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My name is Chris Sayre. I manage a Facilities Management Summit run by my company, Forum Networking Events. I'm always looking to stay current with trends in the industry, and network with professionals in the industry. Our upcoming Summit will be in Dallas, early December; I'm always looking...

Hello All— I am a NYU SCPS masters’ candidate in the department of Management Information Technology. I am writing to ask your help with my primary research—namely asking you for assistance in completing my thesis’ on-line survey, the link to which is here: http://nyu.qualtrics...

The Framework for Improving Building Operating Decisions is a research project being conducted at The University of Reading in partnership with Penn State. The goal of the research is to develop a concise and practical web-based decision support tool to help facility managers and facility management...

“A Framework for Improving Building Operating Decisions” is a research project being conducted at The University of Reading in partnership with Penn State. The goal of the research is to develop a concise and practical web-based decision support tool to help facility managers and facility...

Doesn't matter what your situation is, I would like to here from you about the biggest problems or difficulties you are facing as a FM. Management problems, funding, staff, safety, operational cost reductions, energy efficiency? What's going on in your world?

Do you know whether the landlord has renewed the building fire certificate ? when was the last time the landlord tested his fire sprinkler pumps and the standby generator. It is becoming more important that tenants understand the built and condition of the base building infrastructures. Failure of such...

I was recently asked to name top 10 most influential inventions or services created for the building industry within the past 40 years. If you've read my profile, you know that I don't do FM. I'm in education. I've seen and read plenty, but I don't actually do the work. So, even though...

This is an interesting question. I recently gave a talk focusing on how well we know the average price for construction, the basic cost of new equipment, and the cost for repairs. The attendees had a good perception of all. When it comes to the cost of maintaining an optimal building.......... well....

First impressions - what a great site!! Just saw this mentioned in one of a multitude of emails and it peaked my interest. I am in Branford, CT and currently working in National Accounts Management for Stanley Convergent Security Services - a full service security installation, monitoring, servicing...