Journal of Facilities Management: Volume 3 Issue 2

Financial impact of alternative workplace strategies

Stan Kaczmarczyk

Alternative workplace strategies cost money to implement. There are benefits to these strategies which, up to a point, justify the investment. After that point, however, more…

Bringing strategic efficacy to facility management through CAFM tools

Jennifer W. Keller, Chris Keller

Most larger companies and corporations who own or lease multiple locations face challenges in designing, tracking and managing property. The following case study examines the work…

Benchmarking: Strategies for gauging operational performance

Kurt R. Padavano

Benchmarking is a tool for analysing a property or portfolio performance against its peers. This paper outlines some of the central components of benchmarking and demonstrates how…

High‐performance facilities engineering: Preparing the team for the sustainable workplace

Cynthia Putnam, Stan Price

Rising energy costs, mould remediation and ‘greening up’ the workplace are among the many new challenges facing today’s organisation. Where does management turn for solutions? In…

The impact of life‐cycle cost management on portfolio strategies

John R. Selman, Rich Schneider

The US National Park Service (NPS) is responsible for the management of some of the most recognisable and notable natural and cultural resources in the USA. To make the case for…

Using activity‐based costing to implement behavioural cost initiatives successfully

Michael A. Kaszubski, Steve Ebben

Continuing budget pressure is forcing facilities groups to re‐think their current service delivery models and develop initiatives that reduce cost and increase efficiency. Making…