Roper / Borello International Facility Management

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-77171-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Innovation in the Built Environment

This up-to-date compilation of topics on the maturity and changesoccurring within facility management worldwide offers insights intothe growth and development of FM and its impact on today's businessorganisations.
International Facility Management presents acomprehensive and diverse collection of topics that providescurrent, cutting edge research in the evolving field of FM. Theeditors here offer a holistic approach to both the study and thepractice of facility management, incorporating the perspective ofscholars and practitioners from across the globe.
Topics covered deal with the changes occurring in the fieldtoday and include key research areas for both academics andpractitioners. The focus is on actual practice of FM organizations- rather than on what FM should be - and the authors examinethe latest techniques, models and case studies to provide a uniqueexploration of the new global world of facility management.
Chapters here cover the changing spectrum of topics includingsustainability and energy conservation, and workplace transitionsfor greater collaboration. The international scope and emphasis onmaturity and professionalism of the field further sets this bookapart from its competitors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roper, Kathy

Borello, Lisa

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Authors vii
Abbreviations ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Facility Management: Changing Global Viewpoints andMaturity 1
Kathy O. Roper and Lisa J. Borello
Chapter 2 Competencies, Credentials, Education, and Training5
Robert L. Barnes
Chapter 3 FM Consultancy and Client-ProviderRelationships 39
Kathy O. Roper
Chapter 4 Globalization of Facility Management 53
Kathy O. Roper
Chapter 5 Sustainability and Carbon Reporting 67
Chris Hodges
Chapter 6 Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity91
Robert Friedmann and Bob Hayes
Chapter 7 Changing Workplaces and Distributed Work109
Kathy O. Roper
Chapter 8 Measuring Work 123
Matthew Tucker
Chapter 9 Industry-Specific Needs 141
Sarel Lavy and Manish Dixit
Chapter 10 Evolution and the Future of Facility Management167
Kathy O. Roper
Index 179

Über Autor(innen)

Lisa J. Borello is an Editor and Grants Manager at Auburn University with more than 13 years of experience writing and editing scholarly and non-scholarly work. She is completing her doctorate degree in Sociology of Science & Technology at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Kathy O. Roper is Associate Professor and Chair Integrated Facility Management at Georgia Institute of Technology where she teaches graduate courses in facility management, project management, and corporate real estate. Following a 23-year career in corporate, government and non-for-profit facility and real estate management, she is also co-founder and co-editor of the open access International Facility Management Journal.