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Facilities Managers: Game-Changing Technologies x3

CCR Magazine

These properties, typically known as smart buildings, use advanced technologies to manage assets, resources, and services to benefit the property owner, building employees, and customers. Why Adopt Advanced Technologies in Facilities Management? How Is Robotic Process Automation Used In Facilities Management?

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Sustainable Facilities Management and Leadership

Job Order Contracting

Sustainable facilities management and leadership are inseparable. This is not only a fact, but a significant barrier to efficient life-cycle management of the built environment.

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Facilities Leaders NOT Facilities Managers

Job Order Contracting

Attaining a sustainable built environment requires Facilities Leaders NOT Facilities Managers. #1. Managers focus upon goals; leaders grow their people and perfect their systems. Leaders focus upon importance, managers are reactionary. Managers are stuck on on tasks that appear urgent but are not important.

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New ASCE Standard 78 Provides Guidelines on Physical Security for Water Management Facilities

Civil + Structural Engineer

. – ASCE’s newest standard, Guidelines for the Physical Security of Water and Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities, ASCE/EWRI 78-24, provides guidelines on the evaluation and enhancement of physical security of facilities used in potable water sources, treatment, and distribution systems, as well as for wastewater and stormwater facilities.

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Lifecycle facilities management is so wasteful. Why?

Job Order Contracting

Lifecycle facilities management is so wasteful because we fail to do the hard work. Over time, this becomes habitual.” – Amy Edmondson Change is very difficult for humans to accept, yet is sorely needed across the AECOO sector. “We put off the hard work of reflecting on what we did wrong.” appeared first on 4BT.

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Begin to Improve Facilities Management Today

Job Order Contracting

Begin to improve facilities management today by implementing change. Change that will result in significant improvement in all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities and outcomes. The post Begin to Improve Facilities Management Today appeared first on 4BT. contact-form] www.4bt.us.

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Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

Sustainable public sector facilities management is long overdue. Rampant economic and environmental waste remains the norm regarding lifecycle management of public sector physical infrastructure. Adoption of systems thinking and a fundamental change from current planning, procurement, and project delivery practices. . •