Today's Agenda • Morning setups • Staff meeting • catch up on email • review roof repair drawings • make payments to vendors • prepare for events this week I have been away from work for a week after getting

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Back to the Grind Lately, I have been lost at work. Today I was on fire. It was great to make progress on my work. I want tomorrow to be the start of a streak. Lots of #facilitymanagement work ahead.

Education in any field is important. Facility Management is also a profession that has industry certifications. Principally, you'll strive for the Facility Management Professional certification by the

We had a transformer installed for 3 phase power to one of our tenants. I noticed a separate grounding rod for it. I’m going to have it tested to find out if it is bonded with the building ground. It’s

You have competing interests when you combine Facility and Operations Management. One must spend responsibly. The other must drive profits. The profit motive will potentially sacrifice maintenance for

A major component of a Facility Manager's job is risk management.

A Facility Manager's job is more than just getting maintenance and cleaning done. Let's try a tortured analogy.

I am currently working on a couple of projects for the building I manage. One of them is swapping out one of our water fountains with another that has a water bottle filler. In this way, our more health

Your property may require bollards to stop vehicles from entering certain areas or from bumping into critical structures. Their solid footing makes them highly unyielding. This means that if you bump into

The HVAC units reported yesterday had mixed results. One started working after shutting it down for 30 minutes. Coils were likely iced over. The other unit burned out a blower motor. Waiting for a proposal

I have two rooftop air conditioning units not working today. Waiting on a service technician to arrive.

I am thinking of adding board games to my facility. Perhaps this will help develop community amongst the members, which could encourage more people to join.

I have been taking HVAC courses on Interplay Learning over the weekend. I am interested in learning about HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and appliance repair for my own enrichment. I had planned to learn

Lately, I have been dedicating my time to learning some skills that are relevant to my job as a Facility Manager. I entered into Facility Management from the IT field. It is not uncommon for FMs to be

Emergency Preparedness Continuing with emergency preparedness, I have located and am in process of purchasing an automatic defibrillator. These devices can be acquired for less than $2000. An AED (automated

I will be attending a conference next week. It is necessary to make preparations for my absence before leaving. This includes: Having invoices paid Following up on projects that are stalled Documentation

Occupants complained that it is warm in their room. I logged into the cloud management system and saw that the unit is measuring 80F. It shows that compressor 1 and compressor 2 are both engaged. Site

I had our main contractor come in to get me quotes for some work to be done around the building. Building Envelope The building envelope is what separates the interior of a building from the exterior.

Part of the job of Facility Management is to ensure that the toilets are stocked up. That means that we need to have toilet paper, paper towels, soap, trash bags, and cleaning supplies. Something that