The Right Stuff: Preparing the Facilities Engineering Group for the Sustainable Workplace

摘要

The green building offers the potential for energy and resource efficiency, lower operating costs for owners and managers, and an indoor environment that enhances worker productivity and comfort. The FM department's approach to the operations and maintenance of the green building determines how and whether that potential is realized. A set of best practices O&M activities is critical to maintaining the design intent of the green building. The facility manager must approach this task with a thoughtful and strategic assessment of the workforce of the FM department and a commitment to an O&M approach that achieves the goals of the green building.