IFMA World Workplace Asia,
Singapore
05 July 2022
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Creating better workspaces - face to face IWFM Training,
London
05 July 2022
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The Net Zero Workplace,
London and Online
07 July 2022
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Rethinking Workplace Design- a Women In Office Design Event,
Birmingham
07 July 2022
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Design Festival North 2022,
Manchester
12 July 2022
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“Hybrid Working - Utopia or not?” with Marco van Gelder of Veldhoen + Company,
Online
13 July 2022
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Design Insider Talks 2022,
London
14 July 2022
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The Dawn of a Truly Mobile Workforce,
Online
20 July 2022
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May 25, 2013
Why facilities managers deserve a seat at the design table
by Tony Cole • Comment, Facilities management, Furniture, Workplace design
For a long time there has been a distant relationship between facilities management (FM) and design, with FM treated as a post occupancy issue rather than a valuable consideration during the design process. The truth is that effective collaboration between facilities managers and designers can yield innovation and even better product design, be that in relation to a new head office building, or the systems and furniture that are housed within it. The compartmentalised view that design occurs and then facilities managers come along to operate and maintain is inaccurate and outdated.
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