FACILITY MANAGEMENT
The Life Cycle of a Building A Caribbean Facility Management Forum & Exhibition Centred around the Built Environment WRITTEN BY VAUGHN HALLIDAY, TTIFMA
The Trinidad & Tobago Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (TTIFMA) will be hosting a one-day Caribbean Facility Management (FM) Forum & Exhibition on Thursday, December 8th 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Trinidad.
The forum will incorporate services representing the ‘Life
The construction or purchase of a building is one of the
Cycle of the Building’ from design phase to disposal,
most
delivered by experts in their fields with an emphasis on the
organisations. It therefore makes prudent sense in these
critical role FM plays towards preserving and maintaining
tough economic times to ensure that our organisation's
the value of all building resources.
buildings bring the maximum return on that investment.
significant
capital
expenditures
of
many
Yet many organisations do not stop to consider that the
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TTIFMA is part of a global society of FM Chapters within 105
quality of any building can be improved by considering
countries, and seeks to advance the cause of the FM
FM from the design phase. Additionally, how well the
profession and industry. Our vision is to be the premier
building is cared for or maintained not only has a
advocate for Facility Management in the region and to
significant impact on the health, well-being and
achieve this vision, we seek to educate and expand the
productivity of its occupants, but also ensures that it
knowledge of all stakeholders within the built environment
continues to adequately serves its intended function for
on the important role of FM to any organizational model.
the longest possible lifespan.