Facilities Planning and Design

This book focuses on the ten essentials of facilities planning and design. It covers topics such as strategic planning, space standards, architectural programming, site selection, master planning, environmental planning, capital planning, workplace planning and design, and space management. Examples will be drawn from the planning and design of airports and universities which are large organisations with extensive campuses and are asset heavy in terms of buildings.

By learning about the planning and design processes as it relates to facilities, students and facility professionals will be able to align facilities planning and design with the organisation's strategic priorities, manage design consultants by understanding the planning and design process, manage the planning and design of spaces at different scales, and manage the use of existing space effectively.

The book is designed such that its chapters may be read either sequentially or as individual standalone references or resources for specific aspects of facility planning, management and design.
Contents: Facilities Planning and Design:Ten Essentials of Facilities Planning and DesignStrategic Planning and the Facility Master PlanThe Owner's Role in Planning and DesignSpace Standards and Universal DesignProgramming and Site SelectionCampus Planning and Design:Facility Master PlanningEnvironmental PlanningCapital Improvement PlanningWorkplace Planning and Design:Workplace Planning and DesignSpace Management
Readership: Students seeking careers in complex facilities; Facility planners and facility project managers new to being part of an organisation with large facilities; Facility professionals well versed with operations and maintenance; and Construction project professionals and consultants that wish to understand or take on planning and designing from a facility management perspective.Facility;Facilities;Facilities Planning;Facility Planning;Facility Design;Facilities Design0Key Features:Unique — There is no other book in the market focused on facilities planning and design from a facility management perspective. Most are written from an architectural or engineering perspective. Facility management books tend to focus on operations and maintenance with very little on facilities planning and designPractical — There are examples drawn from various facilities to illustrate the various ideas and concepts. New facility planners and facility project managers can use the book to understand their new roles quickly and apply it immediately in their daily workReadable — The book is structured to make it easy to refer to, and is written in an easy to understand manner