CITATION

Lewis, Bernard and Payant, Richard. Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007.

Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook

Published:  May 2007

eISBN: 9780071511001 0071511008 | ISBN: 9780071477864

Book description:

An Updated Guide to Establishing Cutting-Edge Operations and Maintenance Procedures for Today's Complex Facilities

An essential on-the-job resource, Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook presents step-by-step coverage of the planning, design, and execution of operations and maintenance procedures for structures, equipment, and systems in any type of facility. This career-building reference provides the tools needed to streamline facility management processes…reduce operational costs…and ensure the effective utilization, maintenance, repair, and renovation of existing physical assets.

Now with 40% new information, this Second Edition includes brand-new chapters on emergency response procedures…maintenance operations benchmarking…capital and operational budgets management…boiler and steam plant operations... and other vital topics. The only book of its kind to cover both operations and maintenance, the updated Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook features:

  • Updated information on mechanical equipment and systems maintenance

  • The latest fire protection procedures

  • A comprehensive account of building codes

  • Guidance on hazardous materials handling

  • Excellent preparation for the IFMA Certified Facility Manager (CFM) qualification

Inside This State-of-the-Art Facility Management Resource

• Part 1: Organizing for Maintenance Operations • Part 2: Facility Operations and Maintenance • Operations Plans • Maintenance Plans • Part 3: Equipment and Systems Operations • Maintenance o Part 4: Facilities Emergency Preparedness o Part 5: Capital Investment

Bernard T. Lewis

was a project engineer for NASA for 10 years and taught engineering management at George Washington University.

Richard Payant is the director of facilities management and has 25 years’ experience with the Army Corps of Engineers.