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The untethered facilities manager

Finch, E. (2003) The untethered facilities manager. Facilities, 21 (5/6). pp. 126-133. ISSN 0263-2772

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1108/02632770310476958

Abstract/Summary

Facilities managers have a host of skills to sustain the functionality of complex buildings, often not provided by them directly, but by the team of specialists they draw upon to effectively plan for the future, whether the resource be money, space or technology. Building intelligence presents a challenge in terms of understanding a wholly new approach to the building management. This paper asks if the intelligent building of today meets the needs of the facilities management team. Does it enable them to manage their asset more effectively? New technologies are converging that will enable a radically new approach to maintenance, enabling remote smart sensing or remote condition based monitoring (CBM). Some of the design and economic issues that arise from this radically new approach to managing built assets are highlighted and the possibilities for a maintenance environment, where wires, power cables and data loggers become a thing of the past, is described.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of the Built Environment > Construction Management and Engineering
ID Code:11987
Uncontrolled Keywords:Condition monitoring, Facilities management, Intelligent buildings, Sensors

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