Tag: budgets
Focusing On Facility Finances
Being financially responsible for a facility project from beginning to end requires not only skill, but education and training.
How To Prioritize Your Next CapEx Project
As organizations address changing capital budgets, they figure out how it will impact their existing project plans.
Signs It’s Time To Renovate Your Commercial Space
Commercial property maintenance is the best way to preserve the property's value, maintain tenant satisfaction, and generate enough revenue.
Did You Miss Our “Achieving Operational Efficiency In An Economic Downturn” Webinar?
View our round-table discussion and learn how can facility managers can achieve operational efficiency when managing complex buildings.
Aligning Facility Investment With Organizational Mission
Facilities are often one of the most valuable assets for an organization, but developing a long-term facilities investment strategy the organization can rally around is a difficult task. This eBook discusses five steps for aligning facility investments with organizational mission.
Summer Construction: Effectively Plan And Execute Your Campus Projects
From small city colleges to large research universities, schools across the U.S. rush to complete renovations and construction projects during the summer months, when traffic on campus is minimal. This eBook explains how schools can start projects faster by changing their project delivery.
Scope Your Way To Better Budgets
An accurate budget estimate begins with a clear, detailed Scope of Work. So what does a scope need to contain? Here’s the guide on everything you need to know.
2018 State Of Facilities In Higher Education Report Now Available!
Download this white paper from Gordian and explore the latest higher ed facilities trends, benchmarks, and best practices.
Question Of The Week: Auditing Your Utility Provider Could Net Big Savings
Ordering a utility audit on a facility’s water, sewer, and stormwater bills reveals any overcharges that an organization may be paying.
5D BIM For Capital Planning
For construction projects, integrating all relevant dimensions holds promise for improved outcomes.
Technology, Aging Facilities Impacting Education Facility Budgets
SchoolDude's inaugural Facilities Budget, Staffing and Operations Study surveyed more than 400 K-12 and higher education facilities, maintenance, and operations professionals.
Did You Miss The Creative Financing And M&V – How To Sell Your CFO...
This video recap explains how to leverage budgets effectively for your energy projects.
Question Of The Week: Tech Tools For Master Planning
A facilities administrator seeks advice on tools for budget and maintenance plans.
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 The Bottom Line?
What is the single most effective change you've implemented recently to improve your bottom line?
Tricks Of The Trade: Per Square Foot Costs For Renovations
A global facility manager is looking for assistance with the detailed costs per square foot for renovations in existing office spaces in the U.S. and Latin America.
Tricks Of The Trade: Gauging Customer Service
Facilities Management Guru Kevin Folsom introduces the concept of "servant leadership" to managers who are seeking ways to rate those in the profession.
Professional Development: Open Dialogue
By tackling inefficiencies in construction communication practices, facility managers improve project outcomes. From the September 2013 issue.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Taking The Pulse Of The Profession
What is the current health of—and forecast for—the facility management profession?
FM Frequency: Pinching Pennies; Counting Quarters
Think it's impossible to justify your own salary by scrimping and saving? FM Frequency Columnist Charles Carpenter suggests you think again.