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IFMA has a new home — a new Houston headquarters that the association has dubbed the Service Center of Excellence. The space is designed to provide mobility to employees both inside and away from the office. That approach allowed IFMA to reduce useable space by half, one of several green strategies...

If your current outsourcing arrangement isn't working as well as you'd like, consider focusing on results, not on telling the provider how to do the work. Performance-based outsourcing arrangements specify outcomes, not work processes. Click here to read more about how it works.

Just a reminder that Friday is the deadline for getting FMXcellence applications in. The FMXcellence program gives you a chance to earn national recognition for the work you're doing to add value to your organization. To submit your application, or to learn more, click here .

I received an application for FMXcellence recognition this morning that highlights one of the benefits of the program. As you probably know, FMXcellence honors facility departments that have added value to their organizations. We ask applicants, if possible, to attach a letter from a key manager outside...

We know how busy FMs are and how many deadlines you have to meet. That’s why we are extending the deadline for applications for the FMXcellence recognition program to October 28. Go to FMXcellence honors facility departments that demonstrate they are adding value to their organizations. Past honorees...

For the past two years, Building Operating Management has sponsored the FMXcellence recognition program for facility departments. FMXcellence aims to do two things. One is to honor FM departments that are adding value to their organizations. The other is to spread the word about successful programs,...

I'm an intern in the purchasing department of The University of Connecticut. We are currently undergoing a comprehensive reform process that includes a facilities/operations overhaul particularly regarding strategic sourcing, inventory and supply chain management processes. I was wondering if anyone...

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...