Title: Reading and Audio-Visual Assignments
Course: WGF 105 DEVELOPMENT > Section: Content

Sub-Title | Reading Assignment
Content | Facility Management is the integration of the very processes within an organization to maintain and develop the agreed upon services which support and improve the effectiveness of its primary activities… Facilities operations and maintenance encompasses all of the broad spectrum of services required to assure that the built environment will perform the functions for which a facility was designed and constructed. Operations and Maintenance (O&M) typically includes the day-to-day activities necessary for the building and its systems and equipment to perform their intended function. A facility cannot operate at peak efficiency without being operated and maintained properly using an integrated approach. An integrated approach to facility management includes all of the aspects of integrated interdisciplinary fields devoted to the coordination of operation, maintenance, space, infrastructure, and staff and their associated activities that optimizes facility efficiency and usage. The major divisions within facility management include operations and maintenance, custodial, landscaping, contracting, and commissioning. The Facilities O&M section offers guidance in the following areas:
Video | St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRu_U3I6lsM Facilities Net – Building Operation Management magazine: http://www.facilitiesnet.com/healthcarefacilities/audiovideo/Energy-efficiency-Improvements-help-hospital-save-energy-money--27200
Content | In the past, during the facility design/build phases, it was uncommon to devote substantial resources to life-cycle Operation and Maintenance (O&M) concerns. However, it is now widely recognized that O&M represents the greatest expense in owning and operating a facility over its life cycle. The accuracy, relevancy, and timeliness of well-developed, user-friendly O&M manuals are becoming increasingly important. Hence, it is becoming more common for detailed, facility-specific O&M manuals to be prepared prior to commissioning. The goal is to effectively and efficiently support the life cycle of the facility by eliminating unplanned shutdowns and realizing life-cycle cost savings. This page presents a typical O&M manual development process (see Figure 1). Based on as-built information, comprehensive facility O&M manuals should include:
Link/Upload | Facility Operation and Maintenance (including O&M Manual) – Whole Building Design Guide http://www.wbdg.org/om/om.php http://www.wbdg.org/om/om_manual.php
Attributions | Image and content courtesy of Whole Building Design Guide – National Institute of Building Sciences