Updated 1/29/2001

FACILITIES ENGINEERING and
MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK
for
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL
and INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS

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Published by
McGraw-Hill Book Company
Copyright Paul Smith and Associates 1996-2000
Boston, Massachusetts

0-07-059323-X o 1450 pages o 475 tables & illustrations
o $125.00 US o (includes CD worth $500.00 U.S.)

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WHAT'S NEW?  

  • Copies of the Handbook were given to Steering Committee members in a special event at MIT on Thursday, December 21, 2000. Authors' and Reviewers' copies are not yet available. The book's list price is $125, and it is now listed for sale by the online booksellers AMAZON.COM, BARNESANDNOBLE.COM, and BORDERS.COM. It also includes a free ARCHIBUS(tm) CD worth $500.  (1/11/2001)

  • The 1st edition of the Handbook is DONE!!!
    The initial copies (to the editors) have been shipped out. Copies of the Handbook will be handed out to Steering Committee members in a special event at MIT on Thursday, December 21, 2000. The book's list price is $125, and it is now listed for sale by the online booksellers AMAZON.COM, BARNESANDNOBLE.COM, and BORDERS.COM. It also includes a free ARCHIBUS(tm) CD worth $500.  (12/8/2000)

  • ABOUT THE EDITORS and CONTRIBUTORS
    Paul R. Smith, Anand K. Seth, Roger Wessel, David L. Stymiest, Dr. William L. Porter, and Mark W. Neitlich collectively have 200 years of experience in facilities engineering, facilities management and operations, and facilities design in a wide variety of buildings and facilities. They have assembled an influential team of 230 other veteran authors and reviewers with many thousands of years of collective experience, most of whom are also leaders in their respective professions and organizations. The editors, authors, and reviewers are active in professional societies, have received many professional honors, have published numerous books and articles, and hold advanced degrees and professional licenses, registrations, and certifications in all of the fields related to facilities engineering, operations, and management. Contributors to this indispensable Facilities Engineering and Management Handbook for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Buildings are PEs, RAs, CPEs, CPMs, CPAs, PhDs, AIAs, FAIAs, MBAs, CPAs, and PMPs

  • BEST PRACTICES FOR FACILITIES PROFESSIONALS

  • ONE STOP SHOPPING o ENCYCLOPEDIC

  • PROCESS and SYSTEMS ORIENTED

  • Putting the focus on the big picture in building and facility management and engineering yields greater shareholder value, safety, efficiency, cost reduction, and overall economy of operation. Facilities Engineering and Management Handbook is a wide-lens guidebook that offers best practices, a genuine insight, and essential systems approach to commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities management, engineering, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and renovation.

  • As a practicing facility manager or engineer, you spend untold hours compiling information from brochures, professional publications, books, and other sources telling you how to manage your facilities. This handbook will simplify your job. It will be a first stop for you on the journey to answers and often the only stop you need to make. It will help you to o run your facilities better o better serve your customers o incorporate good management practices o relate effectively to the organization's goals and strategies o coordinate facilities with the management of information technologies and human resources o incorporate computer technologies into facilities management o contribute to corporate profits o and improve your career skills for the future.

  • Written for everyday use as a complete desktop reference for facilities executives, managers, consultants, constructors, operators, engineers, and designers, Facilities Engineering and Management Handbook gives you all the tools you need for analyzing, comparing, anticipating, and managing the implications of engineering, maintenance, operating, and design decisions, and integrating facility systems for best results. The Handbook's life-cycle approach helps you put all relevant issues in context-cost, durability, maintainability, operability, safety, and more-throughout your facility. As you glance through this book, you'll find that Facilities Engineering and Management Handbook can help you: o make farsighted, well-integrated facilities and building engineering and management decisions o target facilities as strategic assets o decide which projects to fund o coordinate architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, control instrumentation, and other needs in any type of building o handle today's concerns and technologies, such as smart buildings and telecommunications networks o find information on all needed codes and standards governing design, installation, operation, and maintenance of buildings and facilities o understand what information you need to automate and why o evaluate loads on mechanical and other systems o have the advantage of using computer-aided design and management systems o prepare a whole-facility economic analysis o apply useful guidance on complex specialized facilities, such as hospitals, laboratories, prisons, airports, and industrial process plants-plus integrated complexes such as colleges, malls, and government installations o plan for and integrate fire, safety, security, data, communications, lighting, controls, fuel, power, plumbing, and many other types of systems. It's a timely, all-in-one guide of best practices for facility managers and designers who want to be at the forefront of their field.

  • TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • PART 1: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

  • Chapter 1. Perspectives

    • Introduction and Historical Perspective to Facilities Engineering and Management o Facilities Manager - a Board Position

  • Chapter 2. Facility Financial Management

    • Overview of Financial Management o Facility Financial Planning o Financial Management o Management Decision Making o Financial Analysis o Implementation Plan o Reengineering

  • Chapter 3. Facility Life Cycle Process

    • Planning and Budgeting o Owner Requirements o Financial Modeling o FM Systems o Building Life Cycle o Corporate Leasing, Design & Construction o Property Loss Prevention o Risk Mgmt. o Creating Teams o Design and Construction Process Mgmt. Functions o Project Mgmt. Process o Change Control o Improving Productivity Through Integrated Workplace Planning o Types of Agreements o Facility Life Cycle Mgmt. Tools o How Fit Are Your Facilities? Performance Measurements and IT o Architect or Contractor Selection o Environmental Compliance o Relocation Mgmt. o Furniture o Project Communications & Modeling o FM Functions o Comparison of FM Automation Systems o Infrastructure Resource Mgmt. o Leveraging FM Technology Infrastructure o Internet, E-Commerce, & FM o Role of E-Commerce & b2b Electronic Marketplaces in FM o How is Technology Reengineering FM Processes? o Getting the Most Out of IT Project Consultants o CAFM Systems o HR o Using Customer Surveys to Improve Facilities Communications and Performance o Total Cost of Ownership o New Developments in Operations Management o Process Design in FM o Supply Chain Mgmt. o QA o Achieving ISO 9000 Certification

  • PART 2: FACILITIES ENGINEERING

  • Chapter 4. Planning and Programming Process

    • Planning and Design o Where Does Programming Fit? o Activities and Tools o Project Team o Linking to Organization Strategies o Organizational Subunit o Analyzing Individual User o Evaluative Methods o Serviceability Tools o Developing Concepts for the Future o Projection Techniques o Models o Design Requirements o Organizing Goals, Requirements, and Assumptions

  • Chapter 5. Engineering and Design Process

    • Architectural and Structural Systems o Geotechnical o Civil o Structural o Skin/Façade o Roofs o Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks o Electrical Systems o Service Entrances o Electrical Distribution o Raceway & Cable o Wiring Devices o Grounding o Corrosion Control by Cathodic Protection o Electric Heat Tracing o Power Quality o Lighting Systems o Lamps, Fixtures, and Humans - How They Relate o Light, Vision and Color o Light Sources o Luminaires o Lighting Design o Daylighting o Mechanical Systems o Issues in Human Comfort o HVAC o Boilers o Chilled Water Plants o Co-Generation o Plumbing, Process Gases and Waste o Sprinklers and Fire Protection o Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality o Thermal Energy Storage o Noise and Vibration Control o Instrumentation &Control Systems o Energy Mgmt.- Pneumatic, Electric, Electronic, DDC o Motor Controls o Security o Fire Alarm o Smoke Control o Telecommunications and Data Distribution

  • Chapter 6. Construction, Modifications / Renovation, and Demolition / Site Restoration

    • Construction Mgmt. o Delivery Methods o Customer Service o Schedule o Cost / Payment Control o Change Order Mgmt. o Procurement o Owner-Furnished Items o Subcontract o File-Sub-Bid o Self-Performed Work o Work Packaging o Submittal Mgmt. o QA o Trade Interference Detection o Scope Control o Linking Issues With Costs o Field Reporting & Supervision o Warranty o O&M Manuals o Construction Process o Constr. Documents o Site Logistics o Site Mgmt. Team o Start-up o Foundations o Superstructure o Vertical Transportation o Building Envelope o Exterior Skin Damp-Proofing / Waterproofing o Façade o Roofing o Interior Finishes o Constr. Completion o HVAC Commissioning o Construction Process Variations o Climatic, Geographic, Local Influences o Govt. vs. Private o Renovation & Restoration

  • Chapter 7. Facility Operations, Maintenance, and Assessments

    • Facilities Operations o Maintenance Planning and Budgeting o Records Mgmt. and Document Control o Physical Security o Environmental Services o Groundskeeping o Fuel and Energy Procurement o O&M Plans o Facilities Maintenance o Mechanical Testing and Maintenance o I&C Systems Maintenance o Electrical Testing and Maintenance o Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks Maintenance o Facilities Condition Assessments

  • Chapter 8. Codes and Standards

    • Overview o Access Codes o Standards o Performance-Based Codes

  • PART 3: FACILITIES: BUILDINGS AND COMPLEXES

  • Chapter 9. Health Care Facilities

    • Planning, Programming and Design o E&D Process o Medical Waste Mgmt. o Pharmacy o Transport o Structural o Mechanical o Electrical o Plumbing, Medical Gases and Sprinkler o Maintenance o JCAHO o Environmental Health and Safety Mgmt. o Utilities Mgmt. o Electrical Utility Mgmt.

  • Chapter 10. Laboratory Facilities

    • Lab Programming o Lab Facility Layout o E&D Process o Mechanical Systems o Plumbing & Fire Protection Systems o Electrical Systems o Procedures for Decontaminating and Decommissioning Lab Buildings

  • Chapter 11. Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities

    • Architectural and Structural Design o Mechanical Systems Design o Chemical Process Design o Bidding and Construction Approach

  • Chapter 12. College and University Facilities

    • Project Types o Growth Factors o Nature of Clientship o Project Initiation o Predesign o Master Planning o Programming o Design o Long Lead Items

  • Chapter 13. Airports, Government Installations, and Prisons

    • Airports o Government Installations o Prisons

  • Chapter 14. Data Center Facilities

    • Data Centers o Reliability o General Construction o Mechanical o Electrical o Fire Protection o Security o Monitoring

CONTACT THE EDITORS


Management and Construction: Paul Smith, psmith31@hotmail.com
Architectural, Planning and Programming: Bill Porter, wlporter@mit.edu
Mechanical and Controls: Roger Wessel, Rogwessel@aol.com  or
Mechanical and Controls: Anand Seth, aseth@partners.org
Webmaster and Electrical: David Stymiest,  DStymiest@ssr-inc.com
Copy Editor: Mark Neitlich, mwneitlich@aol.com