Publications

Smart sensors for predictive maintenance
Predictive maintenance can use IoT (Internet of Things)-based and smart sensor technology to help prevent equipment failures and thus increase operational reliability...
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How e-mobility affects real estate operations
E-vehicles are experiencing a real boom due to rising gasoline prices and the political goal of CO2 neutrality...
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Smoke protection pressure equipment in high-rise buildings and corporate governance
Smoke protection pressure systems are a crucial component of safe escape and rescue routes in a high-rise building ...
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New Work - The new way back
The world of work has changed - what spaces are needed, what are the success factors and what influences need to be taken into account...
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Audits as a panacea for service management in FM?
Professional, punctual, legally compliant and data-compliant - these are just a few of the requirements for professional facility service providers.
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Energy management in FM awards
Awarding energy management as part of facility services makes it possible to achieve energy targets.
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Facility cleaning - quality deficits and undercutting of minimum wages
How does the application of the Posted Workers and Minimum Wages Act work in the cleaning industry?
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Technical Due Diligence in Hotels
Technical Due Diligence in the hotel sector is mainly about the assessment of the overall condition of a building´s structure, fi ...
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How does digitalisation change Facility Ma­nage­ment today?
Is it possible for digitalisation to compensate for the challenges linked to the shortage of skilled workers in the field of facil ...
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How much reporting should it be and how much is meaningful?
Reporting requirements have been rising, on the one hand because of the spread of digitization and the potential it offers for gen ...
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Innovative tendering and awards process instead of guessing prices – for facility services
The tendering process used in Germany for Facility Services only delivers bids that are comparable to a limited extent and thus an ...
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Towards optimal working conditions
Facility services is defined as support services for core processes in a company. Often users do not discern the value added. Inde ...
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Digital advances in building automation
Does automation in buildings today correspond to the state of IT? Can the latest trends in computing be applied in buildings? Does ...
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“Finally moved”
When companies seek new premises either because they are expanding or consolidating spaces, they often require a structured search ...
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“It’s hotting up”
A pleasant and productive ambient climate even when it’s hot outside – in new builds that is a matter of efficient plant and e ...
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New working world
How to implement new office concepts with titles like Business Club, Open Space or Future Workplace
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Higher fire protection standards for foyers
In lobbies with waiting zones and open to the public, fire protection standards are higher and it is precisely these areas that co ...
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Smoke pressure systems in high towers
Smoke pressure systems (RDA) are a standard in high-rises as they make certain in emergencies routes through the staircases and th ...
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