Computer Aided Facilities Planning

This book, a survey of current practices in both planning and computer aids, is largely confined to space projections, block and detailed layout planning, material flow analysis, plan and elevation drawings—the core activities of most facilities planners.

Facilities management is a fast growing profession in the building industries. This book advises facilities managers on purchasing systems, and shows how to make the most of available spreadsheets and CAD and data base programs for functions such as space planning and cost containment.

Written to emphasize the relationships of classical planning principles to the layout of space, this comprehensive book illustrates ways in which these principles apply to design programs of the past and present. The primary focus is on planning office space, but it also includes a chapter on space programming and planning in a residential context. CAD and CAFM applications are emphasized throughout and two advanced chapters discuss relational databases and their use in computer-aided facility management Focuses on the aspects of facility management related to programming, space planning, building codes and accessibility requirements. Coverage of advanced techniques such as relational databases--and their use in computer-aided facility management. 237 figures, 45 tables and other graphics make this book highly visual and easier to understand. Facility Planning is for beginning and intermediate level individuals interested in design and in developing their space planning skills.