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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Lunch date? • In this issue, FM Workspace360 looks at the Workwell technology platform and how this new app is changing the way employees work and thrive within their facilities.

TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION • What are the affects of technology on the facilities management industry? FM asks this and more of FM tech company CEO Prabhu Ramachandran.

Content partner: ASSA ABLOY With knobs on • Wireless handle locks aren’t just a more effective way of keeping premises secure. They look better while doing it,

Content partner: Humanscale A day in the life… • Facility managers have long known the frustrations of the world not really understanding the nature of their roles, but they’re not alone. How many people who don’t work in the industry genuinely understand what an ergonomist does every day? MOLLY FARMER, associate ergonomist at Humanscale, reveals all.

Action stations • BeyondFM managing director, Tony Stack testdrives ActionBoard, the latest integrated solution for vertical transport systems from Schindler.

DIGITAL FILES AND UNIVERSITY DESIGN SPACE • A student’s physical environment is important, but their virtual one is becoming more so,

HEY STELLAR! • If there’s one thing Marlon Giuliani knows, it’s the vital importance of the relationships he forms within the FM industry. He sits down with TIFFANY PACZEK to chat about his career, his journey and the things he deems invaluable to success in FM.

Five reasons why FM is not just an ‘operational expense’

Minimise disruption in commercial maintenance • Every facility manager knows the disruption that comes hand-in-hand with any facility maintenance project. It can be a risk to operations, but maintenance is also too important to delay or ignore. FM talks to Enviroscope’s DYAN SISOUW about how to minimise disruption when it comes to maintaining your facility.

How to survive a low-trust culture • Company culture, employee morale and trust between workers and management are all vital elements of a successful team. How can you take your business from a low-trust to a high-trust culture?

Securing ElectraNet • ElectraNet powers people’s lives by delivering safe, affordable and reliable solutions to power homes, businesses and the economy. But when it came to the security of its master key system, some swift resolutions were required.

Plumbing tales of the unexpected • In any building or facility, a plumbing issue can be disastrous for your tenants. Minor problems can easily escalate from a headache to a horror story within the blink of an eye. How does this risk translate to your building or facility?

Change sustainability your ROI health check • Implimenting workplace changes can be overwhelming. KAREN SKILLINGS guides you towards a sucessful workshopping program

Return on Investment (ROI) factors

BUILDINGS IN A CHANGING WORLD • Buildings are a social and cultural product, and society’s biggest aspiration. Considerable money, time and effort are invested into constructing buildings, but what happens after they are built? PRABHU RAMACHANDRAN looks at how the next 10 years will change the way we think about buildings.

PPPS AND FM • Public private partnerships – what are they and why are they useful? MARLON GIULIANI asks and answers these important questions and more.

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