I was the editor of a trade publication called Facility Planning News from 1993 to 1996, when I switched to freelance work. The publication's name was changed to FM DATA Monthly with the first issue of 1997. I've continued to contribute case reports to the publication, which is now entirely online at www.tradelineinc.com, a qualified subscription service for corporate and institutional facility planners and mangers.
If you'd like to read one of these reports for the purpose of evaluating my writing and research skills, email me.
Corporate Facilities
Management New Space Standards for ChevronTexaco: Lower Churn Costs and Culture Change Among Expected Benefits. A TradelineInc.com exclusive report published May 19, 2004.
BP Measures for Merger Integration and Culture Change: Leveraging CAFM and Key Performance Indicators for More Effective Facilities. A TradelineInc.com exclusive report published December 4, 2002.
Facilities Management at Ford Land Enters a New World: Striving to be Service Provider of Choice. FM DATA Monthly January 28 2002.
South Pole Station Modernization: A four-part series for TradelineInc.com
South Pole Information Technology Upgrade: Increased Research Spurs the Need for IT Architecture, More Satellite Connectivity. Published January 14, 2004.
Project Management at the South Pole: Extraordinary Modernization Project Calls for Extraordinary PM. Published November 20, 2003.
South Pole Station Modernization Project: $153-million Station Upgrade Supports a Burgeoning Research Community. Published October 24, 2003.
Wintering Over at the South Pole: As the Sun Rises in Antarctica, Work Continues on the New Elevated Station. Published September 24, 2003.
USAA Integrates Systems for Greater Efficiency: IT and FM Connect to Save Time, Money, and Equipment. FM DATA Monthly January 2000.
General Motor's Performance Standards Make Life Easier: Pull stations and walk-up copy rooms afford the company efficiency and savings. FM DATA Monthly June 1999.
Conference Report: Making Plans for Y2K: FM organizations focus on assessment beforehand; contingency plans for the day after. FM DATA Monthly February 1999.
Conference Report: New Perspectives on Operating Equipment. FM DATA Monthly November 1998.
Tektronix Benchmarking Initiative: A high-tech firm makes the most of measurements, cutting energy use and fine-tuning move costs. FM DATA Monthly October 1998.
EPA Drives Down Operating Costs: Partnering for land; flexibility for low-cost renovation; efficiency in research. FM DATA Monthly October 1998.
Must See Disaster Recovery: Unexpected fire measures NBC preparedness program.
FM DATA Monthly November 1997.
Pharmaceutical and Biotech Facilities
Bayer Makes Way for Equipment: Technology Takes Over the Floor in New Research Facility. A TradelineInc.com exclusive report published May 23, 2002.
Chiron Corporation's Life Sciences Center: A Post-Occupancy Review. FM DATA Monthly October 1999.
Genentech's Facilities Forecasting Model: Turning "islands of information" into hard data. FM DATA Monthly August 1998.
Bellcore Measures Customer Satisfaction Online: New automated system surveys outsourcers' performance. FM DATA Monthly June 1998.
Making the Case for New Facilities Projects: Hoechst Marion Roussel FMs pitch a new building on cycle-time reduction. FM DATA Monthly January 1998.
Chiron Corporation's Building 4: Flexible labs and interactivity take precedence in new 280,000-sf research facility. FM DATA Monthly October 1997.
Conference Report: New Metrics to Gauge Lab Performance. FM DATA Monthly October 1998.
University Facilities
California Institute of Technology's Broad Center for Biological Sciences: Shared Services and Interactive Spaces Encourage Interdisciplinary Research. A TradelineInc.com exclusive report published March 17, 2004.
Making Room for Nanotechnology Emerging Cross-Disciplinary Science Requires a Specialized Facility. A TradelineInc.com exclusive report published March 19, 2003.
Duffield Hall Nanotechnology Research Moves Forward: Cornell University's New Facility Builds on Lessons Learned. A TradelineInc.com exclusive report published March 5, 2003.
Generic Programming at Stanford University's Center for Clinical Sciences Research: Post-Occupancy Evaluation Finds Support for Open Labs, Shared Support. A TradelineInc.com exclusive report published August 28, 2002.
Planning an Effective Post-Occupancy Evaluation: Web-Based Evaluation of Stanford University Research Facility is a Benchmark Itself. A TradelineInc.com exclusive report published August 28, 2002.
Scenario Planning for Effective Facilities Decisions: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center maps multiple futures. FM DATA Monthly April 1999.
Post-Occupancy Report: Genetics Institute's Preclinical Biology Research Building. FM DATA Monthly May 1998.
College and University Classroom Planning and Utilization Strategies Take Shape. FM DATA Monthly August 1998.
Best Practice Snapshot: Priority Resource Budgeting at Washington University Medical School. FM DATA Monthly April 1998.
NIH Reveals How to Get the Most from Finishes, Materials and Flooring Systems. FM DATA Monthly May 1998.