Practical Sustainable Facilities Management: Real-world Strategies for Resilient and Productive Buildings delivers actionable guidance for facilities managers, engineers, and sustainability leaders seeking measurable results. Applicable across commercial, industrial, and public settings, the book focuses on improving efficiency, resilience, and long-term performance.
It covers optimization of building automation systems, advanced HVAC and lighting controls, asset lifecycle management, and preventive maintenance planning. Readers gain practical insight into lifecycle cost analysis and utility savings to support data-driven investment decisions.
Designed for a broad professional audience—including facility managers, energy specialists, engineers, building owners, technicians, and consultants—this resource bridges theory and practice. It provides tools, benchmarks, and case studies to support compliance, justify upgrades, and drive high-impact operational improvements.
Sustainability metrics, facilities management economics, building automation system optimization, organizational structures, advanced HVAC and lighting control strategies, utility savings, asset lifecycle management, preventive maintenance compliance, maintenance KPIs, energy project economics, building lifecycle cost analysis, demand management, operational revenue streams, benchmarking, and financial performance metrics.
- Estimating Your Facility Portfolio�??s Carbon Footprint: From Data to Impact
- Utility Metering: Uncovering Hidden Energy Waste in Real Time
- Mastering Building Automation Systems: Optimization and Integration
- HVAC and Mechanical Systems: Driving Comfort and Efficiency
- Central Heating Systems: Reliability and Energy Performance that Lasts
- Central Cooling Systems: Unlocking Energy Savings
- Building Envelope: Sealing Value for High-performance Facilities
- Water Management: Strategies for Conservation and Compliance
- Lighting Retrofits: Transforming Spaces for Productivity and Sustainability
- Managing Plug Loads: Small Steps, Big Savings
- Waste Management: Turning Trash into Resource Streams
- Grounds and Landscaping: Sustainable Practices for Modern Sites
- Onsite Traffic: Enhancing Safety and Operational Flow
- Facility Management Organization: Structures for Success
- IT and Building Security: Bridging the Digital Divide in Smart Buildings
- Building the Business Case: Budgeting for Sustainable Excellence
- Procurement and Contracts: Winning Value and Resilience
- Facilities Maintenance Management Systems: From Chaos to Control
- Health, Safety, Accessibility, and Risk Management: Compliance and Beyond
- Sustainability Is a Leadership Challenge: Leading Change in the Built Environment
- Leading the Facilities Team: Empowering People for Performance and Morale