Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Facility Management

Successful facility managers need the ability to manage risk well. They must understand the various ways the built environment can malfunction, anticipate the most likely problems and protect the owner's interest in such a way that the building can be safe for occupants yet productive for business purposes. The FM must therefore know the major tenants of risk avoidance,...

Now in this fourth edition, the Facilities Management Handbook has been fully updated from the acclaimed previous editions, continuing its status as an invaluable resource to those working in facilities management, whether just starting out or as seasoned campaigners and practitioners.

Information is presented in a clear and logical way, offering easy-to-find advice and best practice information that s essential in guaranteeing the safe, efficient and cost-effective running of any facilities function.

Many sections have been completely revised, such as the chapters on complying with...

Facilities managers have a key role in improving and maintaining a building's sustainability credentials over its whole life - through benchmarking and developing improvement strategies, energy efficiency measures and installation of low carbon technologies, as well as through waste minimisation and appropriate material use.

The first part of the book...

Greening Airports considers the "greening," i.e., more sustainable development, of the entire air transport system - airports, air traffic control, and airlines - that could be achieved by the development and implementation of advanced operations and technologies.

A broad overview of the general concept is given at the start of Greening Airports, which then goes on to provide a system for monitoring and assessing the level of greening of both the air transport system and individual airports. These are followed by analysis and modelling of the potential effects of...

This book helps you make good lighting decisions and will be a very useful hands-on tool for anyone involved with engineering, maintenance, purchasing, specification, retrofits, remodels, and new construction for interior or exterior lighting applications. It gives very practical ways to maintain and update existing lighting systems and how to plan for the future. Key points include LED lighting, maintenance costs, achieving low power density, disadvantages of LED T8s, and human centric lighting.

Der Management-Leitfaden zur Einfuhrung und Umsetzung von Facility Management erscheint bereits in der 6. Auflage. Die Neubearbeitung der Themen reicht von der nachhaltigen Gebaudebewirtschaftung uber die Problematik bei der Einfuhrung einer elektronischen Gebaudeakte, bis hin zur Produktionssteigerung mit Hilfe eines CAFM-Gebaudeinformationssystems und tragt damit dem heutigen Stand der Technik Rechnung. Das Buch gibt Antworten auf folgende Fragen:

-Welchen Nutzen bietet ein nachhaltiges Facility Management?

-Welche Hurden gilt es bei der Umsetzung und Einfuhrung zu...