Facility
Management
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Description

Facility management is a discipline that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, places, processes and technology. Facility management addresses the organization’s physical plant assets and the associated infrastructure required to provide a safe, healthy and productive working environment. This includes the planning, selection, design, safety, security, operations and maintenance concerns of primary, alternate and emergency capabilities.

Sustainability has come to the forefront of strategic and operational planning for companies around the world. With energy costs on the rise and the environmental impact of buildings continues to be closely examined by corporations, communities and inhabitants, the bottom line impact of how facilities are built and managed is becoming increasingly critical. Financially, environmentally and socially, adopting sustainable practices makes good business sense.

The discipline of Facility Management addresses the following elements:
1. Physical security
  a. Design
  b. Asset Protection
  c. Violence Protection
 d. Safety in the Workplace
2. Data Centers: Construction, Maintenance, and Management
3. Facility Management:
  a. Finance
  b. Human and Environmental
  c. Leadership and Management
  d. Operations and Maintenance
  e. Real Estate
  f. Technology


Credentialing Organizations / Certifications

American Society for Industrial Security: >click here
• CPP: Certified Protection Professional
• PCI: Professional Certified Investigator
• PSP: Physical Security Professional

International Facility Management Association: >click here
• CFM: Certified Facility Manager

ICOR: Certified Data Center Certifications: >click here
• CDCE: Certified Data Center Expert
• CDCS: Certified Data Center Specialist
• CDCP: Certified Data Center Professional
• CDOM: Certified Data Center Operations Manager


Professional Development / Courses

ASIS: >click here

IFMA: >click here

ICOR: >click here


Articles / Presentations

IFMA: >click here

ASIS: >click here


Networking Opportunities / Local Chapters

IFMA Chapters: >click here

ASIS Chapters: >click here


Conferences

ASIS: >click here

IFMA: >click here


Magazines / E-Zines / Periodicals

Security Management Online: >click here

Facility Management Journal: >click here


Ask the Experts

The ICOR Experts page >click here

Careers

Security: >click here

Facility Management: >click here


Useful Links

Security Industry Buyers Guide: >click here

FM Guide Online: >click here

FM Discipline Chair

James Nelson
James I. Nelson
President of Business Continuity Services, Inc. (BCS), a consulting firm specializing in Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery planning, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

He is a frequent speaker, writer, instructor and practicing professional both domestically and internationally.

Jim holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration, has earned the MBCP certification from DRI International in 1998 and served as DRI’s Lead Instructor from 2002-2006.

He is chairman of the board for ICOR, is a board member for the Northern Illinois Chapter of ACP, and is a member of IAEM. Jim also serves as the Business and Relationship Management Consultant to International Association Management, Inc.

Click here for specific questions regarding Facility Management.

Click here for more information on Business Continuity Services, Inc.


Levels of Certification and Credentialing
There are five levels of ICOR certification

1. Certified Organizational Resilience Executive (CORE)

2. Certified Organizational Resilience Professional (CORP)

3. Certified Organizational Resilience Manager (CORM)

4. Certified Organizational Resilience Specialist (CORS)

5. Certified Organizational Resilience Associate (CORA)



 

 
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