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PE Board Accredited: 7 PDUs COURSE BACKGROUND Facilities Management (FM) remains a term, which eludes precise or consensus definition. Nonetheless it has emerged in the modern business economy as a key strategy for developing and sustaining competitive advantage. Despite frequent references to it being a non-core activity, facilities and facilities occupation costs often represent a significant proportion of an organisation's balance sheet, second only to staff costs. Recent developments in information technology and business organisations have raised questions about the traditional approaches to the management and maintenance of buildings. Traditional building maintenance systems and techniques are also changing; the interface between them and the emerging discipline of FM are still evolving. These developments mandate an understanding of the changing relationship between the physical entity of the work and organisational environment and challenge both the operational nature of property maintenance and longer-term maintenance and refurbishment strategies. Property, facilities and building maintenance managers, and business planners will need to examine and comprehend the complex issues confronting facilities management and maintenance and reflect on them in pursuit of efficient building management to support organisational activities and lowering of building occupation costs. COURSE OBJECTIVES The specific objectives of the course are to:
COURSE PROGRAMME (8.30 am – 5.30 pm) 1. Defining Facilities Management & Maintenance
2. Culture, Buildings & Organisations
3. The Physical Environment
4. Building Maintenance: Concepts and Change
5. Prioritising & Outsourcing Maintenance
6. Assessing Building Performance
COURSE LEADERS Dr Quah Lee Kiang MRICS Dr Quah led the EU funded project BE4213 Condition Assessment and Maintenance Strategies for Buildings and Building Components, which among other things, sought to develop an objective building condition assessment system. This project formed part of ongoing research over the last 20 years which culminated in Dutch Standard NEN 2767 on Condition Assessment of Buildings, believed to be a ‘world first’. Dr Quah’s professional and research affiliations include being Coordinator of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) Working Commission 70 on Facilities Management and Maintenance from 1990-2000 and past President of the Chartered Institute of Building Singapore Centre for two terms. She is also a member of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Asia and Singapore Board. Dr Quah was conferred an Honorary Fellow by Oxford Brookes University for her work in real estate and construction education and the unusual impact her career has had on this particular academic field in Asia. COURSE DATE AND VENUE Friday, 13 January 2012 COURSE FEES The course fee of $595.00 includes course documentation and refreshments at breaks. A group discount of 10% will apply for three or more delegates from the same organisation. COURSE ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDENCE The course has been approved for 7 PDU units under the PE Board Continuing Professional Development programme. Attendance certificates will be issued; they may also be suitable for meeting the CPD requirements of other relevant professional bodies not operating a CPD course accreditation system. WHO SHOULD ATTEND The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:
CANCELLATIONS Cancellations made later than 1 week before the commencement of the course will be subjected to an administrative fee of $100.00. Substitutions can be made at any time. COURSE ENQUIRIES AND REGISTRATIONS Mr Ken Chew PLEASE NOTE It may be necessary for reasons beyond RECC’s control, to change the content and timing of the programme and the identity of the course leader/s.
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