Practical ways to put sustainability principles into practice, ensuring buildings are not just operational but resource-efficient.
By comparing your building’s performance against industry standards, you can identify areas for improvement and justify maintenance budgets to stakeholders. 3. Evolution of Procurement: Partnering and PFI
Deep dives into Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) and partnering arrangements, which have become standard in modern large-scale facility management. 4. The Changing Context: Sustainability and FM
In an era where construction costs are skyrocketing and sustainability is no longer optional, how we manage our existing structures defines the success of our facilities. by Barrie Chanter and Peter Swallow serves as a definitive guide for this shift, moving the industry away from "firefighting" and toward strategic asset preservation.
The core message of the second edition is that building maintenance is no longer just a technical necessity—it is a critical business function. Maintenance now accounts for nearly , reflecting the growing importance of maintaining existing building stock over new-builds.