Adaptec, Applied Physics Laboratory, and more). The DNA links are: 1. Leadership: FM managers often overlook the impact of their leadership on an FM organization. This book helps you focus on the skills you need to create a fully engaged workforce, where risk-taking, innovation, and strategic thinking are everyday occurrences. 2. Individuals: Without people, you don't have an FM department -- and you need to know how individuals think, what motivates them, and how to use that knowledge to positively influence their behavior. You'll find valuable insights into what makes people tick inside. 3. Groups: How do you distribute work -- to individuals or groups? This book shows you how to make the best decision based on an informed understanding of individual versus group behavior, and whether or not group process will effectively accomplish your organization's goals. 4. Culture: Corporate culture profoundly influences the development of an FM department, and is typically the cement that holds the enterprise together. Learn about the components of culture and how to conscientiously change that culture to build a stronger department. 5. Visioning and Strategic Planning: Most FM departments are too focused on their hectic day-to-day activities to engage in visioning and strategic planning. But stepping back and devising a practical FM action plan will actually reduce the daily frenzy! Find out how to do it inside. 6. Structure: Organization structure is a critical DNA linkage. Figuring out the best possible structure for your department is a difficult but essential skill. To simplify the task, the author supplies step-by-step guidelines for choosing the most appropriate structure and the right mix of staff and skills. 7. Future: FM organizations need to pay close attention to business trends and activities that could impact their company and department in the future. Learn about the skills necessary to predict changes and challenges that might soon affect your profession. Filled with how-to instructions, up-to-the-minute research, and a broad, historical perspective, Organization Development for Facility Managers is an important contribution to the field and an essential guide for FM professionals."
