External Resources

CFTA welcomes public submissions of recommended websites and documents for distribution on our website that serve as valuable external resources to our members and constituents.  Please complete the form to submit a resource to CFTA and direct any inquiries to [email protected].

BIM Guides Project:  About and Documents

BIM White Paper:  Moving the Facilities and Infrastructure Industries Into the Information Age

Blue Ribbon Panel Report White Paper:  Report of the Planon Blue Ribbon on the Requirements of a Management System for the Higher Education of the Future

National Institute of Building Sciences (view website)

• National BIM Guide for Owners

Community Publications:  

• Technologies & Strategies to Achieve Facilities Information Management (FIM) Excellence, Michelle Ellington, University of Kentucky 
• Space Management - A Better Institutional and Academic Research Management and Reporting Tool, Fred Mechini, Global Facilities Management Services – Solution, 2018.
• Asset Management Approach for the Building Owner's Information Requirements, Glenda K Mayo, UNC Charlotte, November 1, 2016.
• 5 Reasons the CFTA Conference is Not to be Missed, Bob Stephen, RSC, August 10, 2017.
• FTE Facility Management Module: The Future of Staffing Calculations, Mathew Trickel, NC State, January 7, 2019.

The Chronicle of Higher Education (view website)

• Results of a Recent Survey: Important Focus Areas and Technologies for Real Estate and Facility Management Professionals in Higher Education within the United States  and Europe