No matter how well designed or constructed, buildings need to be carefully operated and maintained to sustain high performance. Day-to-day operations and maintenance impact occupant health and performance, the efficient use of resources — energy, water, materials — and associated costs.
The following resources provide more information.
- Facility Management Institute: This “cloud” Institute facilitates continuous collaboration on core competencies, curriculum, continuing education and knowledge networking by professionals in the facility management community.
- Accelerate FM: Our online resource for professional development of federal buildings personnel includes resources, links to training and a self-assessment function designed to help facilities professionals develop their potential throughout their career.
- SFTool: FEDSAT: Federal Facilities Skills Assessment Tool, or FEDSAT, is a no-cost, online skills assessment tool for FBPTA effected personnel to demonstrate knowledge of recognized high priority FBPTA “performances,” defined as typical job functions for facilities personnel.
- Continuous Retuning [PDF - 1 MB]: This fact sheet provides information and links about continuous retuning, which is often the least costly method for lowering a building’s energy use, by means of proactive rather than reactive operations and maintenance practices.
U.S. General Services Administration