Facility Manager’s Maintenance Handbook, 2nd Edition

An Updated Guide to Establishing Cutting-Edge Operations and Maintenance Procedures for Today’s Complex Facilities

An essential on-the-job resource, Facility Manager’s Maintenance Handbook presents step-by-step coverage of the planning, design, and execution of operations and maintenance procedures for structures, equipment, and systems in any type of facility. This career-building reference provides the tools needed to streamline facility management processes, reduce operational costs, and ensure the effective utilization, maintenance, repair, and renovation of existing physical assets.

Now with 40% new information, this 2nd Edition includes brand-new chapters on emergency response procedures; maintenance operations benchmarking; capital and operational budgets management; boiler and steam plant operations; and other vital topics. The only book of its kind to cover both operations and maintenance, the updated Facility Manager’s Maintenance Handbook features:

• Updated information on mechanical equipment and systems maintenance
• The latest fire protection procedures
• A comprehensive account of building codes
• Guidance on hazardous materials handling
• Excellent preparation for the IFMA Certified Facility Manager (CFM) qualification

Inside This State-of-the-Art Facility Management Resource

• Part 1: Organizing for Maintenance Operations
• Part 2: Facility Operations and Maintenance
• Operations Plans
• Maintenance Plans
• Part 3: Equipment and Systems Operations
• Maintenance
• Part 4: Facilities Emergency Preparedness
• Part 5: Capital Investment

Table of contents

Contributors Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part 1: Organizing for Maintenance Operations Chapter 1: Program Organizational Structure Chapter 2: Program Operations Part 2: Facility Operations and Maintenance Plans Chapter 3: Operations Plans Chapter 4: Maintenance Plans Chapter 5: Preventive Maintenance (PM) Plan Chapter 6: Predictive Maintenance Plan Chapter 7: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Plan Chapter 8: Technical Improvements Plan Part 3: Equipment and Systems Operations and Maintenance Procedures Chapter 9: Equipment and Systems Operations Procedures Chapter 10: Fire Protection Procedures Chapter 11: Electrical Equipment and System Maintenance Procedures Chapter 12: Outsourcing Considerations Chapter 13: General Cleaning, Solid Waste and Recycling Chapter 14: Landscaping Services Chapter 15: Elevator and Escalator Equipment and Systems Maintenance and Repair Services Chapter 16: Water Treatment Services Chapter 17: Utilities Infrastructure Systems Part 4: Facilities Emergency Preparedness Chapter 18: Facilities Emergency Preparedness Part 5: Capital Investment Chapter 19: Capital Investment Glossary Index