By Heidi Schwartz, on February 24, 2006, at 7:49 am This string of genuine e-mails came to me from TFM‘s FM Frequency Columnist. It’s a perfect example of the kind of nonsense facility professionals deal with daily. Moral of the story? Think twice before you play that practical joke on a co-worker.
To read more FM Frequency from TFM, see the following link.
—–Original Message—–From: XXXX XXXX [mailto:XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXX.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:50 AMTo: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Subject: Your Business Cards
XXXXX ,
We found your business cards taped in the restrooms at the XXX XXXXXX XXXX building. I am the property manager for this building and wanted to notify
Continue reading Friday Funny: You can’t make this stuff up!
By Heidi Schwartz, on February 23, 2006, at 8:54 am Mexico has the second largest economy in Latin American, and since 1994, its GDP has been growing steadily bolstered by NAFTA. It is a complex country with lots of potential and a growing market, and most of the leading Global corporations have established offices there.
However, serious internal security concerns are also a characteristic of the Mexican society. The Government and companies are implementing different strategies to confront this acute problem and help create an environment for progress and prosperity.
Until now, there has been no comprehensive and documented study of the electronic security market in Mexico. The ALAS/SIA
Continue reading Security issues in Mexico on the rise
By Heidi Schwartz, on February 23, 2006, at 8:43 am Lack of experience from disaster response managers is being cited as one of the primary failures in Katrina reactions, according to a lengthy report by Frances Fragos Townsend, homeland security advisor for the White House.
For live analysis of disaster planning, make sure to attend “Surviving The Crisis: Disaster Recovery & Strategic Planning” on Monday, April 10, from 11 a.m to 12 noon during The TFM Show. This event will take place at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Panelists will include disaster planning experts, and facility professionals who have been involved in 9/11 and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. To register, click
Continue reading Shortly after Senate investigation, White House report on Katrina equally critical of response
By Heidi Schwartz, on February 23, 2006, at 8:18 am At least 40 people have been killed and another 27 injured after a snow laden roof gave way under approximately 20 inches of snow. Terrorism has been practically ruled out as a cause, based on assumptions that the accident was completely structural in nature.
For TFM‘s coverage of roofing maintenance, see “Aerial View” from the archives.
As many as 150 were inside the market during the accident, which is comprised of numerous market stalls. According to Associated Press Reporter Steve Gutterman,
Investigators were looking at three possible causes of the collapse: Improper maintenance of the building, a buildup of
Continue reading Roof collapse in Moscow market; snow is possible cause
By Heidi Schwartz, on February 21, 2006, at 4:12 pm More than 140 downloadable form templates for use by commercial, residential/condo, and retail property managers are now available for purchase individually or as a package from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Inventoried in the IREMFIRST section of the IREM Web site, individual documents are downloadable in Word or Excel formats; forms packages, assembled by property type, are downloadable in WinZip format. All forms are easily customizable for specific business needs and designed to help property managers work better and faster.
The forms are organized in the IREMFIRST Forms Database by property type and then segmented into five
Continue reading Downloadable forms now available
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