Month: June 2014

The Hands-On Hand-Off by Brad Howlett, CFM

The Hands-On Hand-Off by Brad Howlett, CFM

At some point in every facilities manager’s career there comes a time where the FM’s responsibilities need to be passed on to a successor, or a replacement.  Hopefully this happens because of upward mobility—being offered a higher level position.  Sometimes it comes under more difficult circumstances for the FM—organizational restructuring, downsizing, etc.  Either way, it […]

Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail – The need for Capital Renewal Planning Program

Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail – The need for Capital Renewal Planning Program

Many of you have likely heard the saying “a failure to plan is a plan to fail.”  That is true especially when it comes to planning and budgeting for the capital replacement of aging facility systems. How many of you, if asked, could provide a 3 to 5 year capital replacement list indicating which systems […]