About Facility Management
Facility Management covers how buildings are kept clean, safe and running, from offices, hotels and hostels to data centres, pharma plants, airports, stadiums, gated communities and railway coaches. It is written for facility managers, housekeeping heads, hotel operations teams and the service companies that support them.
Practical pieces include a benchmark housekeeping SOP for pharma facilities, a cleaning checklist for data centres, equipment and strategies for large offices, and a look at a hotel housekeeping supervisor's day. Others deal with facade cleaning safety and water leakage, dust in closed buildings, termite inspection, fumigation and the 4D approach to keeping pests out of hostels.
Case studies follow Indian Railways' process for cleaning coach air, facilities management at a cricket stadium in Dehradun and sustainability work at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. In interviews, leaders at Sumeet Group and Godrej Living talk about an FM company's journey and the technology used to maintain gated communities.
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- The ideal pharma housekeeping SOP ServiceMASTER India's president sets out a benchmark cleaning SOP for pharma facilities
- Data centre FM: Cleaning checklist A checklist for cleaning data centres, where dust and static can cause data loss
- Office Cleaning: Equipment & Strategies for Facility Managers Equipment and cleaning strategies for facility managers running large office buildings
- A Day in the Life of a Supervisor What a hotel housekeeping supervisor is responsible for across a working day
- Facade Cleaning & Safety Safety laws, standards and practice for facade and window cleaning at height
- Managing Pests in hostels Applying the 4D pest management approach to bedbugs in hostels and PG accommodation
- Passenger safety: Indian Railways’ process to clean coach air How Indian Railways cleans and maintains the air systems in its AC coaches
- Celebrating 29 glorious years of the Sumeet Group with a glimpse into its ambitious future Sumeet Group's leadership on 29 years in facility management and future plans
Questions readers ask
What does a hotel housekeeping supervisor do?
Room attendants do the actual cleaning and tidying, but the housekeeping supervisor carries final responsibility for giving each guest a clean, comfortable and welcoming room. Read the article
Why is cleaning so important in a data centre?
Small amounts of particulate matter, such as electrostatic dust, can cause hard drive and tape failures, and even 250 volts of static electricity can result in data memory loss. Read the article
Can dust build up in a closed, air-conditioned building?
Yes. Dust is always present in the air and needs only a surface to settle on, so even a hotel that is closed on all sides with central air conditioning has to deal with it. Read the article
What is the 4D approach to pest management?
It means denying pests entry, shelter and food, and then destroying them, an approach that is still central to a proper IPM programme. Read the article