Providing a safe, clean and healthy working environment is usually the top priority of a facility management team. Heightened expectations of environment condition of their facilities are forcing the management to become strong advocates for buildings.

Typical long-range goals of the Facility Managers are to:

• Ensure facilities are maintained in a safe, clean, and healthy manner
• Sustain a level of maintenance which will allow facilities to be used, as intended, at the lowest possible cost
• Reduce the frequency of component failures and service interruptions
• Develop proactive maintenance programs thus reducing the “crisis" management approach to maintenance

Typical Challenges faced by Facilities Managers:

• Asset Life
• Repair & Replacement Cycle
• Cleaning Cost and Effects
• Labor Costs
• Material Safety
• Cleaning Cost and Effects
• Odors
• Mold and Bacterial Growth