Federal Facilities Beyond the 1990s: Ensuring Quality in an Era of Limited Resources: Summary of a Symposium (1997)
Chapter: FRONT MATTER
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FEDERAL FACILITIES COUNCIL
STANDING COMMITTEES ON DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
STANDING COMMITTEE ON DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Chairman
Daniel Hightower,
Division of Engineering Services, National Institutes of Health
Vice Chairman
Terrel Emmons,
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Department of the Navy
Members
Plaban Bagchi,
Technical Support Branch, U.S. Department of State
James Biasco,
Division of Facilities Planning and Construction, Indian Health Service
Ed Feiner,
Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration
Stephan Freese,
Facilities Division, Air National Guard
D. S. Gim,
Engineering Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Thomas Grooms,
Office of Design and Construction, General Services Administration
Stephen Hagan,
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Kevin Kelly,
Office of Design and Construction, General Services Administration
Sheryl Kolasinski,
Office of Design and Construction, Smithsonian Institution
Benjamin Lawless,
Facilities Division, Air National Guard
Al Lew,
Facilities Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Richard Millard,
Facilities Division, Air National Guard
William Miner,
Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, U.S. Department of State
G. Ray Navidi,
Engineering Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Martin Newdorf,
Facilities Support Division, U.S. Department of Energy
Vincent Nowicki,
Engineering Design Division, International Broadcasting Bureau
Leo Phelan,
Office of Facilities Management, Department of Veterans Affairs
William Quinn,
Experimental Engineering Division, U.S. Army Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratory
Antonio Regojo,
Facilities Division, U.S. Postal Service
David Reynolds,
Military Construction, Department of the Air Force
Douglas Rowand,
Air National Guard Readiness Center
John Scalzi,
Structures and Building Systems, National Science Foundation
Lloyd Siegel,
Facilities Quality Office, Department of Veterans Affairs
Gordon Wilcox,
Office of Engineering Services, Public Health Service
Terry Witford,
Division of Civil Engineering, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Robert Wilson,
Maintenance and Repair Division, International Broadcasting Bureau
Program Committee Liaison Member
James Binkley,
Major Facilities Office, U.S. Postal Service
Nongovernment Liaisons
Jeffrey Beard,
Design Build Institute of America
Stuart Binstock,
American Institute of Architects
Michael Charles,
American Society of Civil Engineers
Earl Kennett,
National Institute of Building Sciences
Nickolas Kolesnikoff,
Associated General Contractors of America
Susan Loomis,
Associated General Contractors of America
Charles McGinnis,
Construction Industry Institute
Christopher Monek,
Associated General Contractors of America
Todd Phillips,
American Institute of Architects
James Pierce,
National Society of Professional Engineers
STANDING COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Chairman
William May,
Advanced Broadcasting Technologies, International Broadcasting Bureau
Members
Hallet Brazelton,
Facilities Division, Air National Guard
Robert Bowen,
Office of Facilities Management, Department of Veterans Affairs
Tony Clifford,
Division of Engineering Services, National Institutes of Health
Jon Erikson,
Network Engineering, International Broadcasting Bureau
George Everhart,
Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration
Tom Hodges,
Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, U.S. Department of State
William Lowe,
Special Projects, Indian Health Service
William Morrison,
Facilities Division, Air National Guard
Mark Prahl,
Implementation Division, International Broadcasting Bureau
Rose Quicker,
Facilities Management Division, Department of Veterans Affairs
Richard Rothblum,
Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, U.S. Department of State
John Scalzi,
Structures and Building Systems, National Science Foundation
William Stareper,
Facilities Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dianne Walters,
Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration
Raymond Willcocks,
Engineering Division, Air National Guard
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Preface
Today, as never before, federal facility managers are being challenged to satisfy their agencies' needs for quality facilities with limited resources. New policy directions and attrition have resulted in substantially reduced funds and staff, the consolidation and reorganization of functions within and among agencies, and an increased reliance on outside contractors to design and construct facilities.
As agencies downsize, "right-size," and reinvent themselves, facility managers must find new ways to provide and maintain quality facilities, so that the missions of their agencies can be met. Our two committees of the Federal Facilities Council (FFC) had been watching these developments for some time. We were both concerned that facilities managers adapt to the new environment in ways that sustain the quality of federal facilities. Learning of each other's interest, the FFC standing Committees on Design and Construction, and Organization and Administration decided to pool talents and efforts, to sponsor a symposium on ensuring quality facilities in this era of limited resources.
In keeping with the missions of both standing committees, the symposium covered a broad range of facilities-related issues, including design and construction, project delivery, operations and maintenance, management, and customers. Therefore, we defined quality in several ways. Quality in new construction means a facility is built on time and within budget and satisfies the customer. With respect to maintenance, quality means a product or service that provides value to a facility, and whose cost is not disproportionately high, and which is provided on time.
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Reengineering Business Practices: A University's Experience Outsourcing Facility Management Services |
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Federal Acquisition Reform: A Status Report and Outlook for the Future |
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Alternative Methods For Delivering Facilities At The U.S. Postal Service |
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The Charrette Process: A Tool For Achieving Design Excellence |
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