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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If walls could talk… • In this issue, FM Workspace360 looks at the new era of building-to-building communication, with a new wireless solution developed by UNSW researchers.

WHERE IS THE LOVE? IN COUNCILS, CONTRACTS & CREATIVITY • Scarcity is rife in FM. With an ageing population in an industry with no clear vocational trajectory for new entrants, DONALD MacDONALD investigates the best ways to improve the perception of FM – from burden to strategic asset.

Content partner: ASSA ABLOY Lock it down • The latest Lockwood Electric Mortice Lock from ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions just works – drama free, writes ANDREW WILLIAMS.

Smart lights, big city • Councils are driving the change towards brighter, smarter cities through the widespread use of multifunctional council assets, writes Smart Lighting Summit producer, KUSHLANI PREMACHANDRA.

MASK ON, MASK OFF • For some people, the open plan office is a social paradise while for others, it’s a nightmare. We either find ourselves surrounded by a circus of distractions and at other times, deathly silences. MELANIE BASTA investigates the importance of sound masking in offices and facilities.

PRABHU’S JOURNEY BEYOND THE PROFESSIONAL • The founder and CEO of facility management software suite Facilio, is full of enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit. FM speaks to PRABHU RAMACHANDRAN about his passion for optimising built environments for thousands of people.

A building owner’s guide to flammable cladding • As a building owner or facilities manager, you’re more than likely familiar with the Grenfell Tower fire of June 14, 2017. But could it happen to your building? This article follows the current common practice used in cladding evaluations from start to finish with the intent to better inform building owners of the process, reasons behind each step, what they can expect as an outcome and their statutory responsibilities. Arcadis Australia’s TODD BYRNES, KEVIN HUNT and LANA ANGEL explain.

Shortstop for short-stays • The use of short-stay holiday letting and homestay services is now a commonplace accommodation option for tourists, but it can be a cause for concern for facility managers. ARIAN BAHRAMSARI looks at strategies for managing short-stay holiday letting in residential buildings.

The scorpion and the frog – on fractured trust • MARIE-CLAIRE ROSS draws on her years of experience in workplace sociology to show how easy it is to both break and rebuild trust in your team.

Bridge to sustainability • It may not be the easiest journey, but the path to a sustainable FM industry is well worth taking the road less travelled. TIFFANY PACZEK talks to Haris Moraitis about the gaps in sustainability and FM’s next steps.

Transforming to paper-lite in your business • Businesses moving to paperlite solutions are seen as innovative and forward thinking in how they approach their business. When moving from paper-heavy ways of working to a paper-lite solution, a business must understand the nature of the transformation project ahead.

Make technology work for built environment sustainability • There is a growing consensus about the need for built environment sustainability, but the efforts on the ground are sporadic and a long way from becoming mainstream.

Installing assistive listening technology • Facility managers seeking to meet the advisory access and mobility guidelines in Australia for commercial projects should consider installing a...