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      Learning from Our Buildings

      Federal Facilities Council, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, National Research Council

      In 1986, the FFC requested that the NRC appoint a committee to examine the field and propose ways by which the POE process could be improved to better serve public…

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      Linking the Construction Industry: Electronic Operation and Maintenance Manuals: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Federal Facilities Council,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,National Academy of Sciences

      Public agencies, private corporations, nonprofit institutions, and other organizations regularly invest millions of dollars in acquiring buildings and other constructed facilities to support their lines of business. For this investment…

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      Implementing Health-Protective Features and Practices in Buildings: Workshop Proceedings - Federal Facilities Council Technical Report Number 148

      Federal Facilities Council,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is influenced by building design; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems; and construction materials, as well as by building operations, maintenance, and housekeeping procedures. Increasing evidence suggests…

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      Reducing Construction Costs: Uses of Best Dispute Resolution Practices by Project Owners

      Federal Facilities Council Technical Report No. 149,National Research Council

      The National Academy of Construction (NAC) has determined that disputes, and their accompanying inefficiencies and costs, constitute a significant problem for the industry. In 2002, the NAC assessed the industry’s…

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      Starting Smart: Key Practices for Developing Scopes of Work for Facility Projects

      G. Edward Gibson, Jr.,Michael P. Pappas,Federal Facilities Council Standing Committee on Organizational Performance and Management,Federal Facilities Council,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment

      Although most federal facilities projects are successfully completed (i.e., they reasonably meet the agency’s requirements and expectations), the perception is that development of the scope of work for design for…

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      Predicting Outcomes from Investments in Maintenance and Repair for Federal Facilities

      Committee on Predicting Outcomes of Investments in Maintenance and Repair for Federal Facilities,National Research Council

      The deteriorating condition of federal facilities poses economic, safety, operational, and environmental risks to the federal government, to the achievement of the missions of federal agencies, and to the achievement…

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      Core Competencies for Federal Facilities Asset Management Through 2020: Transformational Strategies

      Committee on Core Competencies for Federal Facilities Asset Management 2005-2020,National Research Council

      The US government is faced with growing challenges to managing its facilities and infrastructure. This study focuses on the people and skills that may be needed to manage federal facilities…

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      Investments in Federal Facilities: Asset Management Strategies for the 21st Century

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Business Strategies for Public Capital Investment,National Academy of Sciences

      There is a growing litany of problems with federal facilities that put a drain on the federal budget and compromise the effectiveness of federal services. This report presents a review…

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      Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities

      Committee on Outsourcing Design and Construction-Related Management Services for Federal Facilities,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In this study outsourcing is defined as the organizational practice of contracting for services from an external entity while retaining control over assets and oversight of the services being outsourced…

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      Achieving High-Performance Federal Facilities: Strategies and Approaches for Transformational Change

      Committee on High-Performance Green Federal Buildings: Strategies and Approaches for Meeting Federal Objectives,National Research Council

      The design, construction, operation, and retrofit of buildings is evolving in response to ever-increasing knowledge about the impact of indoor environments on people and the impact of buildings on the…

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