Join more than 1,500 facilities management professionals at “NFMT Vegas: The Road to FM Success” Nov. 6 to 7 in Las Vegas. The conference is free, and your registration includes access to more than 50 conference sessions, entry to the Expo Hall, facility tours and networking events.
NFMT features six education tracks with more than 50 conference sessions. Attendees can up earn up to 14 hours of CEUS.
You can register here.
Here are some recommended courses for the commercial FM:
PC1 The Disaster Experience
Start Time:
11/5/2018 1:00:00 PM
End Time:
11/5/2018 5:00:00 PM
Business continuity planning has never been more
critical to the safety and security of facilities, regardless of their
size, location or industry. Unfortunately, creating and maintaining a business
continuity plan (BCP) still remains a low priority for many organization’s leaders.
That is why this session is necessary, and not for the faint-of-heart.
Every disaster is not created equally and this experience has been designed
to put you in the throes of a real-life disaster situation, as it unfolds. You will make the critical decisions any organization will have to make — and deal with the consequences of — those decisions. At the completion of the four hour session, attendees will understand the importance of planning in advance for different disasters or other business disruptions.
T2.B2 Top Facility Challenges and How to Address Them Utilizing a Documented EBCx Process
Start Time:
11/6/2018 9:00:00 AM
End Time:
11/6/2018 9:50:00 AM
We will review the existing building commissioning (EBCx) process, focusing on the planning and investigation phases, looking at how to accomplish these tasks and what assistance you many need with minimal costs. The process will support a proactive approach in identifying issues while prioritizing for potential capital investments required for future budgeting. The process will help resolve climate control, equipment failures and building automation issues allowing for more time to address other concerns, while having a more educated, operational staff. Examples of facilities using the process and how it has resolved issues will be given, plus we will discuss highlights from my research.
T2.B4 Metrics That Matter: Beyond the KPIs
Start Time:
11/6/2018 9:00:00 AM
End Time:
11/6/2018 9:50:00 AM
Metrics provide a roadmap for a successful operation. These metrics, however, need to be aligned with the business objectives to have a meaningful impact. Converting metrics to practical information and knowledge to support operation and maintenance can be challenging. This session highlights typical challenges that FM managers and vendors face in developing, implementing and operationalizing metrics that are needed to achieve the business objective.
T3.B1 New 2018 Updates and Changes to NFPA 70E and How to Effectively Implement a Program
Start Time:
11/6/2018 10:00:00 AM
End Time:
11/6/2018 10:50:00 AM
By now, most organizations have heard of NFPA 70E and the need to protect employees from hazards of electrical shock and arc, however, many times we see the focus is only on arc flash and labeling. One of the most important yet often overlooked areas of electrical safety is the actual development of the safety program itself. In this presentation, Jay will discuss how to implement NFPA 70E and how it relates to OSHA requirements, but he will also discuss how an organization needs to connect all of the pieces of the puzzle: Arc Flash Assessments, Qualified Worker Programs, PPE, LOTO Procedures, and Preventative Maintenance.
T3.B4 Big Data and Analytics: the Next Frontier for Energy Management
Start Time:
11/6/2018 10:00:00 AM
End Time:
11/6/2018 10:50:00 AM
This presentation will explore how the data that exists in Building Automation Systems (BAS) can be analyzed and prioritized to provide operations staff with applicable solutions through the use of monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx). We will look at a variety of data analytics platforms and compare the technologies to identify the different needs that they can address. Additionally, we will review the cities that are beginning to require facility benchmarking or launching new “Building Tune-Up” programs and discuss how to get a head start on meeting new requirements.
T3.M1 ISO 41001 Facilities Management – Management Systems: The Game Changer?
Start Time:
11/6/2018 10:00:00 AM
End Time:
11/6/2018 10:50:00 AM
As a professional discipline, facility management (FM) has suffered from an identity crisis. The FM function has been marginalized as support services, while the potential impact and value proposition that a strategic FM approach can contribute to an organization’s productivity and wellbeing continues to be overlooked. It is not helped by the fact that FM does not mean the same thing globally, nationally or even within different organizations. The ISO Facility Management Technical Committee, ISO/TC 267, is doing its part to gain recognition of FM as a distinct profession. In 2017, two ISO standards were published, establishing FM on the global stage. These standards have created an international definition of FM as well as defined many of the terms that we can use and therefore understand across borders. They have also provided guidance on sourcing and a framework for FM agreements. In the Spring of 2018, an ISO Management System Standard for FM will make its debut. This standard will in effect define what the “Management” in FM really means! The opportunity is ripe for facility managers worldwide to bring this standard to their organizations and promote a professional approach to determining and delivering real added value to the organizations that they serve via FM. Join our panel discussion to learn how these newly published FM standards will make a difference to you and your organizations as well as our sector worldwide.
T4.B4 Understanding the Lifecycle Cost of a Building Automation System
Start Time:
11/6/2018 3:10:00 PM
End Time:
11/6/2018 4:00:00 PM
Life cycle cost is something we innately consider when making large-scale and long-term purchasing decisions in our daily lives. Investing in a building automation system should be no different. While many facility managers focus on the initial price tag, the cost and savings over the next 5 to 10+ years should be what really drives this decision. Factors such as maintenance contracts, warranties, controller failure, adding new components, and service calls must be considered. This presentation will help educate facilities managers on the questions they should be asking when evaluating BAS service partners.
W1.M3 The Future of FM Professionals in the Information Age
Start Time:
11/7/2018 8:00:00 AM
End Time:
11/7/2018 8:50:00 AM
The FM professional in this new age of “information” will be transformed from the traditional FM today. The “FM of the Future” must have the following characteristics: Speak the language of the C-Suite [cost/time/capability], be leadership based [utilize high performing expert vendors who use metrics to create transparency and lower costs and improve performance], utilize automation/information systems and manage/integrate all services that an organization requires under their leadership. This presentation will cover key principles that will assist FMs to transform into FMs of the future, to increase the breadth of their expertise and ability to deliver dominant service performance.
W2.B1 OSHA’s Enforcement and Significant Changes to 2018 NFPA 70E
Start Time:
11/7/2018 9:00:00 AM
End Time:
11/7/2018 9:50:00 AM
This session provides an overall understanding of the changes made in the 2018 edition of the NFPA 70E and details how the changes may affect your company’s overall electrical safety program. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the relationship with OSHA and NFPA 70E, as well as key items that need to be addressed for the next three year cycle of your electrical safety program. Learn how to protect your employees from Arc Flash/Blast and other electrical hazards with proper assessments and hazard mitigation.
W2.M3 How Building Owners Can Become Invincible to Lawsuits and Save Thousands in Taxes
Start Time:
11/7/2018 9:00:00 AM
End Time:
11/7/2018 9:50:00 AM
From this presentation, you will learn lawsuit protection, tax reduction, and estate planning strategies most advisors are unaware of. •Sources of lawsuits building owners are exposed to and how to prevent them. •How building owners can protect 100% of their professional and personal assets from lawsuits. •How building owners can protect their business, property, and personal assets in the event of a judgment in excess of liability insurance or an exclusion in a policy. •How building owners can minimize vicarious liability for the acts of other professionals and staff. •What building owners should be doing now to prepare for successful business secession. •How to effectively use corporations, trusts, wills, and family limited partnerships.
W3.B4 Digital Twinning for a Better Building IoT
Start Time:
11/7/2018 10:00:00 AM
End Time:
11/7/2018 10:50:00 AM
The creation of a digital version of an existing building’s physical infrastructure using big data and the IoT is key to creating a responsive building design. Combining thermal models, occupancy models, comfort models, and weather, digital twins create a learning system whose output provides insight into the predicted behavior of a building and shows building reaction to real-time variable changes. This strategy is not just for new infrastructure, as technological advancements have also allowed analog buildings to utilize this technique. This session will discuss how digital twinning can be used for efficiency gains, operational oversights and outcome-based fault detection.
W4.M7 The Fatal Flaws in Your Active Shooter Response
Start Time:
11/7/2018 2:10:00 PM
End Time:
11/7/2018 3:00:00 PM
The deadly phase of an active shooter in your workplace is over in the first four to eight minutes, statistically before the police can arrive and deploy. This means your employees are the first responders. An active shooter incident will unfold at lightning speed in terrifying conditions. The fatal flaw: your current response does not address the lethal first four to eight minutes for your employees to respond and your emergency team to take command. Another flaw: How you’re required to work with law enforcement once they deploy at your facility. FBI and NYPD report that Active Shooter incidents have quadrupled in 2013-16 versus the previous five-year average. 70% of Active Shooters are in workplaces versus campuses. 3 people die and 3+ are injured in the average Active Shooter incident. Active shooters strike companies, high rises, healthcare, factories and malls as well as campuses. Your response is dramatically different at each site. This presentation will turn very tactical. If you’re easily offended or nauseous, don’t register. You will learn how to create plans and procedures and how to train your emergency team and rank-and-file employees.
W4.M1 Are we ready for next industrial revolution?
Start Time:
11/7/2018 3:10:00 PM
End Time:
11/7/2018 4:00:00 PM
The future is here. The facilities we manage tell us what to do, our devices allow extreme mobility and our data drives investments. Learning from millions of transactions from thousands of clients and devices, Dude Intelligence uncovers the pitfalls and benefits. We found that most organizations do not reap the benefits and don’t know where to start. Working with our clients, we created a maturity model that allows organizations to assess their current state and chart a pathway to readiness that combines practical steps with ambitious improvement goals.