Green buildings: the operation and service perspective
Sustainable Development is often all about design, choice of material, equipment and systems, construction… usually in view of obtaining a green certification for your building. The operation and maintenance aspects remain largely ignored, in spite of their significant impact on operating expenses and the lifetime of the building.
read moreA lifecycle approach to green buildings with Terao
This month features a new partner which recently joined our VAPP: green engineering specialist Terao, one of the pioneers in green buildings with 17 years of experience, 10 of which in China.
read moreOf maintenance as risk management
While this article may be considered a follow-up on last month’s editorial on fire safety, it is clear that risk prevention has become a recurring theme at the conferences we attend, as well as during our customers meetings.
read moreThe potential for improvement in FM
While maintenance and facility management expenditures tend to be considered low in China (cheap labor, locally-made spare parts, cut-throat competition between contractors), studies and experience show that companies’ top executives still focus on reducing them. Outsourcing decisions are, for example, usually motivated by an immediate reduction in maintenance spending.
read moreIntelligent Buildings for Intelligent Owners: the necessary convergence of control and management systems by PcVue & Siveco
This article is a joint contribution by PcVue China and Siveco.
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