ORBIT‐2 — Know your building's IQ

Abstract

As we pointed out last month in our Leader, facilities managers spend a great deal of their time informally assessing buildings. If they are fortunate enough to be consulted in the choice of new buildings, they bring to their recommendations years of experience and perhaps even expertise that alert them to ways in which new buildings should accommodate organisational needs. If — as is normally the case — they are presented with an existing building portfolio, the fitting of those buildings to the needs of the organisation is a running battle, with continuous assessment informing day to day decisions. And how are those decisions to be judged? Is a new building the answer to organisational problems, or should the organisation consider renovation? Should it lease or buy? How should it choose between several comparable buildings? Is it possible that simple layout adjustments will pay dividends in efficiency? Will the cabling provision continue to be adequate, or will increasing information technology overload it? Do you need access floors or flat wiring — or both? How do your offices compare with other offices?

Citation

Duffy, F. (1985), "ORBIT‐2 — Know your building's IQ", Facilities, Vol. 3 No. 12, pp. 12-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb006347