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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Finding fault • FM Workspace360 looks at the new and innovative intelligent fault detection service for smart buildings.

A MATTER OF IoT • The Internet of Things; it’s one of the defining points of the current generation, but what can it mean for the facility management industry and should FMs climb aboard or jump ship?

Content partner: Humanscale The tide is turning • Facility managers and the tenants in the buildings they oversee have become increasingly environmentally aware. Sustainability credentials are now mandatory when it comes to specifying your fixtures and fittings, writes PETE STACEY.

Content partner: Billi Scrubbing up not so nicely • Working in a contemporary large office space or even a smaller shared one comes with a whole raft of challenges, not the least of which can be hygiene issues in the kitchen, writes ADRIAN CUGNETTO.

Content partner: ASSA ABLOY Key control in commercial environments • When it comes to implementing a mechanical key system in your facility, make sure you have all the necessary legal protections in place, writes STUART SMITH.

NOT YOUR AVERAGE JO • Sometimes the journeys life takes us on unwittingly and unintentionally turn out to be the best ones, and no one knows this better than Joanne Veitch. She tells TIFFANY PACZEK all about her interesting, but accidental, FM career.

COMMUNICATION AND PERFORMANCE • Human communication is key to engaging your staff and improving employee productivity and performance, writes DOUGAL JACKSON.

A most efficient building • Is your facility as energy efficient as it can be? EMMA ORTON divulges five actionable ways FMs can improve their building’s energy efficiency.

Lead with your head and heart • Emotional intelligence is essential for effective leadership, and ROSE BRYANT-SMITH reveals five reasons why it’s paramount for successful management.

Plumbing the depths • When it comes to water, technical solutions assisting in conserving this precious resource have undergone continual innovation in recent times. However, what does the future hold for our entitlement to water?

Close encounters of the car park kind • Car parks are a vital component of many facilities, but ensuring safe, secure and effective access is essential, writes ARIAN BAHRAMSARI.

Protecting community assets • Shoalhaven City Council is taking the future into its own hands and implementing new security systems to deliver high-quality, low-maintenance solutions.

Unearthly habitats • In this latest instalment from GRAHAM CONSTABLE, Marcus and Raoul discuss reinventing the perception of facilities management into something astronomical.

Uninterruptible power supplies • The regular maintenance of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) is vital because interruptions can really impede progress. Without that ingredient of regular inspection and, where necessary, replacement of parts, investment in a UPS system is a waste of money, writes PETER ALLPORT.

Say what? Leadership conversations • Communication is a vital tool in any workplace. MARIE-CLAIRE ROSS reports on how savvy leaders use it to build trust and, therefore, highly functioning workplaces.

Cultural importance • Company culture plays a significant role in employee...