Facility Management

The Internet of Things has revolutionised much of the way facility managers go about their business, but there’s no doubt it has created a whole new set of challenges as well. As never before, we’re seeing an extraordinary level of integration betwee

A Facility Management content partner is an organisation with which we’ve entered into a partnership to collaborate on content for the magazine. In this issue, thought leaders from their respective organisations are: ASSA ABLOY’S BRIAN CORNWELL Brian

New research shows there’s been a shift in the workplace as Australians increasingly value flexible working arrangements, for many even over a higher salary. The survey of 1000 Australian office workers, published in the newly released 2018 ‘Robert H

A new Melbourne hotel will set new design standards in energy efficiency to help cut as much as 25 percent of its energy consumption, drawing on a $39 million investment commitment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The Holiday Inn Exp

Australian employers report that communication is currently the most valued and in-demand soft skill, according to a new survey by ManpowerGroup, which predicts IT, frontline and customer-facing roles will see the greatest hiring increase in the coun

The EKA CyberLock 20 Key Vault is a great solution for managing contractor access. CyberKeys are contained within the Vault unprogrammed until a PIN or RFID card is presented, downloading a user’s access permissions onto a CyberKey. After use a full

The times they are a-changing, and in almost every aspect of our lives progress is rife and we’re making leaps and bounds into the future. Technology is moving at a pace so rapid that most of us can’t keep up, though that doesn’t stop us from being s

The US-based Security Industry Association’s security megatrends report released last year indicated that there is strong evidence of fighting back against cyber criminal activity. Here are some of the megatrends it identified that have particular va

Did you ever see Billy Wilder’s 1960 bittersweet masterpiece, The Apartment? (If you haven’t, do yourself a favour and download it. It’s on iTunes.) In the film, Jack Lemmon as CC Baxter plays a wage slave accelerating his path up the corporate ladde

Every month, once a month, a woman I know spends an hour on a Sunday picking up rubbish from a beach outside of Melbourne. Civic duty and all that… The most recent clean-up took place during a wild and woolly wintry morning and there were just a few

The idea of a building information model (BIM) first appeared in the 1980s, but the actual term as a noun and indeed a verb with the acronym BIM (building information modelling) didn’t really take off until the early 2000s, spurred by the advancement

Raoul listened to Marcus describing his examination of drivers of future progress in his industry. “You know Raoul, I’ve been thinking about templosion. How the so-called exponential nature of change continues to impact our world while everything – c

In what sector of industry do you operate? Commercial cleaning. How long have you been established? Kamberra Indigenous Cleaning turned 12 months old in April 2018. Where are you located and where do you provide your services? Kamberra Indigenous Cle

The FM Innovation Awards is a brand new initiative from FM Media – FM magazine, in partnership with Total Facilities, which recognises and celebrates the most groundbreaking and innovative facility management ventures in the industry across Australia

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