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It has been said that a good Facilities Manager is, "One who is pretty good at understanding those who are not very good at explaining,; and pretty good at explaining it to those who are not very good at understanding". It then follows that a good Facilities Manager is usually a pretty good communicator. So, if that is true, then you should all be writing articles for the IFMA Newsletter! Writing a short article is a very quick and easy exercise. An article this size takes only about a half hour to write, from start to finish. Good subjects for articles are all around.
If you have a really good experience with a contractor or vendor let us know. If you know a "trick of the trade" or a shortcut or a new and better way to do something, let us all know about it. If you have discovered a great new product, evaluate it for us in the Newsletter. If you or your company has earned an award or honors, brag about it in the Newsletter and on the Web Page. Let us know about your new building or new project. Write an article like this one, just to get something off your chest. (You can preach and teach in the newsletter but be cautious about liability if you want to rant and rave.)
By: Bob Payne
February Meeting
| The eight of February began with a 4-hour seminar on Basic Finance for
the Facility Manager by Alan Whitson from Corporate Realty Design and
Management Institute. He was a good speaker and it was well worth the
$80. Mike Leach opened the meeting by thanking Bob Payne, Nancy Paine and Earnie Leake for making it happen. |
You don't get these offers very often, but Vince Burchfield was having a
demonstration next door and didn't want to ship his products back. For
example, he was selling a $549 leather pullman for $ 159. Unfortunately,
he make the announcement just as our dinner was served and he obviously
didn't have our attention. The food was great. Calamata Stuffed Chicken (stuffed
breast of chicken with sun dried tomatoes, Calamata olives and goat cheese,
basil jus, served with wild rice pilaf.). New York Style Cheesecake with Passion Fruit
Caramel and Toasted Almonds.
Trying to compare two real estate options can be a nightmare unless you
can boil all the numbers down into something that you can compare. This
does take some preparation on your part. If you don't have some
experience, then you might have to reach for a consultant or rely on an
IFMA person who has been there and done that. Plan on building a
casebook so that you can carefully present the whole story. You want to
develop the history or background, list the assumptions, describe the
requirements, present the alternate scenarios and justify your bottom line
decision with financial impact.
Going in, you need to make sure the decision meets 4 basic objectives:
it must provide a productive environment, it must meet business
objectives, it has to add value to shareholders, and it has to be
flexible and adaptable.
Earnie then gave us an example of two lease options. He explained that
most cost are done on an annual basis and if you don't receive numbers
per year, then insist. Earnie said that
Common Area Factor, CAF was very important. To get your net square
feet, divide the rentable square feet, RSF, by 1 plus the CAF in
percent. Obviously, you want a small CAF.
Discounting the cash flow to net present value was another important
factor. It you're doing an analysis, you have to be able to bring the lump
sums and cash flows to a common point in order to compare. This includes
utility cost, offsets, incentives, etc. In all cases, do your homework.
Dillard Porter paid us a visit from the San Antonio chapter.
They were having their 5th annual benefit dance at the Shriner's Temple. It had
a big band theme and the band was Rocky 88.
by J. Robert Howard
by Bob Payne
1. You - Off my planet
This year my home heating bill was almost double in January. With the
price of gas and electricity up, it's time to make your facility and home more
efficient.
At a major office building, we have done the following:
a. We plan on setting the thermostats back at night and on weekends.
Everyone can help by
Here's a link for ideas you can use at home.
Things I've done at my house. I still need to install a better seal for the garage door and the front door.
by J. Robert Howard
2001 IFMA Golf Tournament
Registration will begin at 12:00 noon. We will co-partner with Hospice Austin
this year and would like to raise a whole bunch of money for them. Registration
will be $100.00 per golfer and you may sign up for the tournament with Jim
Coles. E-mail him at ifmaaust@aol.com or call him at 329-6785 or send a check to
IFMA - PO Box 162581 - Austin, TX 78716.
We are now officially soliciting sponsorships so we are asking you to go to
your company and obtain a sponsorship in one of the sponsorship categories:
Mike introduced the guest and then
Earnie Leake, the dinner guest.
Besides being a pilot, he's a real estate broker, IFMA instructor,
Benchmarker extraordinary, and International speaker.
To the membership, Bob Payne
spoke about the need for some leadership for the golf
tournament. Not four feet away, Charles
Carpenter jumped at the chance. The next item of
business was to name a charity that would benefit from our tournament. Of
the several nominations Hospice, Hope, Habitat, and Girl Scouts, Hospice seem to
have the edge. The third order of business was where to have it. Although
Highlands had a good price, it was a little far out. Balcones, Spicewood,
Riverside, White Wing and Circle C were mentioned with Forest Creek having a
slight edge. If you were involved in sponsorships last year, then the
opportunities should be the same this year. Bob said there's
plenty of work to be done and Charles and his team would start right away.
Ken Doss spoke about Best
Practices. He said he would like to award someone for their best practice,
but we were all to humble. It is always important to promote good
workers. Recognition could help your career path or your company.
Please call him if you have a candidate. Surely you've helped the
environment, saved some money, or cut cost. Send in your ideas and if they
are two small for the award, we can still past them around.
Jan 11
Feb 8
Mar 8
Apr 12
May 10
Jun 7
Space Efficiency Solutions
Finance Seminar/ Real Estate
Local Real Estate Conditions
Golf Tournament
July 12
Aug 9
Sep 13
Oct 11
Nov 8
Dec 13
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Useful Expressions on high stress days
2. Who gives a Rats ass
4. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
5. And your crybaby whiny-assed opinion would be...?
6. I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood for 30 years.
7. Allow me to introduce my selves.
8. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
9. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.
10. I'm just working here until a good fast-food job opens up.
11. I'm trying to imagine you with a personality.
12. Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you weren't asleep.
13. I can't remember if I'm the good twin or the evil one.
14. How many times do I have to flush before you go away?
15. I just want revenge. Is that so wrong?
16. You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing.
17. Can I trade this job for what's behind door #2?
18. Chaos, panic, and disorder-my work here is done.
19. Earth is full. Go home.
20. I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert.
1. Turned off parking lot lights at the far corners
2. Raised the middle thermostat setting from 72 degrees to 73 degrees
3. Shut of exhaust motors when not in use.
4. Almost shut off the irrigation system since November when the rains came.
5. Reduced the hot water temperature for the rest rooms from 120 to 110 degrees.
6. Installed timers on the Atrium lights.
b. We have evaluated motion detectors in the rest rooms and conference rooms.
The pay back is about 2 years. Most of the things we are doing have less
than a year.
c. Most all our lights are fluorescent. There are some incandescent lights
in the cafe which we are considering replacing with compact fluorescent.
1. Turning out lights
2. Report running toilets and leaks
3. Turn off your monitor at night and the computer for the weekend.
4. If you have control, turn the thermostats up in the summer.
1. Replaced incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent tubes.
2. Turned out the lights in un-used rooms
3. Installed a powered attic fan, but I've heard that it uses as much as it saves.
4. Installed a ridge vent and soffit vents to decrease my attic temperature.
5. Installed radiant barrier on the roof rafters
6. Replaced water softener that used a timer to recycle with one that recycled on hardness.
7. Operate thermostat high in the winter and as low as the wife can stand it in
the winter. It sets back while we are at work and after 11 pm.
8. Hot water is set at a low temperature.
9. Planted trees on the South and West sides of the house
10. Installed awnings on some windows.
11. Clean my air conditioner coils every two years.
12. Check and seal the ductwork in the attic every two years.
13. Increased the size of the duct work going to cold rooms (winter time temperatures)
The 2001 IFMA Golf Tournament will be at
Forest Creek Golf Club in Round
Rock on June 7th, 2001. The tournament will be a "shotgun start" at 1:30 pm.
| Tournament sponsor— | $ |
| Diamond— | $1500.00 |
| Platinum— | $1000.00 |
| Hole-in-One— | $1000.00 |
| Gold—(3 each) | $500.00 |
| Silver (Hole Sponsor 8 each) - | $250.00 |
| Men Long Drive— | $100.00 |
| Hole Sponsors—(18) | |
| Women Long Drive— | $100.00 |
| Closest to the Pin—(2) | $100.00 |
| Putting Contest— | $100.00 |
| Golf Clinic— | $100.00 |
We appreciate your help in obtaining sponsorships and signing up golfers. This tournament is limited to the first 144 individuals who sign up. We have a sign-up sheet on the Web that is good for an individual or foursome. It's also credit ready. Sign my team up.