John Rimer

Presenting at this year’s Critical Facilities Summit October 5th in Charlotte

Presenting at this year’s Critical Facilities Summit October 5th in Charlotte

FM360 is excited to present at this year’s Critical Facilities Summit being hosted in our new home town of Charlotte, NC!  Come join us October 3rd through 5th! John Rimer will be presenting October 5th regarding Delivering Critical Reliability with a Robust CMMS.  A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is a necessary tool for a […]

Smart Tools for Smarter Maintenance Webinar & Resources

Smart Tools for Smarter Maintenance Webinar & Resources

Thank you for attending today’s webinar hosted by Maintenance Connection.  Below are a number free resources that were referenced or relate to the presented topic. Today’s Presentation – Smart Tools for Smarter Maintenance – Leveraging Predictive Technologies Link to Recorded Webinar (forthcoming) Smart Tools for Smarter Maintenance Slide Deck   Previous Presentation – Digging Out […]

FREE Webinar – Digging Out of Deferred Maintenance – August 25th

FREE Webinar – Digging Out of Deferred Maintenance – August 25th

An all too common encumbrance for facility organizations is the anchor of deferred maintenance and aged systems, relegating facilities to a perpetual state of firefighting.  In this session, we will discuss simple steps to digging out of this pit and progressing the department in a value-driven, proactive direction through establishing and selling a predictable, manageable […]

On-Going Commissioning – Leveraging Technology to Ensure Efficient Operations

On-Going Commissioning – Leveraging Technology to Ensure Efficient Operations

The two key resources that facilities seemingly always need are money and people.  However, those are often the two that are continually being stretched, as facility departments are instructed to do more with less.  This strain is growing with the exodus of the baby boomers and the consequential skilled labor shortage.  Thus, it is imperative […]

Digging Out of Deferred Maintenance

Digging Out of Deferred Maintenance

As found in IFMA’s FMJ May/June 2016 Excitedly, the facility industry continues to mature, advancing our stature within our respective organizations.  However, one key anchor impeding that progress is the aging infrastructure that exists in many of our facilities and the subsequent reactive maintenance it creates.  This reactive firefighting is a drain of valuable personnel […]

From the Grounds, Up – Selling the Value of Facilities

From the Grounds, Up – Selling the Value of Facilities

There has been much deserved emphasis on getting facility management to the C-suite, which is necessary for our industry to realize success.  However, all efforts expended earning our way to the executive level, can be quickly dashed if facility staff and contractors are not on-board with our initiative.  Thus, it is equally imperative that we […]

Complete Our Survey to Win Free Training

Complete Our Survey to Win Free Training

Happy New Year!  As an advocate for the facility industry and its hardworking professionals, FM360 wants to make sure we change with your needs and challenges.  With that said, we are asking facility professionals to complete our survey.  As a “Thank you!”, respondents will be entered to win a FM360 online training series or free consulting (multiple prizes […]

Setting a Vision for Success in Facility Management

Setting a Vision for Success in Facility Management

as published in the November edition of Buildings Maintenance & Management magazine Proverbs states that “without vision, the people perish”, which essentially means that the people wander aimlessly without any clear direction and are left to their own demise.  Or to quote from another wise sage, Tobi Keith (for those country music fans) – “if […]

Commissioning & Retro-Commissioning as published in IFMA’s FMJ

Commissioning & Retro-Commissioning as published in IFMA’s FMJ

Lowering Utility Costs and Increasing Facility  Performance through Commissioning and Retro- Commissioning by John Rimer as published in the November/December issue of IFMA’s  Facility Management Journal Commissioning is one of the most cost-effective means of ensuring optimum building  performance and efficiency, returning energy savings as high as 25% and payback periods  measured in months.  However, […]