7 Emerging Trends Changing Facilities FEA's Laurie Gilmer discusses emerging trends affecting the way maintenance and engineering managers do their jobs in this edition of Facility Maintenance Decisions. There is no question the world around us is changing, and it seems to be doing so at an increasingly faster pace. So how does one keep up? It’s helpful to observe the trends, so let’s look at a … [Read more...] about 7 Emerging Trends Changing Facilities
2019 School Safety Conference
Free One Day Event Wednesday, April 17, 2019 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monty’s Elegant Banquet Hall 703 South York Road Bensenville, IL 60106 ** Larger venue! ** Click here to Register! Heighten your safety awareness by attending a gathering of experts in school safety and crisis prevention. At no cost to you, learn how to enhance the safety and security of your school. This … [Read more...] about 2019 School Safety Conference
School Safety Summit in Lund, Sweden
FEA's Vice President of Security Services Paul Timm traveled to Lund, Sweden in June for the Axis 2018 School Safety Summit. Paul joined other school safety experts from around the world as they discussed strategies on how to keep children safe in school. Click the link below to learn more about the event: … [Read more...] about School Safety Summit in Lund, Sweden
Managing Risk in Delivering Facility Services
FEA's Vice President Laurie Gilmer delivers a presentation on Managing Risk in Delivering Facility Services for IFMA's Corporate Facilities Council. In facility management we don’t often think about risk. Our focus is usually on managing costs and delivering day-to-day services. Risk management can take on a lot of different looks—security risk, service delivery, emergency preparedness, business … [Read more...] about Managing Risk in Delivering Facility Services
Laurie Gilmer & Stephen Clawson Speaking at IFMA’s World Workplace
Join Laurie Gilmer and Stephen Clawson on Friday, October 5th between 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM in Room 205 of the Charlotte Convention Center when they will talk about business continuity and how as a company we handled a Disruptive Event. When the Smoke Clears: How Planning Enabled Business to Continue During the Northern California Wildfires How ready are you for a big disaster? As a small … [Read more...] about Laurie Gilmer & Stephen Clawson Speaking at IFMA’s World Workplace
Asset Management & Energy
In the August issue of FM Link, Kion Gibbs and Dorothy Scholnick talk about reducing recurring embodied energy through development of an asset management program. Asset management programs are a sustainable effort in that they provide the opportunity to reduce embodied energy involved in asset maintenance by getting the most value out of your resources including: labor time, equipment life, and … [Read more...] about Asset Management & Energy
