FM Issue Contributor
FM Issue: Today’s Data Center
Power, HVAC, and access control are vital to a data center, and the fm has responsibility for all of these areas.
FM Issue: Backup Power Design
How these systems are configured depends on what level of defense against an outage is desired.
FM Issue: Manage The Challenge
Two experts from the Disaster Emergency Response Association (DERA) address the keys to maintaining effective emergency preparedness and continuity plans.
FM Issue: Life Cycle Cost Analysis: An Asset Management Strategy
Facility professionals would do well to continue managing their buildings with an eye toward ensuring they are leveraging every aspect in a manner that contributes to the business.
FM Issue: Energy Management 2.0
Public/private collaboration aims to expedite technology development.
FM Issue: Vegging Out
Vegetative roofing systems (aka green roofs) are gaining popularity for many reasons.
FM Issue: Demystifying BIM
Data rich modeling tools may translate into dynamic new facility management capabilities.
FM Issue: Effectively Resolving Construction Related Disputes
To encourage a successful outcome, teams should ensure that a construction project contractor exercises best practices.
FM Issue: Safety Pays
Guest Contributor David Casavant outlines the tangible ways to discover the ROI of safety.
FM Issue: The Green Building Landscape
Guest Contributor Kevin Stover explains why this one aspect of the commercial real estate market continues to grow at a rapid pace.
FM Issue: Securing Office Buildings For Special Events
Guest Contributor Richard Purtell shares stories and lessons learned from the trenches of the Obama inauguration.
FM Issue: Improved IQ On IAQ
This often cloudy issue can be tackled with a comprehensive approach, and a soon to be released guide may help.
FM Issue: Survival Of The Fittest Building
It is possible for facility managers to drive value in any economy through energy efficiency efforts in their buildings.
FM Issue Bonus: Maintaining Order When The Power Goes Out
In this Web exclusive, Brian Phelan of ASCO takes a look at power delivery to healthcare facilities,
FM Issue: Power Supply
There is high demand for backup power solutions, and there are many requirements that should be addressed before purchasing decisions are made.
FM Issue: Powering Through The Data Center
Focusing on four major areas can contribute to successful power design in mission critical facilities.
FM Issue: Essential Elements In Outsourcing
Contributor Alex Lam reveals how a new approach to outsourcing is making it a more attractive management option.
FM Issue: Developing A Health And Safety Program
The success of a program is tied to its ability to blend in with an organization's culture.
FM Issue: Emergency Measures In A Post 9/11 World
Survival during disasters is not a matter of luck if appropriate planning measures are in place.
FM Issue: Energy Savings
Conservation can be considered a story in two part harmony.