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December 2011 - Productive reporting
Good CAFM reporting mechanisms can be used for informed decision making
Gary Watkins
November 2011 - Lone worker support
How the latest workforce management solutions can help contractors improve site management and safeguard on-site workers
Christian Berenger
October 2011 September 2011 - Take the lead in LEDs
An overview of LED technology, and what FMs need to know about it
Jeanine Chrobak-Kando
- Time to trust technology
The importance of an integrated whole company technology strategy, and the roles of the FM and IT groups
Matt Wailling
August 2011 - Keeping up appearances
How not maintaining the general appearance of a building can lead to vandalism
Mike Bluestone
July 2011 - Smart Buildings
The role of AV in smart buildings
Chris Fitzsimmons, editor of our sister-publication InAVate
- Add an AV string to your bow
Is Video Conferencing and AV Technology for the FM or the IT?
Anna Mitchell, Assistant Editor of InAVate magazine
June 2011 - Power Health Factor
How voltage optimization can reduce maintenance costs, make energy efficiencies and reduce CO2 emissions
Alex Mardapittas
- A "People Problem"
Involving the people to increase chances of success of carbon reduction plans
May 2011 - Connected Thinking
A clever way to bind property and FM functions to create an efficient organization
Kevin Elliott
April 2011 - Heritage Risks
Risks and hazards when working with historic properties
Marcus Booth
- High Street Savings
Options for retailers to improve energy performance without affecting sales
Nick Shaw
March 2011 - 25 Years of FM
A look at changes in FM over the past 25 years, focusing on office environments, energy management and software
February 2011 - Taking Charge
The Changeover from Oil to Electric Vehicles: Options and Issues
Jane Fenwick
- Catering for "i" in B&I
Incorporating recent innovations and updating of office foodservices into factories and warehouses
Tim Small
January 2011 - Vacancy Costs
Underutilized office space is costing global businesses millions each year
Steve Thorley
- Flexible Power
An up-to-date power structure can enable lighting and office layout to have adequate flexibility
Steve Marr
December 2010 - Working with IT
The importance of having the FM work with the IT group in implementing a CAFM system
Compton Darlington
November 2010 - Reducing energy through the latest variable speed drives
As energy costs rise and new legislation encourages companies to cut carbon emissions, building operators are seeing the advantages of using the latest variable speed drives in their HVAC systems as Steve Ruddell explains.
Steve Ruddell
October 2010 September 2010 - How FM needs to change its approach to get to the next level
Fractured FM
Is FM integrated and contributing to business productivity? Barry Varcoe shares his thoughts in an article in PFM's September edition on where the FM sector is going wrong and how it needs to change its approach to evolve to the next level.
Dr Barry Varcoe BSc (Hons) PhD FRICS
- Latest LED emergency lighting offers significant benefits to FMs
LEDs in an Emergency
In a building emergency fast panic-free evacuation can easily make the difference between lifeand death. Bernard Pratley argues that the latest LED emergency lighting makes this easier to achieve with significant extra benefits for FMs.
August 2010 July 2010 - Using pre-cooling to reduce energy costs
Cooling to the CRC
Quick, cheap wins on energy costs are possible without major capital expenditure, explains Nick Barnard. Taking advantage of free cooling and changing workplace habits and strategies should be examined first.
Nick Barnard
- A plan to remove any remaining R22 refrigerant
Cold Wind of Change
The R22 changeover could affect your business unless you plan for its implications. Mike Turton explains the options currently available and likely trends in the years to come.
Mike Turton
June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 - Rentokil switches to cloud computing for its global mail
Email to 'G'-mail at Rentokil
Rentokil Initial is taking the lead by migrating its email system to Google Apps across its global workforce of 35,000 in 50 countries. PFM's April issue describes what the benefits are to the Group's workforce and operations
Frank Booty
March 2010 February 2010 - Survey results on workplace catering operations
Your Catering Reality
PFM's first reader survey into workplace catering operations reveals that the vast majority of respondents rated their caterers performance at 'average' or 'good' overall. Jane Fenwick reports on the findings
- Cleaning during difficult economic times
Target Cleaning
In the current economic climate, cleaning is one of the support services in the spotlight for cost cutting. As Jim Morris explains, rather than simply slashing budgets, taking an intelligent approach can yield lower costs overall without a loss of service quality
Jim Morris
- Managing risk when outsourcing
Shifting Risk
Managing the risk of others in at the core of successful outsourced FM service delivery, but it does not come without inherent risks of its own. Neil Marley explains how managing client risk is shifting into new and core business areas
Neil Marley
January 2010 - Dealing with the phase-out of R22 refrigerants: Options for FMs
A Cool Decision
At least 40 percent of all refrigeration and air conditioning equipment in the UK operates with R22. The phase-out deadline for R22 is now passed. Reclaimed R22 is hard to get and increasing in price. Steve Warnock explains the options for FMs.
Steve Warnock
December 2009 - Convincing management to invest in CAFM systems
Cost Effective?
CAFM has been around for a few years now, but is it paying for itself? Mark Kirkham tells Maureen Moody that he firmly believes it is and he suggests how FMs can build arguments to help to convince their finance directors to invest in CAFM systems
Maureen Moody
November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009
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