Retired Columnist
From Where I Sit: KISS My Asset!
Columnist Tim Springer gets feisty when discussing facility management's unnecessary complexities.
FM Frequency: The Facilities Machine–Master Or Myth?
Urban Legends may (or may not) exist in facilities too!
Tricks Of The Trade: “The Juggler”
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge searches for a long lost training tool.
Tricks Of The Trade: Outsourcing Ups And Downs
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge explains the pros and cons of this controversial facility management option.
Tricks Of The Trade: Clean Desk Policies
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge sets down some basics on how to get employees to join the "clean desk club."
FM Frequency: Did He Say Pedal Power?!
FM Frequency Columnist Jeff Crane says there are hidden energy savings in every facility...sometimes you just have to look for them.
From Where I Sit: Where’s The Sense Of Place In Workplaces?
In this expanded version of Springer
Tricks Of The Trade: The Role Of The DIMWIT
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge reveals his true feelings about the IT department (just kidding).
Tricks Of The Trade: Used Furniture
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge reveals how to get rid of unwanted assets.
FM Frequency: Questioning Boston’s “LEED”-ership
FM Frequency Columnist Jeff Crane wonders if facility managers in Beantown will throw Code 37 requirements into the harbor?
FM Frequency: Recipe For Success
Think you have what it takes to be a facility manager in today's demanding times?
Tricks Of The Trade: Global FM Consolidation
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge shares suggestions for international FM options.
Tricks Of The Trade: Salary “Comps”
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge helps one reader determine salary baselines.
FM Frequency: Disaster Cometh…Or Not!
FM Frequency Columnist Jeff Crane proclaims it's the end of the world as we know it, again!
From Where I Sit: Are You Invisible?
Columnist Tim Springer explains why facility professionals need to be their own best cheerleading section.
Tricks Of The Trade: FM Manual
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge explains how to set up a facilities maintenance manual.
Tricks Of The Trade: Curtailing Energy Costs
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge explains the benefits of setback thermostats.
Tricks Of The Trade: Business Process Outsourcing
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge explains the basics behind BPO.
FM Frequency: Lean Or Green?
FM Frequency Columnist Jeff Crane wonders, do facility managers really have to make a choice when trying to reconcile budgets with sustainability goals?
From Where I Sit: You Get What You Pay For
Columnist Tim Springer asks, before the sale, how much is too much to ask from vendors?