• A.4 - Maintain an Omnibus of Resources – Buildings and Facilities Problem: There is No Comprehensive Survey of Building and Facility Resources Currently FMTS maintains a library of building floor plans and a maintenance database for all buildings. These components represent two parts of a much-needed comprehensive survey. The first is descriptive and should be supplemented by additional information on construction type, age and the other elements of a catalog. The second is performance-related and should also be expanded in significant ways. The College should have standards for building construction, outfitting, performance, operation, maintenance and decommissioning. A survey of all existing buildings with respect to these criteria would constitute a critical tool for facilities management and an ongoing component of the campus plan. This master document would include statements of life cycle and replacement date, renovation cycle and candidacy for addition or conversion to other uses for every building. A means of documenting building deficiencies with respect to adopted standards and a plan and schedule for their correction should be an integral part. As with the inventory of land resources, maintenance of this document will be critical to its usefulness and may require the commitment of additional resources.
Action Item A.4.1 – Assemble and evaluate existing building and facility databases and gather such information as necessary to represent a comprehensive omnibus as described above. Develop a format and incorporate all necessary information. Assign responsibility and resources for maintaining this tool.
Pattern Language: Building Omnibus (IVPL2)
• A.5 - Maintain an Infrastructure Inventory Problem: Underground Infrastructure is Largely Unknown And Much is in Decrepit Condition Unless a complete survey of underground utility location is available every excavation is risky. Even exposing known lines for replacement poses the possibility of damaging other, unknown services. Such risks mean difficulty in planning, delays in completing work with extended periods of related service interruption and additional unanticipated costs.
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