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Sustainable facilities vs. Sustainable Facilities
by
Kevin Folsom
Article defines what a truly Sustainable Facility model should look like. The article provides a compelling reason for advocating planned capital renewal of facilities as the most effective method for addressing the rising sustainable needs of facilities. The article describes the "50-year facility design" model and its 12, 25, and 38th year sub-cycles as a perfect opportunity to earmark facilities for sustainable renewal in a way that is both manageable from a budget perspective and predictable.
Sustainable facilities vs. Sustainable Facilities
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