facility manager

Today's episode features one of our World Workplace speakers, David Trask, National Director at ARC Facilities. David sheds light on the crucial aspects of preventative and deferred equipment maintenance. He delves into the challenges organizations face, such as budget constraints, accurate information management, labor shortages, and the snowball effect of deferred maintenance. If you find today's episode intriguing, you won't want to miss his expertise at this year's World Workplace event in Denver, Colorado, taking place on September 27-29. 

Resources Mentioned

Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtrask/

World Workplace

• Join us at World Workplace September 27-29 in Denver, CO, USA. Register today: https://worldworkplace.ifma.org/

Connect with Us

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ifma
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InternationalFacilityManagementAssociation/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/IFMA
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• YouTube: https://youtube.com/ifmaglobal
• Visit us at https://ifma.org

In this podcast episode, Ted Ritter, the head of the global IT community for IFMA is joined by  Erik Jaspers, Product Strategy & Innovation Officer at Planon, and Jean Pierre Segers, IFMA Instructor and Professor at Riga Technical University. Together they converse on topics such as the interconnected nature of emerging technologies, AI and the metaverse, aligning technology with business goals, the affordability of advanced technologies, and more. 

Connect with Us

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ifma

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InternationalFacilityManagementAssociation/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IFMA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifma_hq/

YouTube: https://youtube.com/ifmaglobal

Visit us at https://ifma.org

Bashir Abdallah joins us to talk about how he ended up in facilities management, why facilities has a massive PR problem, how the industry has evolved, and where it’s going.

Guest Bio:
Bashir Abdallah is the VP of Product at ServiceChannel. He joined the company in 2014 as the Director of Product Management. By 2016 he was promoted to Vice President of Product Management. Bashir holds a Bachelor's Degree from State University of New York at Plattsburgh. 

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Guest Quote: “I think cross-functional relationships within their company become super important and we've seen really successful teams not only have a seat at the table at an executive level but really put in the groundwork to stay connected to store operations, procurement, construction, lease compliance, and other departments.” - Bashir Abdallah

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Time Stamps 

*(0:59) Bashir’s Unique Journey

*(6:30) How the industry has evolved

*(9:30) The Facility Manager Persona

*(13:42) Industry Challenges

*(21:10) The “How”

*(28:19) Technology’s Role in Facilities Management

*(35:57) Bashir’s Hurricane Sandy Story

*(40:37) The Future of the Industry

*(47:25) Technology and AI

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Sponsor:

Scale your facilities program as fast as you open new locations. With ServiceChannel Managed, you can leave the hard work to us, so you can focus on growth without limits. ServiceChannel Managed - a collaborative, transparent, and cost-effective partnership. Visit Servicechannel.com to learn more.

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Links 

• Connect with Bashir Abdallah on LinkedIn
• Connect with Sid Shetty on Linkedin
• Check out the ServiceChannel Website

PHC News Editor Steve Smith is joined by Cathy Ahern, director of facilities and grounds at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC), and Eric Morrow, product manager, micro-combined heat and power products. The trio discuss Lochinvar's Micro CHP XRGI25 and why FLCC chose to integrate the combined heat and power system into a new KNIGHT boiler system. 

As recreation facility managers consider how best to restart their buildings, the environmental air exchange systems will need careful consideration. In this Podcast, ORFA’s Technical Director highlights the different elements associated with maintaining safe air exchange, the need to form a strong working relationship with trained and certified HVAC technicians and, the importance of knowing  what frontline staff can and cannot do by way of work on these complicated systems. Safe air exchange has always been an important recreation facility operational responsibility – COVID-19 has amplified these obligations.