Press Releases
Nov. 12, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Andrea Sanchez
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New Publication Examines Impact of Technology on Facility Management Profession
HOUSTON — (Nov. 13, 2008) — The IFMA Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the “FM Technology Update,” a detailed report on the current state and future outlook of technology in facility management. Comprised of 10 chapters, each written by a facility manager with extensive experience on the subject, the new publication focuses on the evolution of traditional technologies such as Computer Aided Facility Management and explores cutting edge technologies just beginning to impact the profession.
Written with non-information technology professionals in mind, each of the report’s chapters is divided into four sections: basic technology concepts; current use of technology; future use of technology and its impact on the profession; and case studies. The report contains chapters covering CAFM; sustainability; security and emergency preparedness; building automation; life cycle analysis; and other topics.
Chapter authors include representatives from organizations and institutions such as Facilities Solutions Group, Green IT, Johnson Controls and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“Our constituency has really identified a strong need to understand what emerging technologies are going to be important to facility managers, why they’ll be important, and how they’re going to impact the profession. So, that was the driver for us,” said Eric Teicholz, IFMA Fellow, IFMA Foundation trustee and editor of the report. “You cannot Google all this information. It’s for the most part forward-looking, with a focus on the near-term future — not something you can get off the shelf now.”
The “FM Technology Update” is available for purchase on the IFMA Foundation Web site and in the IFMA bookstore. For a free copy of the report’s table of contents and chapter abstracts, click here. To order a copy of the report, or any other IFMA Foundation publication, click here.
Established in 1990 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation and separate entity from the International Facility Management Association, the IFMA Foundation works for the public good to promote priority research and educational opportunities for the advancement of facility management. The IFMA Foundation is supported by the generosity of the facility management community, including IFMA members, chapters, councils, corporate sponsors and private contributors who are united by the belief that education and research improve the facility management profession. To learn more about the good works of the IFMA Foundation, visit www.ifmafoundation.org. For more information about IFMA, visit www.ifma.org. |
