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Facility managers get handed so many problems that it’s no wonder some adopt a sort of fullback mentality. Take the ball, put your head down and try to plow ahead. That works, up to a point, but you take a lot of pounding along the way — from occupants, other managers, even top executives...

Consumers aren’t particularly happy with the current recovery. Unemployment won’t fall and housing prices won’t rise. Still, over the holidays, consumer spending was up. It’s no surprise that consumers — like corporations — cut back when the economy tanks. But when...

My son is a high school senior, and in the past couple of months we’ve received plenty of colorful brochures from colleges hoping to entice students to apply for admission. These pieces are well-produced, filled with pictures of smiling young people and well manicured campus landscapes. But the...

The middle of an economic slump might seem an odd time to run a cover story about getting ahead, as we are doing with the September issue — the more so with an audience that has no expectation of being on the fast track. As the cover story shows, facility managers value stability more than opportunities...

Some things seem so obvious that it’s hard to believe that other people don’t get it. You almost have to think that they actually do understand the point but for some reason don’t want to admit it. For facility managers, the benefits of making investment decisions based on life-cycle...

Want to improve your chances of convincing bean counters that investments in energy projects are worthwhile? Stop talking about payback periods and start talking about return on investment, said speakers at the Facility Decisions conference and exposition in Las Vegas. Alan Whitson, president, The Corporate...

Facility management can be a thankless job. The facility executive is responsible for an enormous asset base and a significant operating budget. But in the eyes of too many top executives, FM never rises to a strategic level. Instead, when they think of facilities, senior managers think of utility bills...

How's this for pressure? A visit by Sen. Richard Lugar, Rep. David Obey and 18 of their peers in Congress to decide whether you will get the money you need to renovate a major building. And the building in question is no ordinary facility. It's the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building...