The economic value of space
As building owners and property managers face the challenge of maximising return on their property investment, facility managers have a vital role to play, not just in the management of facilities, but more importantly, in adding value to the core and non core activities of the organisations who use and occupy them. Learn more...

Leadership and Influence in facility management
What factors can position Facility Managment within the boardroom? What do senior executives and users really want from their facilities and facility managers? Learn more...

Changes; How facility managers can overcome the inevitable hurdles
In the year 2000, Resource Architecture was commissioned by TXU Australia to manage workspace planning and design of 6000 m2 of office space and relocation of 480 people. This involved moving people from 4 different locations to one. Each location had its own corporate culture, its own set of expectations and its own set of workspace requirements inherited from previous mergers and acquisitions. In addition, each location had inherited a variety of records management systems which needed to be consolidated. Learn more...

Creating Economic Value for Master Builders Association of Victoria:
the Power of Employee Engagement
The recent award-winning refurbishment of the Master Builders Association Headquarters in East Melbourne is one example of Strategic Facility Planning, having successfully increased value by helping the stakeholders discover their unique needs and then tailoring the design to satisfy them. Learn more...