Let's Talk Facilities
by Premrest - Let’s Talk Facilities
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About this podcast
Let's Talk Facilities is the podcast for all things facility management, commercial facilities, HVAC to carpet cleaning. Join the team from Premrest as we explore practical insights, industry trends, and innovative strategies for maintaining and enhancing commercial facilities.
Whether you're in facility management, commercial cleaning, or a trade our conversations cover a wide range of topics.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 46 episodes
- Everything You Never Knew About the Doors You Walk Through Every Day | Nathan Clarke and Brendan Herbert · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 47Most people walk through an automatic door and never think about what is inside it. Most FMs inherit one and never get told what it costs to keep it working. Aaron and Ben sit…
- What It Actually Takes to Run a Building People Love Living In | Rick O'Connor · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 45Most buildings get managed. The best ones get cared for. Aaron and Ben sit down with Rick O'Connor from Rise Facilities to talk about what running a strata building well actually…
- Placemaking: Creating a Workplace Experience People Actually Want to Come Back To | Lisa Mhaya · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 44The office used to be somewhere people went because they had to. Now it has to be somewhere people actually want to be. Aaron and Ben sit down with Lisa Mhaya, Partner and Head…
- Inside the World's First Purpose-Built Pride Centre with Tyler Beck · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 43Compliance is the bare minimum. Real safety is something else entirely. In this episode, Aaron takes a walking tour of the Victorian Pride Centre with Tyler Beck, the person…
- HVAC Maintenance Explained for Facility Managers | Juan Castro on Let's Talk Facilities · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 43No one thinks about HVAC until something breaks down. By then, the bill can run into the millions.In this episode, Aaron and Ben sit down with Juan Castro from Beaver Williams to…
- Rob Broadhead: Almost Anyone Can Call Themselves a Fire Expert | Let's Talk Facilities · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 41A fire door only works if it's closed. Leave it open, and you've turned a safety system into nothing at all. In this episode, Aaron and Ben sit down with Rob Broadhead, Director…
- Is Your Building's Air Quality Making Staff Sick? | Lidia Morawska on Let's Talk Facilities · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 40Most facility managers can tell you the temperature and humidity in their building right now. Almost none can tell you the CO2 levels because in Australia, there's currently no…
- Wissam Salama on Let's Talk Facilities: Your Building Maintenance Could Be Costing You More · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 39Most commercial buildings are being maintained on a schedule and nobody questions it because that's how it's always been done.In this episode, Aaron and Ben sit down with Wissam…
- Responding to Emergency: How to Prepare for an Evacuation | David Gilmore on Let's Talk Facilities · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 38Having a plan on paper is not the same as being ready. Most buildings find that out the hard way.Aaron and Nick sit down with David Gilmore from Evac Services to talk about what…
- The FM and Contractor Relationship Done Right | Jimmy House & Jake Bray · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 37Every FM wants to sleep at night knowing the building is in good hands. Getting there starts with who you put on the job. Aaron Kelly and Ben Young sit down with Jimmy House and…
- Inside One of Australia's Most Unique FM Portfolios | Let's Talk Facilities with Janene Hansford · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 36Every FM job has something unique in it.Aaron and Ben sit down with Janene Hansford to talk through what FM looks like beyond the corporate building, what change management has…
- Drone Inspections Are Giving FMs 100% Coverage for the First Time | Jamie Green · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 35Most annual inspections only cover the areas a person can safely reach yet facility managers are forced to sign off a building as "safe." In this latest episode of…
- Why Mentorship Is Not Enough to Move Your Career Forward in Facility Management | Jodi Whelan · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 34Most people in the industry have a mentor. Far fewer have a sponsor. In this episode of #LetsTalkFacilities, Aaron and Ben sit down with Jodi Whelan to talk about this…
- Can an FM Be Held Personally Liable? The Answer Is Yes, But... | Let's Talk Facilities w/ Kristy Keech · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 33It starts with something small. A door handle that sticks. A defect that sat on a report for two weeks because it did not seem urgent. Kristy Keech has spent 22 years in risk and…
- The IoT Sensor That Saved Hundreds of Thousands of Litres | Bob Sharon on Let's Talk Facilities · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 32Most facility managers are either drowning in data they cannot interpret or flying completely blind with none at all. Bob Sharon, Founder and CEO of Blue IoT says IoT sensors are…
- Your Building Management System Is More Than Just HVAC | Adrian Michaels · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 31The building management system runs everything — fire, lifts, security, HVAC. So why is it buried in the mechanical contract? In this episode of #LetsTalkFacilities, Aaron and…
- Inside University of Melbourne: Facility Tour with Andrew Moore · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 30Most buildings are designed with an exit strategy. At the University of Melbourne, there isn't one. Aaron and Ben take the podcast on the road for their first ever site tour…
- If Sydney Opera House Can Get a Green Rating, Yours Can Too | Davina Rooney on Let's Talk Facilities · 46 minIn this episode, Aaron and Tim sit down with Davina Rooney, CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia, to talk about why existing buildings are now the most important…
- Your Solar Panels Are Probably Off Right Now and You Don't Know It | Daniel Lazarus · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 29In this episode of #LetsTalkFacilities, Aaron and Tim sit down with Daniel Lazarus, CEO of Industrias Services Group to talk about solar maintainance.Daniel shared that there's…
- Leadership Isn't Just the Team You Hire | Kristy Megaw · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 28In this episode Aaron and Ben sit down with Kristy Megaw, Senior Director of Client Partnerships at Cushman & Wakefield. Kristy has spent her career leading large-scale FM…
