Facility Management is the ultimate reference for facility and design professionals who want to create a productive workplace that corresponds to the short- and long-term goals of their corporation. This indispensable handbook takes an executive management perspective and provides comprehensive, detailed information on all the specific tasks critical for making effective and ultimately profitable decisions. Following the nine core responsibilities identified by the International Facility Management Association, the authors guide the reader through critical planning and decision-making steps in strategic planning, financial forecasting, real estate acquisition and disposition, architectural and engineering design, interior programming and space planning, project management, renovation projects, maintenance, operations, and administrative services. Interwoven among the fundamentals are approaches to today's most challenging issues: changing technology, indoor environments, energy conservation, ergonomics, health and safety, inventory, and security.
To illustrate and clarify often complex issues, the authors include a number of real-world examples and provide policies, procedures, forms, and exhibits that can be easily applied to specific businesses and operations. Supplementing their practical approach are important ethical discussions, career planning suggestions, and a revealing look at the future of the profession.
Facility Management addresses the needs of experienced facility professionals, students, and professionals in other areas trying to start a new career. It provides comprehensive, insightful, and thorough preparation for the challenges and opportunities awaiting facility professionals in the twenty-first century.
"This is an excellent publication that should be part of every facility manager's library. It is a well-organized encyclopedia, full of useful tips, advice and suggestions for the seasoned manager and the facility newcomer." — Arthur P. Hahn Vice President Operations Facilities West
A comprehensive approach to the practicalities of facility management.
Facility Management is a unique how-to book that provides comprehensive coverage of all the facets of this evolving profession. This practical hands-on book provides the facility professional with the solid decision-making strategies necessary to produce a cost-effective, quality-oriented, environmentally safe, and aesthetically pleasing workplace that will serve an organization's present and future needs.
Examples, policies, procedures, forms, and exhibits are provided throughout and can be easily adapted for specific corporate needs. Written by three active and highly respected experts in facility management with extensive backgrounds in corporate real estate, architecture, and business administration, the book covers:
- Long-range planning in facility management, including financial forecasting, real estate management, and acquisition and disposal of assets
- Space planning and design alternatives which focus on people and their interaction with new technologies and the environment
- Successfully managing construction and renovation projects, from architectural and engineering considerations to managing capital and "churn" projects
- Current professional trends and resources for career development, with an overview of this evolving profession in the larger business environment
Edmond P. Rondeau, AIA, CFM, IFMA Fellow, is Director of Consulting Services for the Corporate Business Facilities Division of Johnson Controls World Services, Inc. An architect and certified facility manager with an MBA in real estate, he has worked in strategic planning, real estate, design, construction management, and maintenance and operations for different corporations, including Contel Corporation and the Coca-Cola Company. He has held various offices with the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and has received several of its awards. Mr. Rondeau has lectured and written extensively on facility management and corporate real estate; he has authored the manual Principles of Corporate Real Estate, and codeveloped real estate management information and capital project budget tracking systems.
Robert Kevin Brown, PhD, CRE, AICP, is Director of Corporate Real Estate Advisory Services for Cohen Financial Corporation and a nationally known lecturer and consultant on asset management strategies to many Fortune 500 companies. He was previously Director of Corporate Real Estate for Rockwell International Corporation. Dr. Brown is Professor and Chairman Emeritus at Georgia State University's College of Business Administration and the former chairman and founder of its Department of Real Estate. He has codeveloped PC-based corporate real estate asset management systems, authored numerous articles and eleven books on real estate, including Real Estate Asset Management (Wiley), and served in editorial and advisory capacities for the National Real Estate Investor Magazine and The Arnold Encyclopedia of Real Estate. He holds memberships in a number of international associations, including IFMA, NACORE, IDRC, and the American Society of Real Estate Counselors.
Paul D. Lapides, CPA, MBA, is a managing consultant with the international accounting and consulting firm of BDO Seidman. His experience includes advising many Fortune 500 companies and managing real estate assets valued in excess of one billion dollars. Mr. Lapides is an assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship at Kennesaw State College, and is an adjunct assistant professor of real estate at New York University. Edmond P. Rondeau, Robert Kevin Brown, and Paul D. Lapides have previously collaborated on the books Managing Corporate Real Estate and Managing Corporate Real Estate: Forms and Procedures (Wiley).
