Bringing together BIM, IoT sensors, CMMS platforms and digital twin environments into a unified operational view, can help facility teams move beyond reactive decision-making towards more predictive, informed and proactive management.

Mark Seliskar will lead facilities management for the company’s pharmaceutical and life sciences operations across Canada.

Job satisfaction in facilities management is rarely discussed, yet it has never been more important, especially given the essential nature of the work involved.

Managing a facility requires a combination of skilled facility management personnel, efficient procedures, reliable process technology, and most importantly, a strong focus on the integration

Here are some key ingredients to accomplishing meaningful impacts with teams and stakeholders in facility management.

Facility managers are now sitting at the boardroom table, participating in discussions and strategy focused on the future of work and the organizational purpose of the workplace.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a game-changer for the facility management sector—and this is only the beginning.

Innovation in digital twin technology— virtual representations of physical objects—has the potential to create operationally rich, continuous data feeds across workplace, asset, and inventory systems.

As pandemic protocols begin to wane, FMs must continue to shine and maintain the profile they earned and the renewed relationships built and established throughout the past two-plus years.

How do you keep your FM team engaged and committed amidst a labour shortage when other companies are actively recruiting qualified candidates to join their workforce and leaving gaps in your FM operations?

Sustainability has taken precedence in facility management, and for good reasons. Tenants and investors are more interested than ever in partnering with facilities that demonstrate an awareness for – and resilience against – evolving climate issues.

Facility managers are no longer viewed as a back-office function, but rather “a strategic instrument to attract and retain talent and create a great experience,”

Rising investments in smart city projects across the world have led to the growing demand for facility management services.

The 30-year contract (from 2021 to 2051) will start once construction is complete.

New technologies, demographic shifts, and sustainable solutions top the facility management trends to watch in 2019, according to a Sodexo report.

The IT Community of IFMA is often asked how to get started with IT in facility management and how to develop a long-term strategy for FM IT solutions.

SNC-Lavalin has been selected as the facility manager for the Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford (SHNB), a provincial psychiatric facility.