Facility Management

Australia’s single most important facilities management event and marketplace for FM buyers and suppliers is back for 2018. Featuring an impressive line-up of speakers, partners and exhibitors, the event will bring together professional and innovativ

Recently I saw an interesting initiative from Sustainability Victoria, looking for someone to head up energy efficiency within the built environment. With a remit to lead programs that target business, and develop technologies to lower emissions and

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: David Ward is business developmen

The Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) has announced its latest technical seminars and training courses, which cover the fundamentals of corrosion control, through to more advanced techniques and procedures. In conjunction with the Australasian

Management of wastewater from hospitality applications takes a step forward with the extension of ACO’s range of in-ground gravity grease separators. Wastewater containing fats, oils and grease (FOGs) and food solids enter the grease separator from t

The University of Sydney’s Dr Martin Tomitsch, co-author of the book Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat. says a helpful exercise for facility managers is the five whys method, which came out of the auto industry to identify the root cause of problems

Wall began in hospitality straight from high school. An alumnus of Parade College in the outer Melbourne suburb of Bundoora, he says his school had a strong sports culture. Wall leaned towards a different kind of outdoor activity. “I’ve always loved

Not to be too alarmist, but you may have been reading recently of the earth’s imminent pole reversal. This isn’t the time or place to go into great detail about what it actually means when the planet’s north and south poles gradually swap places and

Have you ever visited an Australian National Trust property? One that perhaps still has an extant kitchen from the Victorian era or perhaps even the Old Colonial period? Somewhere like Como House (built in 1847) or Ripponlea (1868) if you’re in Melbo

Workplace design and practices in Australia have evolved rapidly over the last decade or so. Businesses have taken note of trends in the creation of innovative workplaces when it comes to considerations such as aesthetics, functionality and, certainl

Artificial Intelligence: AI will soon touch every industry. Some 98 percent of corporate leaders see AI as essential for their businesses, according to the recent book, AI Transforming Business: Corporate CxO Perspectives. The book was written by exe

Hearing Augmentation Systems are a legal requirement in many public spaces as defined in the Building Code of Australia (BCA). They are also a vital public service. The purpose of these systems is to assist those with hearing difficulties to both com

The following pages feature the best and most relevant software products designed to improve the built environment, facilitate work and streamline processes. The guide is also an opportunity for software providers to present their corporate vision an

Reducing electricity costs in the current climate is a high priority for many organisations. The low-hanging fruit of negotiating better tariffs, and obvious energy saving measures such as high efficiency lighting, movement detectors and insulation i

The degradation of private and public assets and infrastructure continues to have a major economic impact on industry and the wider community. In Australia, the yearly cost of asset maintenance is estimated to be approximately $32 billion, with $8 bi