Facility Manager should be part of Architect’s team – A DEBATE
Maintenance has remained an issue with housekeeping and facility managers. They feel that most of the buildings they service are not maintenance friendly. Right from the glass facade to flooring material to washroom to MEP (Mechanical Electrical Plumbing) equipment designs and maintenance are areas of concerns for facility managers.
Architects and builders involve facility managers at different stages, but rarely at the beginning of the project. Since operations and maintenance of a facility depend on the design of the building and its services (MEP) to a great extent, consulting the service providers at the design stage itself can help immensely, feel FM heads.ds.