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Sustainable Facilities Management Practices

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Sustainable Facilities Management Practices involve a clear set of objectives, methods, and processes aimed at maximizing performance of the built environment with respect to economic and environmental resources in concert with meeting organizational mission needs.

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5 Design Considerations When Building In Harsh Environments

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As an industry, engineering is always about adaptability. After all, no amount of high-grade construction can stand the test of time if it doesn’t survive its environment. Engineering in harsh environments poses a distinct set of challenges that call for innovative and robust design solutions.

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Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management

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Sustainable public sector facilities management is long overdue. Historically, most people have viewed the AECOO sector (architecture, engineering, construction, owners, operator/operations) as highly complex and involving relatively uncontrollable disparate domains of knowledge and disjointed, unshared objectives and goals.

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Systems Enablers for Sustainable Facilities Management, Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance

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Systems Enablers for Sustainable Facilities Management, Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance are critical considerations for any real property portfolio owner. The AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Contruction, Operators, Owners) must transition for a linear to a circular system for managing the built environment.

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The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures

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The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:23 Sustainability in construction is becoming more important as society moves towards a more sustainable future. Learn about engineered wood’s key role as a green building solution. What Makes a Sustainable Structure?

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Sustainable Facilities Management Solutions

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Sustainable Facilities Management will require a fundamental change in mindset. What is system thinking? – The application of system thinking to facilities management (FM) and the AECOO sector, and associated tools and support processes, can consistently ensure the delivery of quality, sustainable outcomes, on time and on budget.

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Make It Resilient 2024 Student Contest Encourages New Ways to Build for Extreme Environments

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With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. For the Make It Resilient 2024 contest , any extreme environment such as a desert, rainforest, deep ocean site, areas prone to flooding, or even another planet can be chosen.