Chapter 1. History of Facilities Management
Published Online: 9 JUN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444320466.ch1
Copyright © 2010 Jane M. Wiggins
Book Title
Facilities Manager's Desk Reference
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How to Cite
Wiggins, J. M. (2010) History of Facilities Management, in Facilities Manager's Desk Reference, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444320466.ch1
Publication History
- Published Online: 9 JUN 2010
- Published Print: 2 JUL 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405186612
Online ISBN: 9781444320466
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- facilities management history;
- origins of facilities management (FM) - traced to scientific management era;
- FM, and office administration - bringing together groups of people into buildings;
- ‘Facilities Management’ - coined by Ross Perot of EDS of USA;
- energy crisis of 1970s, forcing organisations to analyse their true cost base;
- Facility Management Institute (FMI) - credited with coining of ‘FM’ term;
- International Facility Management Association (IFMA);
- Facilities Management Association (FMA) - UK's leading representative trade body for employers;
- action FM, collaboration of leading FM organisations in the UK;
- EuroFM, network of more than 75 organisations - focused on FM
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Origins of facilities management
A Brief history of FM
Growth of the FM profession
Defining FM
Development of FM
European standard