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Improving Public Sector Facilities Life-cycle Management – Hard Questions MUST be asked and ANSWERED!

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Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. How can formal and professional education be improved? contact-form] The post Improving Public Sector Facilities Life-cycle Management – Hard Questions MUST be asked and ANSWERED!

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Facilities Management and Entropy

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Facilities Management and Entropy – Left unchecked disorder increases over time. Certifications, traditional formal education, and professional training related to facilities life-cycle management and AECOO practices and practices have done little to address “Understanding and dealing with the concept of value.”

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LEAN Asset Life-cycle Management – Achieve Optimal Construction Outcomes

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Efficient life-cycle management of physical infrastructure (facilities, roads, dams, bridges, airports, mass transit, … ) has proved equally elusive. Life-safety, environmental, economic mismanagement are the norm versus the exception. Owners pay the bills and allow poor outcomes to be acceptable.

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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

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An understanding of LEAN fundamentals and their application to O&M and overall Facilities Management is of great benefit to all participants and stakeholders. Promoting awareness and education with respect to LEAN O&M best management practices would drive significantly improved outcomes. Capital planning and management.

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Higher Education and Managing Repair and Renovations Efficiently

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While the problem is not new, what must change rapidly is the level of competence of higher education facility management professionals so that impending disaster is avoided. Knowledge of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment, supported by LEAN construction delivery, and enabling technology is not.

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BIM & Efficient Life-cycle Management of Facilities & Infrastructure

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Efficient life-cycle management of facilities and other physical infrastructure is impossible until real property owners are better educated and truly capable in their role as stewards of the built environment.

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BIM & Efficient Life-cycle Management of Facilities & Infrastructure

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Efficient life-cycle management of facilities and other physical infrastructure is impossible until real property owners are better educated and truly capable in their role as stewards of the built environment.