Facilities @ Management

Facilities @ Management

by Edmond P. Rondeau, Michaela Hellerforth
Released February 2024
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781394213283

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Book description

Facilities @ Management

Reference work describing the evolution of Facilities Management from a global perspective as experienced by the leaders in the field

With valuable insights from over fifty diverse contributors from all around the world, Facilities @ Management: Concept, Realization, Vision - A Global Perspective describes the evolution of the Facilities Management (FM) internationally, discussing the past, present, and future of a profession that has grown significantly over the last forty years. The contributors are made up of industry professionals, many of whom are the founders of the profession, and members from academia teaching future FM leaders.

This edited work is a Facilities Management anthology, with a focus on reviewing the origin of the industry through best practices and lessons learned from some of the sharpest minds in the field.

Facilities @ Management: Concept, Realization, Vision - A Global Perspective includes information on:

  • Handling legal compliance, strategic policies, and overall best practices to ensure a successful career in the field
  • Understanding practical guidance for the role of Facilities Management in the world’s biggest challenges, including sustainability and climate change
  • Building systems and equipment through strong technical knowledge, project management, and communication and interpersonal skills
  • Managing a diverse range of stakeholders and contractors and adapting to changing technologies, regulatory requirements, and socio-political and ecological challenges

With unique firsthand insight, including case studies, from thought leaders in FM from 16 countries around the world, this book is ideal for practicing FM professionals as well as students and researchers involved in the field.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1 Contributors: Concept
  9. 1.1 When and How “Facility Management” Became an Identified and Needed Profession
  10. 1.2 “In the Beginning of FM…”
  11. 1.3 The Birth of FM and IFMA
  12. 1.4 The Birth of Facility Management and IFMA
  13. 1.5 Beginnings
  14. 1.6 FM in the Beginning
  15. 1.7 The Beginning of Facility Management (FM) in Germany: From My Very Personal Point of View
  16. 1.8 FM Down Under
  17. 2 Contributors: Realization
  18. 2.1 My Facility Management Journey: Lessons Learned
  19. 2.2 The Institution Bauakademie in the Course of Time and Its Current Potential for Change
  20. 2.3 Structured Growth of Facilities Management in China (1992–2022)
  21. 2.4 40 Years of Facility Management
  22. 2.5 Missional Journey Toward Raising the Recognition of Facilities Management as a Business Advantage to Organizations in Singapore
  23. 2.6 The Austrian Success Model of Excellent Facility Management Education and Proactive Work by Professional Associations
  24. 2.7 A Perspective on Facilities Management (FM)
  25. 2.8 My 40-Year Odyssey in Facilities Management
  26. 2.9 How to Make Good Facility Decisions
  27. 2.10 FM Maturity: Research, Standards, and Influence
  28. 2.11 FM Transformation in High-Tech Industries and Global FM Update
  29. 2.12 The Development of Facility Management in Hong Kong: A Personal Reflection
  30. 2.13 Forty Years of FM – From a German Perspective
  31. 2.14 *ATTA GIRL*One Woman’s Portfolio Life in the Built Environment
  32. 2.15 Facility Management Education: Personal Journeys of Facility Management Educators and Researchers
  33. 2.16 The Acceptance of FM and IFMA
  34. 2.17 Academic Career Paths in Real Estate and Facility Management – a Personal Experience Report
  35. 2.18 Review of FM in LatAm
  36. 2.19 About the Many Human Factors in Facilities Management
  37. 2.20 How Did I Get Into Facility Management?
  38. 2.21 Data Structuring of CAD Drawings – My First Contact with FM
  39. 2.22 How I Became Aware of and Became Active in Facility Management (FM) in Brazil
  40. 2.23 Irene’s FM Journey “Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone.” Neale Donald Walsch
  41. 2.24 “My Way” – My Way to Facility Management
  42. 2.25 Journey into FM
  43. 2.26 How I Came to FM
  44. 2.27 Impact of Global Trends on Real Estate and Facility Management
  45. 2.28 My Episode with Facility Management
  46. 2.29 FM a Summary
  47. 2.30 My Path to Facility Management and Facility Management
  48. 3 Contributors: Vision
  49. 3.1 50 Years in the Industry – Leadership Lessons Learned
  50. 3.2 Facilities Management Industry–Student Partnership – an Exploratory Study
  51. 3.3 Four Questions for Forty Years of FM
  52. 3.4 Facility Management Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow
  53. 3.5 We Are All Jugglers. Still.
  54. 3.6 On the Brink of Change
  55. 3.7 Workplace Evolution in Ireland and Beyond
  56. 3.8 The Role of Facility Management in the Wake of Global Resource Scarcity
  57. 3.9 Paying It Forward Through the IFMA Foundation
  58. 3.10 Facility Management: Whence It Cometh, Whither It Goeth?
  59. 3.11 Integration of Business and User-Centered Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management
  60. 3.12 My FM Path and Spelling and Defining Facilities Management and Facility Manager Holistically
  61. 3.13 The Genesis of MIT’s Creation of the World’s First Comprehensive Facilities Management System and Later Creation of the Nonprofit INSITE® Consortium
  62. 3.14 Evolution of Facility Management and Its Merging in a Pattern of Industrial Sustainability and Resilience Perspectives – Experiences – Views
  63. 3.15 The Robert L. Preger Intelligent WorkplaceTM a Transformative Living Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University
  64. 4 Summary and FM Outlook
  65. Appendix A: Facility Management (FM) Associations
  66. Appendix B: Facility Management (FM) Education
  67. Appendix C: Co-Editors and Co-Iniatiators
  68. Appendix D: Glossary
  69. Index
  70. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Facilities @ Management
  • Author(s): Edmond P. Rondeau, Michaela Hellerforth
  • Release date: February 2024
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781394213283