Practical, hands-on expertise and technical data -- covering essential issues in design, construction, operations and maintenance authoritative information especially selected to meet the needs of facilities professionals Ten major topic areas include: * Management: productivity, communications/teamwork, problem-solving, decision-making оддсщ * Economics: budgeting & cost control, payback analysis, capital asset management, life cycle cost analysis & value engineering, project justification * Civil Engineering and Construction Practices: construction documents & delivery methods; surveying & site planning; pavement & grading; foundations & structures * Maintenance: staffing & job descriptions, financial analysis, CMMS, training, planning & scheduling, work orders, inventory & purchasing, preventive/predictive maintenance * Energy Efficiencies: optimizing your facility's energy use: heating, lighting, & cooling; water conservation; energy service companies; deregulation * HVAC: heating & cooling loads, duct sizing, air flow losses, fan sizing & selection, refrigeration & air cooling, computer programs & software * Mechanical Engineering: basic principles that apply to the design & operation of building systems * Instrumentation & Controls: system specification, calibration, troubleshooting * Electrical: power systems & quality, circuit planning, lighting, overcurrent protection, machinery & equipment control/protection, codes & standards, electrical rates andschedules * Environmental, Health & Safety: management of air emissions, wastewater, solid & hazardous waste, federal regulations & standards, indoor air quality, safety management, & ADA guidelines Assembled & edited by a team of leading facilities engineers and managers from corporate, manufacturing, eductional, healthcare and government facilities The official reference for the Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) Certified Plant Engineers course and exam.  NetScroISBN 087629462X.