FMA Online is Facility Management Association of Australia's official online monthly e-newsletter informing facility managers of the most recent developments and events affecting the facilities management and related property industries.

FMA Online e-newsletter brings the latest news, views and current events such as Facility Management Association of Australia initiatives, upcoming National, Branch and Professional Development events, legislation changes, and research findings and industry trends impacting on the management of the built environment.

Edition 49 - August 2010

Proudly sponsored by Doyle Bros In what looms as a busy month ahead, FMA Australia CEO David Duncan, reveals the innovative strategic alliance that will allow FMA Australia members full access to the International Facility Management Association's industry specific councils. Also in this edition, FMA Australia is calling for entries to the inaugural FMA Australia Awards for Excellence to be held on 25th November at Doltone House Sydney, we interview Andrew Head and Paul Doyle and include a complete wrap-up of what's happening in your state.

Edition 48 - July 2010

Proudly sponsored by HPM Legrand After significant consideration, the Federal Parliament has now passed the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Bill 2010. FMA Australia CEO, David Duncan comments on FMA Australia's involvement in shaping the legislation to establish a more streamlined approach to compliance. Also in this edition, we look at the impending Disability Access Standards due to come into force next May, a trade mission invitation to Beijing and talk one-on-one with FMA Australia members Liz Davison and Paul Carmody.

Edition 47 - June 2010

Proudly sponsored by AE Smith Pty Ltd In the lead up to the second annual World FM Day on June 24, FMA Australia CEO, David Duncan reflects on the importance of this FMA Australia initiative in allowing the FM industry to reflect on its achievements, confront its challenges and create a better understading for the inegration of FM into the wider business community. Plus all the latest from FM Smart, interviews with 2 members and a comprehensive state by state wrap-up on what's happening in your part of the world.

Edition 46 - May 2010

Proudly supported by Sustainability Victoria Innovation, outstanding service and achievement were the hallmarks of this years FMA Australia Branch Awards. Unveiled at the highly successful ideaction10 conference in WA, this edition of FMA online also provides all the latest news from the conference, Branch news updates and Sustainability Victoria's work in highlighting energy efficiency of commercial buildings.

Edition 45 - April 2010

Proudly supported by Culligan Water Conscious of the need to attract the next generation of facility managers, CEO David Duncan discusses FMA Australia's development of a Vocational Diploma of Facilities Management and what that means for the future of our industry. With ideaction'10 now less than a month away, members are encouraged to register for what promises to be a memorable industry event, and take a pictorial tour of the FM Smart event at the innovative Thomastown Aquatic and community recreation centre.

Edition 44 - March 2010

Proudly supported by Programmed Facility Management In this edition of FMA online for 2010, FMA Australia Chairman Steve Taylor asks the question,'What are the challenges faced by the FM industry over the next 10 years?' and invites members to provide their feedback via the FMA Australia Facebook page. Following a very successful launch at the Melbourne Aquarium, FMA Australia’s new program FM Smart has been designed to incorporate a variety of industry specific functions, site visits, industry briefings and education programs. Plus all the latest inForM news, interviews with 2 new members and a comprehensive state by state wrap-up on what's happening in your part of the world.

Edition 43 - February 2010

Proudly supported by Retirement Village Association Ltd In this first edition of FMA online for 2010, FMA Australia CEO David Duncan signals an upbeat year ahead for the facility management industry. Edition supporter, the Retirement Village Association outlines the growth of this lifestyle sector and opportunities for Facility Managers, whilst a comprehensive state by state wrap-up will bring you up to speed with what's happening in your part of the world.

Edition 42 - December 2009

Proudly supported by FM Innovations FMA Australia Director and International Credentialing Committee (ICC) Member - Steve Jones explains what CFM means to our industry.

Edition 41 - November 2009

Proudly supported by FMA Australia On Monday November 2 the Minister for Innovation, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr announced a further $16.4 million worth of projects in the third round of the $90 million Green Building Fund.

Edition 40 - October 2009

Proudly supported by the Hendry Group FMA Online Editor Max Winter researches the material to provide an update on developments in provisions for the Australian Government's Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA).

Edition 39 - September 2009

Proudly supported by Programmed Facility Management

FMA Online Editor Max Winter looks at some of the industry submissions in reply to the proposed national scheme for Mandatory Disclosure of Commercial Building Energy Efficiency documents released for public comment.

Edition 38 - August 2009

Proudly Supported by ISS

AIR-CON AND GRACES - Bringing high-tech HVAC to the Tower of London. The Tower of London was prisoner to rising energy costs, so the head of FM called in a qualified HVAC assessor, Efficient Air. What followed were a series of quick wins that sliced off a tidy amount from the king-sized bills. By David Arminas. First Printed in FM World March 2009.

Further Update to the Industry Advertising Feature: Software in FM

The Software in FM Industry Advertising Feature welcomes additional companies this month to make it the most comprehensive listing available, and also presents case study examples of the software in situ.

Edition 37 - July 2009

Proudly Supported by ACR Pty Ltd

FMA Online spoke to Michael Licenblat of Bounce Back Fast, who offers the Perfect Pressure Group – an online tool which enables people to harness work pressure and stress and turn it into sustainable, high performance energy.

Industry Advertising Feature: Software in FM

Facilities Management Software developers have been actively researching the needs of their customers and marketplace trends in arriving at new functionality and modules for their software solutions. FMA Online's Max Winter asked leading vendors about the latest developments in software and services in this industry feature.

Edition 36 - June 2009

Proudly Supported by ISS

On May 31 st, Australia ’s largest combined convention exhibition facility, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) became fully operational. FMA Online spoke to Brookfield Multiplex's Operations Manager Noel Sprague, about his role in the PPP project.

Edition 35 - May 2009

Proudly supported by fmXpert

FMA Australia's ideaction 09 Conference, entitled 'ideas in action', celebrated some of the great achievements and initiatives of the industry and gave attendees some practical solutions that they could take away from the conference and implement in their own places of work.

Edition 34 - April 2009

Proudly supported by Programmed Facility Management

Projects that explode are not just a little late or a little over cost, they are often very late and very over budget. Bruce Ferguson, Chairman of international project support services company, the Helmsman Institute, explores the key factors of project failure and success.

Edition 33 - March 2009

Proudly supported by ADT Security

This year at FMA Australia’s 20th national conference ‘ideaction 09 – Ideas in Action’, a number of notable keynote speakers will take centre stage to bring critical facility management issues and ideas to the table. One of those speakers is AG Coombs Director Bryon Price, who will deliver his keynote address on 21st Century Carbon Management.

Edition 32 - February 2009

Bianca Frost speaks with the Mr Tony Arnel, Chair, World Green Building Council about the green building momentum.

Industry Advertising Feature: The Need for Maintenance

One of the better outcomes of the current focus on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Built Environment in relation to the impact of climate change, is that by proxy, it also brings the focus on the maintenance requirements of buildings.

Edition 31 - December 2008

Proudly supported by Centaman Systems

Bianca Frost speaks with Kerrie Kelly, CEO of the Insurance Council of Australia about their strategies for adapting to the increase of extreme weather events.

Industry Advertising Feature: Soft Services in FM

Many major corporations have already decided to focus on their core business and outsource the less critical aspects of their portfolio obligations, and in answer to this need Soft Service providers are gaining considerable traction in the market, through the provision of trained staff and dedicated equipment, high standards and the services wisdom gained through service provision to multiple clients. FMA Online’s Max Winter spoke to some of the leading soft services providers about their services.

Edition 30 - November 2008

Proudly supported by Dynalite

Lloyd Woodford speaks on how green lease schedules represent a whole new way of thinking about leases based on collaborative negotiation and a mutual obligation approach to managing energy efficiency in commercial tenancies.

Industry Advertising Feature: Making the most of Change Management and Relocation

Kirsten Smith, a Change Management specialist in the property industry, speaks about the change management process and the work entailed in optimising relocation and business process outcomes.

Relocation Expertise
Making the most of Change Management opportunities also means ensuring that you have the right choice of relocation expert to assist your organisation. FMA Online presents some of the leading experts in corporate relocations.

Edition 29 - October 2008

Proudly supported by fmXpert

FMA Online's Bianca Frost speaks with Ian Fielder, Chief Executive of the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) about some of the core learning’s that European facilities managers have achieved under the UK and EU Emission Trading Schemes.

Industry Advertising Feature: Corporate Fitout in the Built Environment

Interior Design practices and Corporate Fitout companies have seen an increased demand for their services in recent times as companies seek to maximise their staff attraction and retention rates, enhance their branding, convey their corporate ethos, optimise their spatial assets, and provide functional healthy environments for their workforces. FMA Online's Max Winter speaks to some of the leading firms about the challenges and highlights of recent projects.

Edition 28 - September 2008

Proudly supported by PLM Group Services

This month, FMA Online’s Bianca Frost speaks to Stephen Pullen, Senior Lecturer at University of South Australia, about his mapping tool for depicting embodied energy in the urban environment and some of the implications this might have for life cycle assessment in the commercial built environment.

Industry Advertising Feature: Software in Facilities Management

Facility Managers are instrumental in aggregating building performance efficiencies, and increasingly, they are turning to software tools designed to assist them in meeting their objectives. FMA Online speaks to some of the leading software vendors about their markets, and the foreseeable future for software.

Edition 27 - August 2008

Proudly supported by Essential Property Services.

FMA Online’s Bianca Frost spoke with John Bilmon from architectural firm PTW,about their involvement with the Beijing National Aquatics Centre - aka the Watercube, a building described as being “set to become the best known building of the 21st century.”

Edition 26 - July 2008

Proudly supported by Tungsten.

Bianca Frost presents a case study outlining Coles Group’s FM team's successful introduction of a web based carpooling system at their company headquarters in Melbourne, and also speaks to Michael McCann from myCarpools about some of the benefits of carpooling.

Edition 25 - June 2008

Proudly supported by Hays FM.

Nobody expects an emergency or disaster – especially one that affects them, their employees, and their business personally. Bianca Frost investigates the principles behind good emergency evacuation planning and discovers how to avoid common errors.

Edition 24 - May 2008

Proudly supported by Tungsten.

Aligning the strategic needs of a business organisation with the cost and performance requirements of its facilities is critical to the success of the organisation as a whole. Bianca Frost spoke to Sharon Johnston, Director of Portfolio Services at Brisbane’s Corporate Property to discuss the issues.

Edition 23 - April 2008

Proudly supported by fmXpert

The Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign is an international initiative that assists municipal cities to reduce their local greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and enhance sustainability.

Edition 22 - March 2008

Proudly supported by Hays FM.

FMA Online’s Bianca Frost speaks to Fred Lehmann, independent Safety Risk analyst, and former Director of Safety for the Australian Defence Force, about safety in the workplace and how agencies, as principals in all contract arrangements, still carry the main risks and responsibilities for safety issues with works carried out under contract.

Edition 21 - February 2008

Proudly supported by Hays FM.

The art of successful project management lies in balancing a complex set of competing priorities and interests.Bianca Frost spoke with Dave Mason to share some of his insights.

Edition 20 - December 2007

Proudly supported by Culligan Water.

Underpinning the need and urgency of the U.N sponsored Conference at Bali is the recently released U.N IPCC report on Climate Change. Bianca Frost reports on the documents findings, and what facility managers can do to play their part.

Edition 19 - November 2007

Proudly supported by PRONTO Software.

FMA Australia provide the Professional Development technology edge with Webinars. Members and industry practitioners will be able to log in directly from their workplace and participate in a web enabled online seminar.

Edition 18 - October 2007

Proudly supported by Hays FM

Al Gore, 45th US vice-president and presenter of the award winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” headed a star line-up at the recent GHD hosted ‘Our Planet – Leaving a Legacy’. FMA Online’s Melanie Drummond interviewed ‘Our Planet’ speaker Professor Peter Newman on the critical topic of sustainable transport.

Edition 17 - September 2007

Proudly supported by Judd Farris

Progressive companies fast realising the benefits of reducing the energy emissions. FMA Online’s Melanie Drummond spoke to Tony Cooper, MD Energetics about energy's role in the future of the built environment.

Edition 16 - August 2007

Proudly supported by Territory Housing

The Impossible Dream? Integrating FM into the Design and Construction Process. FMA Online’s Melanie Drummond spoke to Bryon Price about his role on the FMA Australia Board.

Edition 15 - July 2007

Proudly supported by the Hendry Group

The Changing Climate of FM / Developing HVAC Systems for the Future. FMA Online’s Melanie Drummond spoke to Phil Wilkinson, Technical Manager - AIRAH about current developments.

Edition 14 - June 2007

Proudly supported by D&M FM Recruitment Specialists

The Water Crisis - Is Desalination the Answer? FMA Online’s Melanie Drummond spoke to Deputy Director of the University of NSW NESCO Centre’s for Membrane Science, Greg Leslie.

Edition 13 - May 2007

Proudly supported by D&M FM Recruitment Specialists

The Question of Work/Life Balance - The Situation in Australia. by FMA Online’s Melanie Drummond.

Edition 12 - April 2007

Australia's Greying Population and the Business of Ageing, by FMA Online’s Max Winter and Melanie Drummond

Edition 11 - March 2007

Risky Business: Risk as defined by the Australia/New Zealand Standard for Risk Management (AS/NZS 4360:2004)

Edition 10 - February 2007

Proudly supported by Hays FM

Regulatory Reform – The Path to National Compliance Uniformity has been steadily gaining momentum within the various organisations involved with the built environment.

2006 Editions

Edition 9 - December 2006

Proudly supported by Hays FM

AS 1851:2005 Section 18 Regulatory Maintenance Requirements Interview

Edition 8 - November 2006

Proudly supported by Hays FM

Water Saving for the Built Environment by FMA Online's Melanie Drummond. The built environment will soon be shouldering its share of responsibility for the water shortage crisis.

Edition 7 - October 2006

Proudly supported by Hays FM

Sydney Opera House shares its FM secrets in focusing on three (3) key FM research themes: digital modelling, services procurement and performance benchmarking.

Edition 6 - September 2006

Proudly supported by UMS

The Search for Alternatives in Energy. What are we doing about the biggest contributor to global warming – the burning of fossil fuels in the generation of power? FMA Online's Max Winter investigates.

Edition 5 - August 2006

Proudly supported by Hays FM

Australia’s Preparations for The Avian Influenza Pandemic – be aware, and be alarmed. The plan in place to date concentrates on containment of the disease and the maintenance of essential services. by Max Winter

Edition 4 - July 2006

Proudly supported by Anonex

Management Trends in United Kingdom Property Asset Businesses, By Owen Hammond, Branch Manager, Major Projects Branch Domestic Portfolio, Australian Government Department of Finance & Administration.

Edition 3 - June 2006

Proudly supported by Hays FM

The debate on the Smart Card and Health Connect. How will it work with HealthConnect? Will it provide the benefits claimed? Will it ensure the privacy we require? Do we need it at all? FMA Online's Max Winter investigates.

Edition 2 - May 2006

Proudly supported by Transfield Services

Cyclone Larry: A case study in Disaster Management. FMA Online’s Max Winter investigates Queensland’s Disaster Management plan, and what it takes to be prepared.

Edition 1 - April 2006

Proudly supported by Hays FM

How the Future will impact on Facility Management - an interview with Steven Bright, leading Futurist, author of “The Prelude”, and a keynote speaker at the forthcoming 17th annual FMA ideaction Conference Canberra, in May.