Retired Columnist
This expert formerly served as a regular contributor to Facility Executive (formerly Today’s Facility Manager) magazine. His vast knowledge of the facility management profession continues to provide a rich resource for facility managers by way of this online archive.
Tricks Of The Trade: Super Smart Cards
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge gets help from TFM Facility Technologist Tom Condon and reviews the limitless possibilities of today's technology.
Tricks Of The Trade: Standardized Cleaning Documents
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge looks at the audit process in an attempt to standardize housekeeping reports.
Tricks Of The Trade: Capital Equipment Replacement Program
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge helps one reader create a capital equipment replacement program.
FM Frequency: Singing The 1040 Blues…Or Was That A Hymn?
Tax preparation is an unexpected religious experience for FM Frequency Columnist Jeff Crane.
Tricks Of The Trade: Prepping For An Interview
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge helps one hopeful fm prepare for his first "imaginary" week on the job.
Tricks Of The Trade: Structural Construction Documents
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge finds a guideline addressing coordination and completeness of structural construction documents.
FM Frequency: To LEED Or Not To LEED? It All Depends!
Crane shares this interactive session with a thought provoking reader.
From Where I Sit: Messy Desk=Messy Mind? Not So Fast!
The study of cognitive ergonomics can
Tricks Of The Trade: Meat Locker Sheets (!?)
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge figures out where to get soft walls for a data center.
Tricks Of The Trade: Green Building Basics
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge helps on facility professional find out about green building certification options.
Tricks Of The Trade: Mission Critical Quiz
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge takes the redundancy question quiz.
FM Frequency: From the Outside Looking In
A peek inside the fictitious life of temporary facility manager, Ms. Y (courtesy of "Dear Diary").
Tricks Of The Trade: Hello, Columbus!
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge breaks down operations costs for the City of Columbus, OH.
Tricks Of The Trade: Organizational Tools
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge gets one facility manager on track with a solution to her task management problems.
Tricks Of The Trade: Water In The Lights
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge addresses the safety issue of leaky roofs, water, and light fixtures.
From Where I Sit: Facility Management Is…
Tim Springer challenges fms to define what they do in terminology that's tangible to everyone.
FM Frequency: For The Love Of Buildings
Confessions under the knife: anesthesia exposes the trippy side of Crane's facility sensibilities.
Tricks Of The Trade: Mythbusting the Copper vs. Aluminum Debate
TFM Columnist Jim Elledge puts forth the case for copper wire vs aluminum wire connected to main electrical switch gears.
FM Frequency: That’s What I Like About LEED
The new year is revealing an optimistic side of FM Frequency Columnist Jeff Crane.
FM Frequency: A Few Of My Favorite (Web) Things
They may not be raindrops on roses, but there are some things that make Jeff Crane happy.
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