Reducing Operating Costs by Optimizing Space in Facilities
Abstract
Facility maintenance and sustainment costs can represent a large portion of a company's or government's expenditures. The U.S. Government has a pressing need to reduce these costs and meet energy efficiency goals while remaining fiscally responsible. Research has shown that the government currently has little to no optimization standards or means of integrating such requirements into a decision making model. This is despite the fact that the data necessary to make educated decisions are already being collected through asset management and geospatial activities. This paper utilizes the Air Force's facility portfolio as a case study to better understand the problems and potential solutions of space optimization for large organizations or governments. The culmination of this research was the development of a metric to evaluate spatial efficiency in current facilities while mandating standards for future buildings. It is designed to be utilized as an asset management tool that assists decision makers in deciding where to spend limited resources to maximize their return on investment. Cost savings were calculated based upon cost data collected by the U.S. General Services Administration and Reed Construction Data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA557567
Entities
People
- Jared J. Maline
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology