It’s easy to take for granted what goes on behind the scenes to ensure your day out at the mall, your daily commute via the public transport system, or your weekend visit to the art gallery and theme park go off exactly as you planned.
From heating-and-cooling solutions and security to the plumbing and waste management tasks, dozens – sometimes hundreds of people – work discreetly within the facility management space.
Today, on World FM Day, we bring those silent heroes out of the shadows and into the spotlight. The theme for this year’s World FM Day is “Resilience in Action: Thriving in a World of Change”.
With this in mind, we’ve curated a special edition of FM, which is available for free online and in print.
FM Media special edition
In a series of exclusive interviews, we speak with Chris Grebert, head of facilities, security, heritage and collections at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD). Grebert is keenly aware of the responsibility of managing a building that inspired the development of a city. “Canberra was pretty much built around the Old Parliament House,” he says. “The city grew because of the building.”
Cushman & Wakefield’s account director for Victorian Prisons, Emily Carlon, has a penchant for strong communication and creativity, and prioritises proactiveness over reactiveness in the event of an incident, particularly in the demanding and high-risk correctional facility sector.
We also address the advanced technologies that power today’s rapidly evolving facilities management sector. Nozomi Networks’ chief revenue officer Kevin Isaac talks to FM about the worrying trend of Australia ascending to fourth place in the list of the top five most attacked countries, trailing the United States, Sweden and Germany. Isaac outlines how security professionals seek to protect critical infrastructure from being the target of damaging cyberattacks.
In an endeavour that is already having a massive positive impact on the wider community, No More Butts founder and director Shannon Mead has set out on a mission to eradicate carelessly discarded cigarette filters and reimagine waste as a commodity. Mead discusses the challenges of operating an environmental charity, the limitations and strengths of the current sustainability landscape and the achievable steps facilities managers can take to ensure the spaces they oversee uphold environmentally responsible waste management practices.
All that and more in our latest edition. Get yours now.
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