FEA Vice President and COO and IFMA Chair Laurie Gilmer discusses the major challenges facing FMs today in the Q3 2022 edition of California Builder magazine. Staffing for tradespeople, adapting to a hybrid work model, and sustainability and carbon reporting are just a few of the top issues faced by FMs. In the article, Laurie discusses ways that IFMA is responding to these challenges to support … [Read more...] about Laurie Gilmer Discuss FM Challenges in California Builder Magazine
Rich Merrill Writes About How to Use Data to Streamline FM Operations
Rich Merrill, P.E., DBIA, FMP writes about how to use data to streamline FM operations in the March 2021 edition of Facility Maintenance Decisions magazine. Collecting, verifying, and putting data into action helps facility managers bring greater efficiency to operations. Rich explores how to integrate a CMMS to take data management to the next level and ensure that your facility management … [Read more...] about Rich Merrill Writes About How to Use Data to Streamline FM Operations
How to Successfully Select and Implement New Technology
COO Laurie Gilmer advises facility managers on how to successfully select and implement new technology in her article for Facility Maintenance Decisions, Avoiding Pitfalls: Successful Technology Selection and Implementation. Additional Resources Read the full article here. … [Read more...] about How to Successfully Select and Implement New Technology
Chris Hodges to Present to IFMA on Re-Entering the Workplace
Chris Hodges will join a panel discussion with IFMA on COVID-19 Series: Re-Entering the Workplace – A Strategic Framework for Facility Managers for Immediate, Short-, and Long-Term Facility Planning. The webinar will be held on Thursday, April 30 at 12 p.m. CDT. Additional Resources Here is a link to … [Read more...] about Chris Hodges to Present to IFMA on Re-Entering the Workplace
Pandemic Planning from a Facility Perspective: Re-Opening Facilities
After identifying Essential Functions and Essential Resources during the business continuity planning phase and operating the business remotely for an extended time through a Ready Workforce, it’s time to plan for recovery. Who will direct the return to work process? When will the transition happen? Will the transition be gradual or sudden, and how will you prepare for either possibility? For … [Read more...] about Pandemic Planning from a Facility Perspective: Re-Opening Facilities
Pandemic Planning from a Facility Perspective: Ready Workforce
Readying a workforce is perhaps one of the most challenging things to do. It’s not that training on its own is particularly difficult, but getting an entire organization to step back and understand what their individual essential functions are and how they each need to prepare to play their part…that’s a big lift. Our team is pretty mobile - used to working on laptops, connecting remotely, … [Read more...] about Pandemic Planning from a Facility Perspective: Ready Workforce
