The Complete Facilities Manager
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 436
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 436
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The Complete Facilities Manager provides you with a foundational base for the critical thinking required to design, construct, and maintain facilities of all sizes and shapes to increase the value of large investment assets for any organization.
This book is written from the perspective of an architectural – engineer, who has extensive experience as an owner’s representative, a forensic investigator, and a research analyst. The author brings a unique and special approach to facilities management integrating the theoretical with practical experience. Facilities management has a myriad of variables that can be quite complex, and overwhelming at times, and requires a broad skill base to manage and oversee the efficient use of resources to gain longevity and value in facilities.
The book is easy to read and will help you understand how to build true value in your role as a facilities manager. It will help you to also explore the basic engineering of all the major systems in a facility---structural, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, regulatory requirements, etc.
The Complete Facilities Manager is divided into five parts and includes twenty-two appendices for quick reference:
- value of facilities management
- facilities systems
- facilities design
- construction
- managing facilities
The knowledge that you can expect to learn includes:
- Building value in facilities management by using life cycle costing and deferred maintenance relying on statistical modeling.
- How to apply value engineering to bring true escalated value to your facilities.
- Understand the real meaning of warranties that companies will not tell you.
- The importance of real estate in managing facilities.
- The value proposition of strong facilities management.
- Basic engineering behind all the systems in a facility to enable you to make more informed decisions when managing facilities.
- Facility design, including ADA.
- Where many regulations contradict each other.
- The skills needed to lead and guide people and organizations.
Proficiency in all these skills will lead you to be the complete facilities manager.
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Website: https://architectdan.com/
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Introduction
Part I – Value of Facilities Management
Chapter 1: Introduction to Facilities Management
Chapter 2: Department Operations
Chapter 3: Real Estate
Chapter 4: Value Proposition of Facilities Management
Part II – Facilities Systems
Chapter 5: Infrastructure
Chapter 6: Structural Basics
Chapter 7: Plumbing Basics
Chapter 8: HVAC Basics
Chapter 9: Electrical Basics
Chapter 10: Commercial Kitchens
Chapter 11: Fire Protection
Chapter 12: Technology Integration
Chapter 13: Security
Chapter 14: Sustainability
Part III – Facilities Design and Construction
Chapter 15: Planning/Design/Construction/ADA
Chapter 16: Regulatory
Part IV – Managing Facilities
Chapter 17: Leadership
Chapter 18: Project Management
Chapter 19: Project Budgeting
Part V – Appendices
Appendices 1–22
Dan Demland is a 22-year Registered Architect in the State of Arizona, with 45 years of experience. Starting at the age of 17 and serving an apprenticeship to eventually becoming a Registered Architect, his cross-training in the engineering disciplines has truly made him an architectural engineer, a specialist in regulatory, building code, professional practice, etc. He has been ICC certified as a Commercial Plan Reviewer and ADA Plan Reviewer/Inspector. He has served on the Enforcement Advisory Committee for the Arizona Board of Technical Registration, as well as a former licensed contractor in Arizona, a former Commissioner for the Phoenix Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities Issues (MCDI), and former Vice-Chair of the (MCDI) Architectural, Accessibility, and Design Committee.
He has been a mentor and teacher all his career in technical colleges, community colleges, and now university. After 33 years in private practice, he moved to the public sector, where he spent 8 years as the Staff Architect for the Arizona School Facilities Board (SFB) before moving to serve as a Senior Architect the Office of the University Architect at Arizona State University (ASU), and also serves on the faculty at Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts (the Design School) at ASU where he primarily teaches facilities management, building codes, and interior design studios. He has served as a forensic investigator as well as a writer. He completed his undergraduate degree and MBA in 33 months while working full-time at the SFB, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and had a 3.93 GPA in his MBA program.
He has a teaching style that makes everything very easy to understand by using the concept of building blocks (Legos) and uses stories to help convey memorable learning objectives. His style has always been engaging with students and transcends his writing style.