Stewardship of Federal Facilities : a Proactive Strategy for Managing the Nation's Public Assets.

Stewardship of Federal Facilities : a Proactive Strategy for Managing the Nation's Public Assets.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Staff, National Research Council
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1998
Subjects:
Public buildings > United States > Management.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • STEWARDSHIP OF FEDERAL FACILITIES
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • FINDINGS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • 1 Introduction
  • LIFE CYCLES OF BUILDINGS
  • FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DETERIORATING CONDITION OF FEDERAL FACILITIES
  • Focus on First Costs
  • Inadequate Funding for Maintenance and Repair
  • Deferred Maintenance
  • Aging of Facilities
  • Lack of Information to Justify Maintenance and Repair Budgets
  • Lack of Accountability for Stewardship
  • CONSEQUENCES AND COSTS OF INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE
  • BASIS FOR THIS STUDYSTATEMENT OF TASK
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
  • REFERENCES
  • 2 Related Issues
  • FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS
  • Federal Budget Formulation
  • Formulation of the President's Budget
  • Congressional Review and Enactment
  • Formulation of Budget Requests for Facilities Maintenance and Repair
  • Budget Execution
  • Accounting Structures
  • Disincentives and Institutional Barriers
  • Measuring the Effectiveness of Maintenance and Repair Expenditures
  • Legislative Requirements
  • FEDERAL FACILITIES PORTFOLIO
  • Underutilized Facilities
  • Overutilized or Overpopulated FacilitiesExcess Facilities and Changing Missions
  • New Construction
  • AVAILABILITY OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR-RELATED DATA
  • Timely Maintenance and Future Cost Avoidance
  • Deterioration/Failure Rates of Building Components
  • Nonquantitative Effects of Maintenance
  • REFERENCES
  • 3 Condition Assessments
  • COMPONENTS OF A CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND CAPITAL ASSETS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  • Condition Assessment Surveys
  • Capital Assets Management Programs
  • USE OF CONDITION ASSESSMENTS BY FEDERAL AGENCIES
  • ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
  • Collection and Analysis of DataTesting and Instrumentation
  • Data Management Systems
  • Decision Support
  • Intelligent Buildings
  • Building Diagnostics
  • Automated Condition Assessments
  • Personnel Implications
  • ISSUES RELATED TO CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
  • Cost of Data Collection
  • Type and Volume of Data Collected
  • Timeliness of Data
  • REFERENCES
  • 4 Strategic Framework
  • FOSTERING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE STEWARDSHIP OF FEDERAL FACILITIES
  • Strategy: Create a Climate for Effective Stewardship in Federal Agencies
  • Strategy: Empower Facilities Program Managers and Remove Institutional BarriersStrategy: Create Accountability through More Standardized Budgeting and Cost Accounting for Faciliti ...
  • Routine Maintenance, Repairs, and Replacements
  • Facilities-Related Operations
  • Alterations and Capital Improvements
  • Legislatively Mandated Activities
  • New Construction or Total Renovation Activities
  • Demolition Activities
  • Strategy: Provide Training in Facilities-Management Principles for Staff That Develops or Reviews Ma ...

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