Asset and Facility Management

Course details

Property and physical infrastructure are essential elements of business operations and organisational functions. This unit of study will examine the key issues in built assets and facilities management (FM), and how they relate to strategic management within the context of high performance buildings. The unit will enable students to develop an understanding of strategic asset management, portfolio planning, benchmarking of operational services, mandatory code compliances, and business needs for high performing facilities. The functions of facilities management within built assets have a direct relationship with the organisation's performance within a constantly changing business environment. A technical understanding of built assets is a prerequisite to optimising business efficiency and future-proofing against market changes. The unit is taught using a case-study methodology with students working through actual industry projects, thus stimulating a broader appreciation of the FM work involved and encouraging students to work collaboratively and creatively towards practical solutions.

Assessment

Assignment 1: Written Assignment - Individual (30%); Assignment 2: Written Assignment - Group (40%); Project Critique/Class Presentation (30%)

Textbooks

Booty, F. (2009). Facilities Management Handbook. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann Best, R., Langston, C., De Valence, G. (2003). Workplace Strategies and Facilities Management. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann Finch, E. (2012). Facilities Change Management. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Blackwell