Facility owners make difficult decisions every day. An aging chiller may still have a few years left in it. A controls upgrade may promise energy savings but come with a scope that is difficult to evaluate. Comfort complaints may point to an equipment problem, an operational issue, or both. Meanwhile, capital budgets are limited, and…
Not every organization needs another full-time facility manager. Many do, however, need experienced facility guidance at particular moments: when equipment begins failing, a major investment is being considered, utility costs become difficult to explain, a contractor submits a complicated proposal, or a project needs to move from a recurring problem to a practical plan. These…
de·risk·i·fi·ca·tion noun The deliberate process of identifying, evaluating, and reducing technical, financial, operational, and implementation risks before they become costly problems or limit an owner’s available options. Facility owners make consequential decisions with incomplete information every day. Equipment is aging. Energy costs are changing. Capital is limited. Operational needs compete with maintenance priorities, occupant expectations,…