Teaching Facility Management Practices: A Case Study
- Conference
- Location
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Austin, Texas
- Publication Date
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June 14, 2009
- Start Date
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June 14, 2009
- End Date
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June 17, 2009
- ISSN
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2153-5965
- Conference Session
- Tagged Division
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Page Count
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26
- Page Numbers
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14.1136.1 - 14.1136.26
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--5388
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/5388
- Download Count
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3817
Paper Authors
Sarel Lavy Texas A&M University
Dr. Sarel Lavy (corresponding author), Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3137, USA, e-mail address: slavy@archmail.tamu.edu.
Dr. Lavy is a faculty member in the Department of Construction Science, which is one of four departments in the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University. He also serves as the Associate Director of the CRS Center for Leadership and Management in the Design and Construction Industry. Dr. Lavy is a member of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Dr. Lavy’s principal research interests are: facilities management in the healthcare and education sectors, maintenance management, and performance and condition assessment of buildings.
Abstract
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Keywords: Graduate Education, Undergraduate Education, Facility Management, Case Study,
Condition Assessment.
Introduction
The significance of facility management (FM) to the business success of companies and
organizations is steadily increasing. Business success is characterized not only by annual revenue
and profit margins, but also by the way various aspects of the building portfolio and environment
are maintained and operated. Examples for this include, but are not limited to, monitoring daily
maintenance, operations, and energy consumption; conducting condition assessments and
benchmarking studies; adapting and complying with policies and regulations; and assisting with
the implementation of the organization’s strategic and tactical planning. Often, facility managers
also confront stringent budget constraints; therefore, tools to assist in their decision making
should be developed and offered.
Universities, in a broad sense, are educational entities imparting higher education at
undergraduate and graduate levels and providing opportunities for research and development.
Universities offer academic programs to fulfill their goals of providing relevant education in the
desired field. Academic programs are formulated with a required course structure and generally
provided with a degree or certificate. One can argue that a higher level of educational outcome
and usefulness of courses offered in a program are very essential for universities1; however, not
only academic programs, but also the course and the curriculum, must align with program
Lavy, S. (2009, June), Teaching Facility Management Practices: A Case Study Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--5388
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