Facility Management Resources
Facilities Management means different things to different people, from real estate, to operations, to asset management, to security and housekeeping and potential engineering and space or project management.
With so many different roles to fill, the resources cover an encyclopedic span.
Building Owners and Managers Association International - Space Measuring
BOMA - Guidelines for how to measure spaces for consistent reporting
International Facility Management Association Benchmark
IFMA Space and Project Management benchmarking report
NIST Report - on the Cost of Data Loss During Construction
Cost Analysis of Inadequate Interoperability in the U.S. Capital Facilities Industry
Classes for FM
List of course descriptions and links to class handouts from Autodesk University (AU) and Revit Technology Conference (RTC), which apply to post-occupancy concerns
BIFM
Professional Body for FM in the UK
ASHE
American Society for Healthcare Engineers (MEPFP engineering in a medical setting)
STLCCC
St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers (look for similar organizations near you)
FM Articles from AUGIWORLD and HotNews archives - See above links for publications and Library
Melanie Stone is a CAFM/ IWMS Specialist supporting and writing about ARCHIBUS, FMInteract, Tririga, Revit, AutoCAD, BricsCAD or similar. She served as an AUGI Director/Officer for over 6 years and is currently involved with the STLRUG. Melanie can be reached at mistressofthedorkness@gmail.com or found on Twitter as @MistresDorkness on YouTube or on her Mistress Of the Dorkness blog.
