Practical, hands-on expertise and technical data - covering essential issues in design, construction, operations and maintenance. The editors, a team of leaders in facilities and plant management, have selected key information with the most common applications in managing facilities operations. This comprehensive, but quick-access handbook eliminates the need to identify and then search through technical manuals to answer a question or solve a problem.

The 10 chapters address: Management skills; Economics (budgeting/cost control, financial analysis, VE, etc.),; Civil Engineering & Construction Practices; Maintenance (with detailed staffing guidance and job descriptions, CMMS, planning, scheduling, training, work orders, inventory, preventive/predictive maintenance); Energy Efficiencies (optimizing energy use, including heating, cooling, lighting, and water); HVAC; Mechanical Engineering; Instrumentation & Controls; Electrical; and Environmental, Health and Safety.