by Lindsey Brackett | Apr 6, 2019 | Codes and Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare Facility Management Administration, Operations & Maintenance
Let’s Get Real Is your facilities management team prepared to overcome a catastrophic event? No, we’re not talking about disaster recovery here, although focused training to overcome natural disasters is essential. We’re talking about the unforeseen...
by Lindsey Brackett | Nov 8, 2018 | Healthcare Facility Management Administration, Operations & Maintenance
Total Cost of Ownership Simplified In any business environment, the term “Total Cost of Ownership” is generally defined as all direct and indirect costs associated with an asset over its entire life cycle – first cost plus the costs of operation. First cost is ALWAYS...
by Lindsey Brackett | Oct 16, 2018 | Empowerment, Healthcare Facility Management Administration, Operations & Maintenance, Uncategorized
Resource Round-Up: Free and Inexpensive Resources for Energy and Facility Managers Free stuff can be a fantastic thing. It’s even better when the free stuff is something you can actually use and has value. During a recent exercise to round up free and useful energy...
by Lindsey Brackett | Sep 18, 2018 | Empowerment, Leadership, Operations & Maintenance
Train O&M During Cx While developing and implementing technical training programs for operations and maintenance (O&M) staff, I’m often asked if it’s possible to combine training typically performed during the commissioning (cx) process with a larger...
by Lindsey Brackett | Aug 23, 2018 | Empowerment, Leadership, Operations & Maintenance
Empower Your FM Team by Building a Training Program Just for Them Effective and efficient operations and maintenance (O&M) is a critical component of a healthy building environment, especially for institutions like hospitals and universities. Few avenues exist...
