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It is hard to find a Facility Management department that has its own area within the company’s website. It might be more common amongst Universities’ websites and today we want to share with you the link of Auburn University (United States) Facilities Management department:

http://www.auburn.edu/administration/facilities/

The site shows that the department is really customer oriented and it becomes a direct and transparent communication media outlet. The department offers the facility users a clear service list and gives them the channels to request them. The site gathers the department’s policies and communicates the department’s project planning and follow-up. It is even possible to watch the construction works development via webcam. Furthermore, it has its own twitter and facebook profile to make communication more direct.

La climatización es uno de los grandes dolores de cabeza de cualquier Facility Manager. Un alto porcentaje de las quejas que reciben los departamentos de Facility Management son relativas a la temperatura del espacio de trabajo. Si le sumamos además las quejas relativas al ruido generado por los sistemas de climatización, esta instalación probablemente se lleve el premio a la causa más habitual de cometarios negativos respecto al funcionamiento de inmuebles.

The Facility Management discipline has become one of the fastest growing sectors over the past decade. Today, many organizations recognize the importance of FM to efficiently manage its properties portfolio and its associated services. FM activities are relevant to various levels and dimensions of the organization by joining primary business activities at several levels: strategic, tactical and operational. But what is the real extent of FM in an organization?