Don't miss the National Institute of Building Sciences Facility Maintenance and Operations Committee (FMOC) one-hour webinar, Design for Maintainability: The Importance of Operations and Maintenance Considerations during the Design Phase of Construction Projects, on Friday, September 14, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm ET, to learn about the benefits of getting early operations and maintenance (O&M) input.
O&M expenses can account for as much as 80 percent of a building?s life-cycle costs. Yet... + continue reading
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Friday, September 7, 2018 - 11:45 - 0 comment(s)
Don't miss the National Institute of Building Sciences Facility Maintenance and Operations Committee (FMOC) one-hour webinar, Design for Maintainability: The Importance of Operations and Maintenance Considerations during the Design Phase of Construction Projects, on Friday, September 14, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm ET, to learn about the benefits of getting early operations and maintenance (O&M) input.
O&M expenses can account for as much as 80 percent of a building?s life-cycle costs. Yet... + continue reading
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - 09:03 - 0 comment(s)
Bringing a new facility to life and integrating it with an existing asset portfolio can be a stressful endeavor. The receiving organization is expected to operate, manage and maintain the building with finite resources, yet the owner may be faced with a newly constructed facility that underperforms, requires unplanned downtime or additional rework, or provides a lesser occupant or visitor experience. The National Institute of Building Sciences Facility Maintenance and Operations Committee (FMOC... + continue reading
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 12:07 - 0 comment(s)
Operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses can account for as much as 80 percent of a building?s life-cycle costs. Yet, working with facility professionals during the design phase of the project can alleviate these costs and help optimize building performance. The National Institute of Building Sciences Facility Maintenance and Operations Committee (FMOC) will host a one-hour webinar, Design for Maintainability: The Importance of Operations and Maintenance Considerations during the Design... + continue reading
Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 06:49 - 0 comment(s)
The National Institute of Building Sciences (Institute) Off-Site Construction Council (OSCC), Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) and Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) have released the results of a survey to understand how institutions of higher education are teaching about off-site construction methods. This joint effort, investigated by researchers from Washington State University, University of Nebraska and Colorado State University, follows on an initial survey... + continue reading
