Redefining the Facilities Challenge

Building Operating Management;  May 1, 2005 ;     313 words ......operating procedure for facility executives to be asked to demonstrate...organizations. Seasoned facility executives are accustomed to justifying...facility operations. Now, facility executives are being asked with...

How to Get the CFO's Ear

Building Operating Management;  September 1, 2004 ;     591 words ...Twelve facility executives explain how to build the business...is an afterthought. These facility executives - some whose buildings operate...available when needed. These facility executives understand the tremendous...

Your PAY

Building Operating Management;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......natural question for anyone, including facility executives: What can I do to improve my pay...impact on salary, there are things facility executives can do to make themselves more marketable...salary numbers. SEEKING SOFT SKILLS Facility executives who develop the ability to ...

Finding a space in a facility career

Building Operating Management;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Facility executives discuss the skills and resiliency...many of the skills necessary for facility executives to excel in today's business...jobs. THINKING BIG Effective facility executives have the ability to think - and...

Planning for Interoperability

Building Operating Management;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......interoperable building automation systems, FACILITY EXECUTIVES MUST PLAY A LEADING ROLE in the...systems offer tremendous benefits to facility executives, they have sometimes been overpromoted...expectations have led to disappointment for facility executives who expected too much or ...

Weighing electronic procurement

Building Operating Management;  November 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Individual facility executives must decide how - and how...facilities across the country, facility executives are taking their first, often...transition, during which many facility executives seem to have one foot firmly...

E-commerce: A report from the front line

Building Operating Management;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Management survey shows how far some facility executives have moved into electronic purchasing...in response to a recent survey on facility executives' use of e-procurement. The findings...in terms of both the reasons why facility executives are excited about online purchasing...

ADDING VALUE

Building Operating Management;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Facility executives from leading organizations talk...drawing board is a new role for facility executives. Identifying characteristics...phone interviews with 77 leading facility executives in corporations, health care...

COLORFUL IDEAS

Building Operating Management;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......purely subjective if facility executives keep some basic points...job is something top facility executives usually have in abundance...design where even savvy facility executives may lose that confidence...

ROI: Measuring the real return

Building Operating Management;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the true value of their efforts, facility executives should look beyond cost savings...expectations of facilities are hanging. Facility executives can no longer breathe easy just...the measurement of success that facility executives use - or at least should be using...

Look Out for Automation Pitfalls

Building Operating Management;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......COMMON MISTAKES can help facility executives achieve the expected benefits...systems integration projects Facility executives thinking about integrating...performance. Too often, facility executives are unpleasantly surprised...

DETAILS

Building Operating Management;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Facility executives dig into the nitty gritty of...matters most to their organizations Facility executives might not be the best people...hospitals," he says. ONES WHO KNOW Facility executives involved with the design and...

The Role of Qualifying Language on Consumer Perceptions of Environmental...

Journal of Consumer Affairs;  December 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ......results show that almost all specific environmental claims improve consumers' perceptions of...it comes to a decision on using environmental claims in advertising and packaging, marketers...consumers do not understand many of the environmental claims they encounter in the ...

Closer look at restroom design

Building Operating Management;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Facility executives must focus on the varying needs...layouts. It's no surprise that facility executives focused on the details of design...CLEARING UP CONFUSION Sometimes, facility executives were lucky enough to be able...

New times, new threats

Building Operating Management;  July 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Facility executives must understand the nature of...security responses DEMANDS ON FACILITY EXECUTIVES SEEM endless. There's pressure...however, when things do go wrong, facility executives are among the first to be questioned...