Facility Management

Facility Management is Australasia's premier independent magazine addressing the needs of professional building and property managers and their suppliers. Readers are interested in the latest information regarding the operation, efficiency and design of commercial buildings.

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NSW targets embodied carbon

Building coverage at risk as insurance industry faces instability

Australian corporates set to make meaningful workplace changes in a more complex operating environment post-COVID

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Is predictive maintenance the future of FM? • Using data analysis to forecast when maintenance should be performed, predictive maintenance is heralded by some as the future of facilities management. But do the challenges outweigh the benefits? Two FMs debate it out.

Dust off your rubber gloves for Australia’s only dedicated cleaning and hygiene event • The ISSA Cleaning and Hygiene Expo is returning to Melbourne in November to showcase the latest advancements in the cleaning industry.

‘Plan for today’: cybersecurity essentials for operational technology • As operational technology becomes more connected, the threat landscape is also evolving. Facility Management caught up with Honeywell’s global head of cybersecurity, Mirel Sehic, to find out what FMs should be doing to prepare for cyber attacks.

The evolution of an Australian-first accessible health and wellness hub • co-able in Port Adelaide is a rare building that emerged out of a need to provide a fully accessible environment to allied health tenants and their clients. Now co-able sets the benchmark for accessible fitouts as it continues to adapt to the needs of its users.

Getting your building EV-ready • As the uptake of electric vehicles begins to accelerate, it can be daunting for facilities managers to know where to start.

How I Got Here: Knight Frank facilities manager Victoria Bardsen • Some people think facilities managers just make sure the lifts are running and the lights are on. In reality, an FM wears many hats. Facility Management’s ‘How I Got Here’ series chats to impressive people who have worked in the field to map out some of the paths taken and demystify this essential profession. In this issue, we speak to Victoria Bardsen, a facilities manager of three buildings in Melbourne’s CBD.

Implementing biometric technology ethically with RMIT’s Dr Arathi Arakala • The temptation to implement facial recognition and other biometric technologies within security systems is growing, but what are the ethical considerations?

Adaptive reuse • With predictions that embodied carbon could balloon to represent 85 percent of Australia’s built environment emissions by 2050, adaptive reuse has emerged as one way to recycle our building stock.

Reece’s new offices subvert traditional expectations of a workplace • Futurespace’s design of Reece’s new office spaces effectively consolidates hospitality, showroom and learning spaces under one roof in the pursuit of sustainable hybrid working.

Zooming out on our CBDs with global cities expert James Moore • James Moore is the global managing director of Hatch Urban Solutions and has spent 35 years pushing to optimise the benefits of urbanisation while reducing undesirable outcomes. Facility Management caught him on his 27th trip from the US to Australia to discuss some of the challenges currently facing our cities.

Coffee corner: the ‘unofficial communication space’ of a company • Facility Management talks to Franke Coffee Systems CEO Marco Zancolò about the importance of good coffee in the workplace, catering to Australian tastes and automating a consistent brew.

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