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Institute For Facilities Management Handouts


Institute for Facilities Management – Nashville, TN 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
303 Case Study – #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 Personal Enrichment – Preparing for Career Advancement in Facilities (NOTE: There are no materials for this offering.)
513 Maintaining Historic Properties
515 Business Communications
518 The Manager As Coach
518 The Manager As Coach – Supplemental
520 Project Management
521 APPA 101 & Credentialing
524 Creating a Learning Environment in Facilities
530 Information Technology in FM
531 Customer Service (NOTE: There are no materials for this offering.)
532 Preventative Predicative Maintenance Systems
535 Building Automation Systems
536 Best Practices for Plant Organizations & Operations
541 In House Construction Services
545 Designing for Maintainability
546 Design Standards
547 New & Emerging Products
548 Facilities Design for Future Technologies
552 Challenging Personnel: What To Do?
554 Thought Leaders*
558 Metrics, Informatics & Performance
559 Sustainable O&M Programs
561 Introduction to Blue Print Reading
562 Planning the Campus Environment
563 Managing Project Scope, Schedule & Budget
571 Introduction in Facilities Networking
573 Disaster Preparedness & Business Continuity for Tele & IT
579 Getting the Most Our of Your Maintenance Management System (NOTE: There are no materials for this offering.)
580 Public Speaking and Making Presentations
581 Fire & Life Safety Systems*
589 Everything You Need and Want to Know …
600 The Legal and Ethical Aspects of Purchasing
601 How to Negotiate with Anyone
603 Emerging Trends in Operations & Maintenance (NOTE: There are no materials for this offering.)
606 Calculating Energy Usage & Savings
608 Overview of Building Codes
609 Transformational Changes in Facilities Management
612 TCO
614 7 Management Sins
616 Competing Perspectives in Delivering Projects
622 The Five Generation Workplace
625 Managing Effective Plan Reviews
628 Data, Dashboards, and Decisions
629 Utility Public Private Relationships

* (NOTE: Materials pending release from faculty.)