
Needless to say, this is easier said than done. Facility management must also effectively evaluate and constantly monitor the capability of the facility assets. In order for facility maintenance to minimize risk and be essentially invisible to the business, facility management must anticipate needs of not only the people but the business enterprise as well. It is imperative that these critical assets and subsystems be properly identified and put into perspective for the ultimate purpose of operational (and oftentimes, safety) risk mitigation. While a facility is often composed of many individual assets, there are frequently a critical few that, if not operational, would preclude the business from achieving its objectives. The environment for this 'value-creating" activity is almost always critical. The capital investment of a building or facility is to support one or multiple business purposes. Accordingly, provisions for any critical equipment must be accounted for in order to support the sustainability of the business entity.


In the realm of facility management, there are assets that are absolutely mission critical to the business especially as they pertain to building operations.
