NEWS & ARTICLES

Bushfires. Floods. Heatwaves. Energy instability. In every major disruption Australia has faced, Facilities Management has been the quiet constant keeping organisations operational. This article explores why FM is no longer a back-office function, but a critical pillar of business continuity, risk management and resilience, especially as climate pressure, compliance and skills shortages intensify. If your organisation’s continuity plan doesn’t start with the building, it may not be as resilient as you think.

In this article, we explore whether predictive maintenance has truly delivered on its promises in facilities management. I look at the reality versus the hype, the challenges organisations face, and how AI and 5G are transforming the landscape, making predictive maintenance smarter, faster, and more scalable.

A short exploration of how misaligned incentives and moral dilemmas shape the principal–agent problem in FM and how aligned, outcome-based partnerships can solve it.

Australian Institute of Building Professional Excellence Award for the Box Hill Temporary Public School