1. What is the primary type of space you are responsible for? R=372
K-12 Schools: 19%
Multi-tenant office: 15%
Healthcare: 15%
Higher Education: 13%
Owner-occupied or single tenant office: 10%
Government: 9%
Retail: 4%
Hospitality: 3%
2. Are you responsible for any manufacturing space? R=370
Yes: 14%
No: 86%
3. How large is your portfolio? R=370
Less than 250,000 square feet: 23%
250,000 to 499,999 square feet: 22%
500,000 to 999,999 square feet: 22%
1 million to 4,999,999 square feet: 23%
5 million square feet or more: 10%
4. Does your organization have a plan for facilities that includes specific buildings and/or pieces of equipment and that looks forward at least two years (e.g., master plan, strategic plan, capital plan, capital renewal, energy management plan, real estate plan, etc.)? R=371
Yes: 81%
No: 19%
5. How many years does the plan cover? R=277
2 to less than 3 years: 11%
3 to less than 5 years: 43%
5 to less than 10 years: 33%
10 years or more: 13%
6. Which of the following are the highest priorities in the plan? R=277
Reducing the energy costs of facilities: 59%
Construction/renovation planning: 56%
Capital renewal/reducing deferred maintenance: 54%
Replacing equipment at the end of its life cycle: 52%
Aligning facility operations and strategies with business mission and goals of overall organization: 42%
Improving the overall sustainability of facilities: 42%
7. How frequently do you review the plan to see if your organization is on target? R=276
Once per quarter: 27%
Once per year: 57%
Every 2-5 years: 12%
Never: 4%
8. How long has it been since the plan was created/updated? R=276
One year or less: 59%
More than a year to 2 years: 19%
More than 2 years to 5 years: 12%
More than 5 years: 10%
9. Are other departments involved in developing the facility plan? R=275
Yes: 83%
No: 17%
10. How long has your organization had a facilities plan? R=252
Five years or less: 30%
More than 5 years to 10 years : 24%
More than 10 years: 46%
11. On a scale of 1 to 5, how significant are the following challenges to developing and implementing the plan? (1 is not an issue at all; 5 is a very significant challenge.) R=255
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Funding for projects
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3.68253 Responses |
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Getting top management buy-in for the plan
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2.77255 Responses |
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Getting input from other departments
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2.64254 Responses |
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Educating those involved in the planning process
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2.63254 Responses |
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Facility staff time
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2.61254 Responses |
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Communicating the plan outside the facility dept.
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2.37254 Responses |
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Communicating the plan within the facility dept.
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1.86254 Responses |
12. How frequently are projects funded in the year scheduled in the plan? R=255
Almost always : 29%
More than half of the time: 27%
About half of the time: 22%
Less than half of the time: 16%
Rarely: 6%
13. Do you think the plan is effective? R=255
Yes: 87%
No: 13%
When There Is No FM Master Plan
Responses to the following questions came from facility managers who said they did not have a plan of two or more years.
Do you think it would be valuable to your organization to have a facility plan that includes specific buildings and/or pieces of equipment and that looks forward at least two years? R=63
Yes: 60%
No: 13%
Not sure: 27%
Which of the following are the highest priorities in the plan? R=63
Replacing equipment at the end of its life cycle: 49%
Reducing the energy costs of facilities: 48%
Capital renewal/reducing deferred maintenance: 40%
Improving the overall sustainability of facilities: 37%
Construction/renovation planning: 33%
Aligning facility operations and strategies with business mission and goals of overall organization: 22%
Plan not needed: 11%
Has your facility department attempted to create a facility plan that includes specific buildings or pieces of equipment and that looks forward at least two years? R=63
Yes: 40%
No: 60%
What is the biggest obstacle to your facility department creating such a facility plan? R=63
Facility staff time: 28%
Getting top management buy-in for the plan: 27%
Educating those involved in the planning process: 21%
Getting input from other departments: 2%
No need for plan: 22%
Making Master Planning a Valuable Tool for Facilities
Various Types of Facility Master Plans Serve Different Purposes
Using Master Plans to Address Funding Challenges in Facilities
Translating a Facility Master Plan into Individual Projects
Facility Management Survey: Master Plans
