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Institute For Facilities Management Handouts – February 2020


Institute for Facilities Management – San Diego, CA Course Material

APPA Leadership Academy As a registrant of the Institute for Facilities Management you have the opportunity to download your content material prior to your arrival. Please be advised that APPA will provide your core material in hard-copy in a condensed version to support our sustainability mission. Please note: We will not provide your elective handouts and you are encouraged to download them prior to arrival for note taking.

We ask that you check back periodically for those classes that are still pending release by faculty. If during the downloading process you experience any technical difficulties please contact [email protected].


General Administration Core
101 Understanding Management Skills Through the MBTI
104 Managing Staff Relations
104 Managing Staff Relations – Supplemental A
104 Managing Staff Relations – Supplemental B
106 Communication Skills for Managers
110 Managing Ethically
110 Managing Ethically – Supplemental A
110 Managing Ethically – Supplemental B
111 Financials of Facilities in Higher Education
115 Emerging Technologies
118 The Business & Culture of Higher Education
119 Strategic Planning


Operations & Maintenance Core
201 Maintenance Management
202 Maintenance & Operations of Building Systems
202 Maintenance & Operations of Building Systems – Supplemental
203 Grounds Maintenance
204 Custodial Services
205 Environmental Health & Safety
206 Contracting for Services
207 Comprehensive Capital Asset Management (Part A)
207 Comprehensive Capital Asset Management (Part B)
207 Comprehensive Capital Asset Management – Supplemental


Energy & Utilities Core
300 Energy and Utilities Partnerships – Handouts to be released in class.
301 Risk Management
301 Risk Management – Supplemental
302 Terms #1 & #2
303 Case Study – #1, #2, & #3
304 Water
306 Electrical Production & Distribution
308 Data Integration
311 Integrated Energy Management
312 Heating Production
313 Heating Distribution
314 Fuels
315 Business of Utilities
316 Cooling Production
317 Cooling Distribution
318 Master Planning


Planning, Design & Construction Core
401 Project Costs & Investments
402 Master Planning
403 Space Planning & Programming – Part A
403 Space Planning & Programming – Part B
405 Design Project Management
405 Design Project Management – Supplemental
407 Project Time Management
408 Construction Contracting
409 Construction Project Management
409 Construction Project Management – Workbook


Advanced Planning, Design & Construction Core
401 Project Costs & Investments
402 Master Planning
403 Space Planning & Programming – Part A
403 Space Planning & Programming – Part B
405 Design Project Management
405 Design Project Management – Supplemental
407 Project Time Management
408 Construction Contracting
409 Construction Project Management
409 Construction Project Management – Workbook


Elective Offerings
510 – Preparing for Career Advancement (NOTE: There are no materials for this offering.)
513 – Maintaining Historic Properties
515 – Business Communications
518 – The Manager as Coach
520 – Project Management
521 – APPA 101 & Credentialing
524 – Creating a Learning Environment in Facilities
525 – Mechanical Systems
528 – Campus Safety & Security
529 – Emergency Preparedness
529 – Emergency Preparedness Supplemental
531 – Customer Service *
532 – Preventive/Predictive Maintenance Systems
535 – Building Automation Systems
541 – In-House Construction Services
542 – Capital Construction Strategies For The New Economy
545 – Designing for Maintainability
547 – New & Emerging Products/Materials for Building Design
548 – Facilities Design for Future Technologies
550 – Metering, Monitoring and Verification
552 – Challenging Personnel: What to Do?
554 – Thought Leaders *
558 – Metrics, Informatics & Performance
559 – Sustainable O&M Practices
561 – Blueprint Reading
563 – Balancing Project Scope, Budget, & Schedule
580 – Public Speaking and Making Presentations
589 – Everything You Need and Want to Know About APPA
594 – Integrated Pest Management
596 – Building Commissioning
598 – Programming & Planning Facilities Support Space
603 – Panel Discussion: Emerging Trends in Operations & Maintenance (NOTE: There are no materials for this offering.)
604 – Chillers and Refrigerants
609 – Transformational Changes in Facilities Management
612 – Total Cost of Ownership
614 – Management Sins, a Legal Perspective
616 – Competing Perspectives in Delivering Projects
619 – Integrating Sustainability*
621 – Creating Smart Buildings with Fault Detection & Diagnostics
622 – The Five Generation Workplace
623 – Creating a Culture of Respect and Dignity
625 – Managing Effective Plan Reviews
629 – Utility Public Private Partnerships
630 – Coaching the Generations
631 – Trees in the Campus Landscape
632 – Everything You Wanted To Know About Energy & Utilities But Were Afraid To Ask!
633 – Cyber-security Fundamentals for Facilities Professionals*
634 – University of California Carbon Neutral Goal

* (NOTE: Materials pending release from faculty.)