Tag: TFM-March-2014
March 2014 Issue (Volume 27, Number 2)
A routine day for facility managers is anything but routine, but that's why so many professionals enjoy the challenges. This issue covers everything from occupant health, life safety, business continuity, and data centers.
Tricks Of The Trade: Best Practices Pursuits
Creating facility management standards is a challenge that many professionals face. Folsom offers some assistance.
Services & Maintenance: Energy Improvement Plans
Maximize benefits by integrating conservation measures into long-term capital budgets.
FM Frequency: Occupant Well-Being
Cleaning policies are paramount, but other aspects impact the health quotient of a facility.
Technology and FM: Building A Green Data Center
Whether or not the organization is pursuing LEED certification, setting a clear path to sustainable goals is key.
K-12 Case Study: Education Renovation
New facility systems and equipment improve the learning environment in a St. Louis, MO suburb.
FM Issue: Safer And Stronger
As part of a campus-wide risk management initiative, the University of Iowa focuses on fire systems.
Tricks Of The Trade: Transitioning To Facility Management
One reader writes to TFM Guru Folsom and asks, "What advice would you have regarding how to begin the transition from a construction career into facility management?"
Data Center Trends: Monitoring Data Centers
Paramount to their operation is keeping tabs on power supply.
Facility Retrofit: Delivering Daylighting
NEW COLUMN! In this new Facility Retrofit Column, find out how the Douglas County School District in Colorado brings in natural light to classrooms and common spaces.