Tracks

Develop your own program
Facility Decisions’ Free educational sessions are divided into eight tracks. If there’s a specific topic you’re particularly interested in, or a skill you’d like to improve, just select the sessions that most apply. You can follow one track for both days, or choose sessions from all eight tracks for a well-rounded education.

Click on Track titles for a list for Free educational sessions that apply.

Facility Decisions TrackBACnet

 

 

Sessions in this track have been hand selected by the BACnet International Association and will educate attendees about the BACnet interoperability platform.

Facility Decisions TrackEnergy

 

 

What's influencing energy decisions in facilities today? How do facility professionals anticipate the energy needs of tomorrow? Supplier and end-users perspectives address deregulation, alternative power sources, the role of utilities and technology's role in improving efficiency.

Facility Decisions TrackFacilities America

 

 

Sessions in this track have been hand selected by the Association of Facilities Engineers for the Facilities America conference.

Facility Decisions TrackFM Mission

 

 

You are not only a facility or maintenance manager, but a leader within your team and your organization. This track will help you excel at key leadership tasks, everything from team building to advancing your own career, to working with you organization's executive management.

Facility Decisions TrackOperations and Engineering

 

 

There's a lot to manage within a maintenance and engineering department: benchmarking, training, budgets, outsourcing, energy management, grounds care, housekeeping and more. This track provides an in-depth look into how these and other key issues play out within commercial and institutional facilities, and offers insight into the manager's role in finding efficient, cost-effective solutions.

Facility Decisions TrackSecurity

 

 

Security is a critical part of any building, from natural disasters to violence in the workplace, facility managers have to be prepared. This track with help you understand your options and obligations in safeguarding your facilities and the people inside them.

Facility Decisions TrackSustainability

 

 

Sustainability is becoming a mainstay in our daily life. As green building components continue to impact building design and construction, sustainable design and operations are becoming the status quo. This track highlights the role that products and technology have in creating an environmentally sound facility and the regulations that are supporting the movement.

Facility Decisions TrackTechnology

 

 

From boilers to lighting to roofing - new technologies are dominating the marketplace. Technology has changed everything from the design of a building to daily operations. Learn now about the updates the will affect your facility in the coming months and years.