by Shane Henson — June 20, 2012—Retail FMs and others eager to stay on top of the best and latest practices within facilities management can benefit from reading the 2012 Best Practices, a new publication released by the Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM), the authority on retail, multisite facilities management.
With more than 60 contributing papers in this third edition, 2012 Best Practices addresses such topics as energy management, sustainability and maintenance management from the perspective of the retailer and vendor. Organized into categories of management and maintenance, each best practice highlights a challenge, the best practice implemented, results of the best practice and how ROI or cost savings was captured, says PRSM.
The book is organized into 13 chapters with articles that cover the following topics:
- Exterior Maintenance
- HVAC/Air Systems
- Janitorial, Floor Care and Pest Control Services
- Lighting
- Locks and Keys
- Safety and Disaster Response
- Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
- Waste Management
- Facilities Management Practices
- Finance, Budget and Metrics
- Vendor Management and Communications
- Web-Based Technology
- White Papers and Resources
