MANAGING
BY ANGIE REDMOND
Boost Your Income
With facilities managemnt
I
n recent years, it has become evident that
requirements by property owners and property
asset managers in regard to property services are
changing. It is now expected that property services
companies provide a comprehensive ‘one-stop’ property
and facilities management service, says Sulayman
Abdullah, CEO of Excellerate Facilities Management
(EFM) – a subsidiary of Excellerate Property Services.
EFM, which provides such a service, has Level 3
BBBEE credentials and operates nationally in South
Africa with headquarters in Sandton, Johannesburg.
“Facilities management is rapidly emerging as an
important factor which can play a major role in boosting
the income stream of property assets. Worldwide it
is accepted that facilities management has developed
faster than almost any other discipline in the property
industry. However, the current emphasis where it can
add significant value is in helping property owners and
tenants to address wasteful and unnecessary practices
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which have a negative impact on the environment.
This provides a tremendous opportunity for the astute
facilities manager. Action steps with regard to energy
saving, waste recycling and minimising the use and
pollution of water are simply no longer sufficient.
Facilities managers are expected to provide guidance
and to implement action steps on the full spectrum of
green issues during the construction and use phase of a
building,” says Abdullah.
He says the starting point is the acknowledgement
that during their lifecycles, buildings use a significant
amount of natural resources, and the ‘use’ phase of a
building’s lifecycle accounts for as much as 85 percent
of its total impact on the environment. As a result,
facilities managers have the opportunity to implement
strategic plans for buildings under management,
partnering with landlords to compile appropriate action
plans in regard to energy savings - which in turn will
effect savings for landlords as well as tenants.
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