Columnists

Facility management is about the men and women in the trenches, and the magazine’s columnist are some of the most experienced professionals out there. Find out about how they deal with the challenges in the field.



The Facility Technologist: Enterprise Asset Management

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Professional Development: SLAs And Critical Facilities

Contributor Bob Atkins suggests treating outsourced personnel like part of the in-house team for the best results.

Tricks Of The Trade: The Role Of The DIMWIT

TFM Columnist Jim Elledge reveals his true feelings about the IT department (just kidding).

Tricks Of The Trade: Used Furniture

TFM Columnist Jim Elledge reveals how to get rid of unwanted assets.

FM Frequency: Questioning Boston’s “LEED”-ership

FM Frequency Columnist Jeff Crane wonders if facility managers in Beantown will throw Code 37 requirements into the harbor?

FM Frequency: Recipe For Success

Think you have what it takes to be a facility manager in today's demanding times?

Professional Development: Heading Up A Move

Columnist Marty Chobot admits churn is a fact of life. Managers can use technology to keep the process under control.

The Facility Technologist: Staying Connected

Web sites with a focus on facilities can be a useful tool in effective management.

Facility Fix: A Modern Solution For An Old-Fashioned School

In the small community of Shungnak, AK, this Northwest Arctic Borough School District needed to find a way to reconfigure classroom spaces to accommodate the changing needs of students. This Q&A with Kathy Christy, REFP, explains how it was done.

Tricks Of The Trade: Global FM Consolidation

TFM Columnist Jim Elledge shares suggestions for international FM options.

Tricks Of The Trade: Salary “Comps”

TFM Columnist Jim Elledge helps one reader determine salary baselines.

FM Frequency: Disaster Cometh…Or Not!

FM Frequency Columnist Jeff Crane proclaims it's the end of the world as we know it, again!

Sustainable By Design: Outdoor Lighting – Brighter Not Always Better

Regulations on the amount, quality, and type of exterior illumination for buildings are increasingly relevant for facility managers.

Professional Development: Delegating For Success

Recognizing personal weaknesses and tapping the skills of others can be beneficial, says Contributor Natalie Brecher.

From Where I Sit: Are You Invisible?

Columnist Tim Springer explains why facility professionals need to be their own best cheerleading section.

Tricks Of The Trade: FM Manual

TFM Columnist Jim Elledge explains how to set up a facilities maintenance manual.

Tricks Of The Trade: Curtailing Energy Costs

TFM Columnist Jim Elledge explains the benefits of setback thermostats.

Tricks Of The Trade: Business Process Outsourcing

TFM Columnist Jim Elledge explains the basics behind BPO.

The Facility Technologist: Riding (And Surviving) The Wave

Advances in computing for building systems present benefits and challenges for facility managers.

Professional Development: Tackling Systems Performance

Contributor Bob Vorwald illustrates how facilities can reduce costs and increase efficiencies through recommissioning. From the January 2007 issue.
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