Internal air quality: It starts with lease negotiations
There are a number of approaches to ensuring more consistent indoor air quality performance. But, this requires upfront planning and negotiations. RODNEY TIMM of Property Beyond discusses internal air...
View ArticleEvents company’s safety procedures improved by custom app
An event staging, management and planning company has launched a custom-built smartphone app allowing employees across the business to manage and execute events with a greater focus on safety. Staging...
View ArticleLinking data from BIM to facilities management
DR DOMINIK HOLZER from AEC Connect explains the technical requirements that allow data gathered during planning and construction to be carried further to the operations and maintenance side of projects...
View ArticleBusiness school’s new retail multi-channel merchandise strategy and planning...
Melbourne Business School’s new program, Retail Futures: Multi-Channel Merchandise Strategy and Planning, addressing the retail industry’s challenges. Melbourne Business School has designed a program...
View ArticleWhy coaching and mentoring are key skill sets for FM success
KEVIN LOWE from Campbelltown City Council shares his experiences of mentoring staff and younger board members over the years, and offers some advice for successful staff development. Whatever industry...
View ArticleCommissioning HVAC systems: Quick, cost-effective energy efficiency
The proper commissioning of HVAC systems represents one of the quickest and most cost-effective opportunities to increase energy efficiency. How to grasp these opportunities is explained by LASATH...
View ArticleWhy poor contract transition management is not an option
RODNEY TIMM of Property Beyond explains why poor transition management is not an option and provides advice on ensuring successful contract transition. There appears to be significant inertia in the...
View ArticleTime on your side: The value of effective project management
BENJAMIN NAUGHTIN, national capital projects manager at AMP Capital, shares seven ways in which to improve capital works programming. What is the difference between facilities mangers and Doctor Who?...
View ArticleAsset management: How to think long-term
How to overcome the challenges of taking a long-term, planned approach to maintaining the value of physical assets is discussed by STEVE LYONS, managing director at SPM Assets. Buildings can last...
View ArticleThe confusing world of asset maintenance planning
Rodney Timm, director of Property Beyond, demystifies the perpetual confusion and misunderstanding surrounding life cycle replacement and asset management models. The credibility of the facilities...
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