Facility management touches every aspect of an operation---the entire business and physical-planning cycle. The Facility Management Handbook is an essential resource to help FMs master a broad scope of duties while staying current on innovations and best practices. It is filled with insightful...

Purpose – A fundamental contribution that a corporate real estate (CRE) manager can make to the industry and to the world is the sincere attempt to implement green operations within their buildings portfolio. Reducing an organization's environmental impact is a strategic issue that not only...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose talent management, in today's competitive marketplace, is critical in organizational success. Real estate organizations are now recognizing the value in attracting and retaining the best, brightest employees in order to achieve higher than...

Purpose – To present the advantages and possible deterrents of self‐managed work teams, and offer recommendations on ways to integrate these teams into project management. Design/methodology/approach – A range of works, which provide a description and practical advice about self‐managed...

Purpose – To provide understanding in developing high‐performance distributed work arrangements (DWA), suggestions for an evaluation framework for analysis of DWA options, and to discuss the expected role of facility management (FM) in DWA. Design/methodology/approach – A self‐evaluation...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on obstacles faced by older workers in the workplace and provide three main ergonomic solutions designed to mitigate and prevent age‐related injuries. Design/methodology/approach – Research methodology includes a comprehensive literature...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a holistic and systematic understanding of a fundamental issue within open plan office designs: the sustainability of two extremely contrasting requirements, concentration and collaboration, in the same workspace and work environment at a given...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine how facility managers currently plan for emergencies and disaster recovery. Although preparation and drills have been demonstrated to improve lifesaving and business recovery capabilities, many organisations still do not have these plans. The...