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Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Volume 8
March 26-27, 2018 | Orlando, USA
World Summit on
Healthcare & Hospital Management
&
International Conference & Exhibition on
Biologics and Biosimilars
F
acility management is considered to be a new and growing
profession that: “Encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure
functionality of the built environment by integrating people,
place, process and technology.” This is important for not only
architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals,
but also, and even more to owners and users (tenants, vendors,
customers, etc.) of these buildings. Decisions made early in the
planning and design phases can help conserve an organization’s
money and resources along its entire service life, but can also
have detrimental long-term consequences. In today’s world,
managing healthcare facilities has become more competitive,
relies muchmore on advanced technologies to operate, focuses
on the user experience and safety (“patient-care”), and is more
far-reaching (strategic) than in the past. This presentation
will discuss about a different perspective on projects one
that emphasizes the whole life view of projects, from the
early phases of its initiation, all the way to its final stages of
renovation, restoration, or demolition.
Speaker Biography
Sarel Lavy is an Associate Department Head Holder of the James C Smith Construction
Industry Advisory Council (CIAC) Professorship in Construction Science Co-Editor,
Facilities Fellow of the CRS Center for Leadership and Management in the Design and
Construction Industry, the Center for Health Systems and Design, and the Center for
Heritage Conservation Department of Construction Science College of Architecture
Texas A&M University.
e:
slavy@arch.tamu.eduSarel Lavy
Texas A&M University, USA
Facility management: Why is looking at projects from a whole life perspective is so
crucial in the healthcare industry?