The Facility Management Handbook

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Based on best practices and proven research, The Facility Management Handbook has long been the go-to resource for professionals in the field. Extensively updated for the realities of today’s workplace, the third edition provides readers with the tools and guidance they need to wipe out inefficiency and create a productive facility that integrates people, place, and process. Covering a broad range of topics from space planning and maintenance to benchmarking and outsourcing, readers will gain practical insight into how they can: • design, construct and maintain facilities using sustainable practices • provide a safe, attractive work environment that supports productivity • ensure that facility plans match organizational needs • plan and control capital expenditures • address critical security and emergency preparedness issues Complete with case studies and indispensable information on sustainability and post-9/11 security concerns, this is still the ultimate resource for facility managers.
 

Contents

Planning Programming and Budgeting
77
Real Estate
133
Sustainability
167
The DesignBuild Cycle
197
Facility Emergency Preparedness
257
Facility Security Management
307
Operations and Maintenance
345
Facility Management Practice
433
WebSites and Internet Addresses
551
Facility Management Education Programs
559
LifeCycle Cost Example
564
Synopses of Economic Studies on Sustainability
568
Facility Security and Emergency Best Practices
570
Backup Documents
573
Glossary
616
Index
641

The Facility Managers Tool Kit of References
545

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About the author (2009)

David G. Cotts, PE, CFM (Alexandria, VA) is a former president of the International Facility Management Association.

Kathy O. Roper, CFM, LEED AP (Atlanta, GA) is Associate Professor of Integrated Facility Management at Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Architecture.

Richard P. Payant, CFM, CPE (Washington D.C.) is Director of Facilities Management, Georgetown University

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