soft services are related to cleaning, pest control, security, landscaping, waste management, security, mailroom, and health & safety while hard services are mainly about physical services.
Hard Services are related to Building mechanical and electrical services. While soft services are related to cleaning, pest control, security, landscaping, waste management.
In facilities management, legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 in the UK impacts both hard and soft services by mandating safe working environments and practices. Additionally, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires effective fire safety measures, influencing maintenance and emergency planning within facilities. Environmental regulations, like the Energy Act 2011, also affect operational practices by promoting sustainability in both hard services (building maintenance) and soft services (cleaning and waste management). Compliance with these laws ensures that facilities operate safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
You can get a facilities management degree from a local college or university. You can also become a certified facilities manager without having that specific degree as long as you have facilities management experience.
British Institute of Facilities Management was created in 1993.
Facilities management deals in ensuring that the organization gets all the support services it needs to coordinate the various functions of the organization. Facilities management services are also available for domestic use.
You can get your facilities management degree through an online program. A website that may answer your specific question and provide more background on the topic is: http://www.onlinecollegeguru.com/online-degrees/business/facilities-management/.
"Facilities Management companies assist business and/or facilities in running smoothly and efficiently. Depending on the needs of the client, they can serve them in areas ranging from ground maintenance to project management."
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Asset management refers to any networks that monitors a group where as facilities, property and maintenance management are more specific. Property managers maintain real estate properties, facilities managers maintain specific space on people and maintenance management refer to managers who maintain the grounds of a property.
There are many companies that offer a facilities management service to their customers. Some examples include EMC Facilities Management, Fairclough and VFA.
You can find computer aided facilities management from companies such as FaciliCAD and Dynamic CAFM. Another company you may be interested in is Excitech.
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