Facility Design and Management Handbook (McGraw-Hill Handbooks)

Facility Design and Management Handbook--------------------------------------------------The practice of facility design and management has changed dramaticallywithin the last five years. The scope of the profession, traditionallydefined as the coordination of the physical workplace with the peopleand work of an organization, has expanded so that it now interfaceswith virtually every element of a business from human resources toinformation systems and accounting. At the same time the technologysupporting the various aspects of facility planning and managementhas evolved significantly and its use become increasingly pervasive.This Handbook covers the business needs, practices, and technologyinfrastructure of all aspects of facility planning, design, and management.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Eric Teicholz is president and founder of GraphicSystems, Inc., of Cambridge, Massachusetts, which specializes in allaspects of facilities management, including automation consulting,systems integration, market research, and training. He has specializedin facilities design and management for 25 years. A contributing editorof Facilities Design & Management, Mr. Teicholz lectures internationally,and has published hundreds of articles and nine books. He receivedhis postgraduate degree in architecture from Harvard, where he hastaught in the Graduate School of Design and served as co-director ofthe Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis. He has writtentwo other books for McGraw-Hill, Computer-Aided Facility Managementand CAD/CAM Handbook.