Question Of The Week: Benefits Of BIM
What benefits have you gleaned from the use of BIM in your facility projects? What challenges have you faced?
Question Of The Week: Operating Empty Buildings
One professional asks what the standard minimum maintenance requirement is for operating a vacant building.
Question Of The Week: Rating Vendors With KPIs
Tracking vendor performance is essential to outstanding service. One facility professional inquires on how others are evaluating their outsourced providers.
Question Of The Week: Asset Management Solution
In educational environments, asset tracking can be particularly challenging. One facility professional is seeking asset management advice.
Question Of The Week: Bird Collisions And Buildings
Humane and environmental concerns notwithstanding, an increasing number of locales have passed legislation to address this concern.
Question Of The Week: Best Practices/Policies For Auxiliary Appliances (Personal Heaters And Fans)
Space heaters are the thorn in the side of many facility managers, so one professional is seeking feedback on best practices and policies.
Question Of The Week: Soap Suggestions
A cheap fixture will not stand up to the cleaning in commercial application and will become an eyesore. Meanwhile, the most economical soap is the one that no one complains about. So how should a facility manager decide what to buy?
Question Of The Week: Outsourcing Strategies
A facility professional asks what level of in-house management should oversee outsourced services?
Question Of The Week: High-Maintenance Radiator Valves
Technicians are spending a significant amount of time each season releasing "stuck" radiator valves for occupants, and one manager is looking for ways to resolve the situation permanently.
Question of the Week: Open Office Plan
Open office plans are touted for encouraging collaboration, reducing real estate costs, and increasing overall productivity. But the lack of privacy and possibly problematic acoustics can also present a downside.
Question Of The Week: Staff Assessments
In the process of reorganizing his facilities team, one manager is looking for advice regarding assessment tools that cover the complete range of skills for members of his department.
Question Of The Week: Building Compliance Audits
One facility professional is looking for feedback on how to set up a large scale building compliance/auditing program.
Question Of The Week: Automated Restrooms… Friend Or Foe?
A reader recently shared his thoughts on automatic faucets in public restrooms, noting that these plumbing fixtures dictate the temperature of water he uses to wash his hands, which is often not hot enough for his liking.
Question Of The Week: Trigeneration Vs. Cogeneration
One facility manager is looking for feedback on cogeneration (combined heat and power) compared to trigeneration (combined cooling, heat and power) to generate electricity efficiently.
Question Of The Week: Ebola And Cleaning Practices
Facility cleaning procedures play a part in preventing the spread of Ebola. Are yours addressing the threat?
Question Of The Week: Cleaning Material And Toiletries Budgets
One tech facility manager is trying to determine budgetary benchmarking policies for procuring maintenance and toiletry products.
Question Of The Week: Boosting Recycling Rates
The success of recycling programs relies heavily on occupant engagement.
Question Of The Week: Facilities Management In A Minecraft World
One tech expert floats the idea of using Microsoft's recent acquisition, Minecraft, for practical 3D facilities management floor plan layout applications.
Question Of The Week: Where Are You Finding Your Future FMs?
Over the next 15 years, a high proportion of seasoned members of the facility management profession will be leaving the workforce as they reach retirement age.
Question of the Week: Anticipating Snow Removal
One facility management professional is looking for advice on the most cost effective way to handle snow removal.