Real estate is the biggest expense after salary costs for most organizations. Since it is a fixed cost, it often has a major impact upon the economic performance of the occupying business, consuming vital and scarce financial resources.
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"well-referenced ... provides a good introduction ... written in a highly accessible and pragmatic manner ... the authors stimulate off-the-page thinking ... " Dr J. Hinks in Facilities
"If you need to brush up on your space planning and management skills, Wes McGregor and Danny Then have written the book for you ... a detailed look at the processes involved in space planning" Workplace --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
"If you need to brush up on your space planning and management skills, Wes McGregor and Danny Then have written the book for you ... a detailed look at the processes involved in space planning" Workplace --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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Wes McGregor , Director, McGregor Consultancy Services and the AWA, UK
Danny Then , Associate Professor in Strategic Asset Management and Facilities Management at Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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Don't be misled by the apparently narrow title of this book - it is actually a very comprehensive text which addresses many pertinent areas to Facilities Management. The material is excellent and up to date, offering useful case studies. I shall be adopting this excellent book for my intermediate level and final level undergraduates.
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The book is very good. The authors present the discussion with precision and detail. It is a best seller. The first choise for corporate real estate managers.
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'Corporate real estate - the land and buildings owned by companies not primarily in the real estate business - is an aspect of corporate affairs largely ignored in boardrooms across the USA.' Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
accommodation planning process, strategic accommodation plan, common support spaces, facilities support infrastructure, operational asset management, premises audit, corporate real estate assets, occupying business, operational property assets, integrated management framework, strategic facilities planning, real estate asset management, hardcopy records, operational portfolio, workspace requirements, dedicated workplace, real estate resource, workspace management, facilities management team, operational buildings, existing workspace, facilities planning process, workplace solutions, functional audit, real estate decisions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Case Note, North America, New York, Arthur Andersen, Charles Handy, Southern England, Mapping the High-Performance Workscape, San Francisco, Action Office, Green Buildings Pay, Arrow Business Books, Corporate Picture Library, Edinburgh Park, Gerald Eve, Harvard Business Review, Heriot-Watt University, Herman Miller, Nationwide Building Society, Pringle Brandon, Redefining Work, South Gyle, Space Futures, The Environmental Building, The Henley Centre, The Industrial Development Research Foundation New!
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'Corporate real estate - the land and buildings owned by companies not primarily in the real estate business - is an aspect of corporate affairs largely ignored in boardrooms across the USA.' Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
accommodation planning process, strategic accommodation plan, common support spaces, facilities support infrastructure, operational asset management, premises audit, corporate real estate assets, occupying business, operational property assets, integrated management framework, strategic facilities planning, real estate asset management, hardcopy records, operational portfolio, workspace requirements, dedicated workplace, real estate resource, workspace management, facilities management team, operational buildings, existing workspace, facilities planning process, workplace solutions, functional audit, real estate decisions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Case Note, North America, New York, Arthur Andersen, Charles Handy, Southern England, Mapping the High-Performance Workscape, San Francisco, Action Office, Green Buildings Pay, Arrow Business Books, Corporate Picture Library, Edinburgh Park, Gerald Eve, Harvard Business Review, Heriot-Watt University, Herman Miller, Nationwide Building Society, Pringle Brandon, Redefining Work, South Gyle, Space Futures, The Environmental Building, The Henley Centre, The Industrial Development Research Foundation New!
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- Strategic Management of Built Facilities by Craig Langston on 21 pages
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- Building Care by Brian Wood on page 169, and page 187
- Sustainable Urban Development Volume 1: The Framework and Protocols for Environmental Assessment (Sustainable Urban Development Series) by Stephen Curwell on page 171
- Building Adaptation by James Douglas in Back Matter
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