Total Facility Management, 4th Edition

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Facility management has progressed by leaps and bounds since we published the first edition back in 2000. In many countries, the subject and discipline could then be fairly described as in a formative stage of development. Defining the scope of the first edition to provide a coherent account of the subject was a challenge. The success of that first edition led to two major revisions and now this fourth edition. It represents a rethinking of our approach and what we presently consider to be within scope; yet, it retains those elements that our readers and reviewers have told us they value most.

The fourth edition consolidates current best practice, defines and develops emergent areas and offers a pathway for the future development of facility management. The body of knowledge that this new edition represents benefits from the publication of several national and international standards, none of which were around for the earlier editions. The structure and content aligns with these standards to provide readers and their organizations with a comprehensive treatment of the subject. Greater emphasis has been given to facility planning, especially the briefing stage in the design of a new or refurbished facility, design for operability, stakeholder management, outsourcing, procurement, transition, performance management, environmental management, sustainability, maintenance management, information management and building information modelling (BIM). ...