Center for Real Estate and Internal Services are
responsible for building maintenance. In 2012 there
has been a strengthening of their work by further
professionalisation of building maintenance and
operation. This means that employees have become
increasingly specialized for carrying out specific tasks.
There is also a greater academic emphasis on
building operations. The project managers represent
an
The project managers' primary responsibility is to ensure the long-term maintenance of municipal
buildings. This means that they are helping to create an overview of what condition the buildings are in and
ensure that maintenance is carried out when it is necessary.
There has been prepared operation and maintenance plans for all municipal properties. These are prepared
on the basis of condition reports prepared by an outside firm. The plans contain information about which
investments to be carried out when, in order to keep the buildings up to date. This knowledge creates a
good basis for prioritizing energy measures that can be integrated into the general maintenance and major
renovation projects. This allows for achieving some overall economic gains.
A challenge in this context is that there is backlog maintenance. Condition reports show that it will require
an investment of 50,7 euros to bring the buildings back to what amounts to new, here and now. The large
maintenance backlog means that the project managers are struggling to afford the implementation of
improvement that are essential for the life and functionality of the buildings. Seen in this light, it is difficult
to prioritize quality and energy savings.
The maintenance plans can also be used to document the need to prioritize funding for maintenance of
municipal buildings. The plans mean that politicians can better see and understand the arguments
presented by the administration when there is a demand for more funds. The maintenance plans are a
strong argument, which the Planning Committee may communicate to the Finance Committee and the
members of the Municipal Council.
There is close cooperation between the Energy Coordinator and the project managers in building
operations. This means that there will be a greater overlap between building maintenance and energy
savings. Without overlap, there is a risk of it running in two separate silos. By creating synergies across it is
possible, for example, to increase the insulation level, when the roof needs repairs anyway.
The maintenance plans represent a potential for integrating energy savings. Unfortunately, it is difficult to
realize the savings in practice. Until then, it is especially the Energy Coordinator's funds that has created
room for the integration of energy savings in ongoing maintenance. The potential for integration is far
greater compared to the backlog, though.
than on managing 'money'. That is the reality
we live in, and we can't pretend that does not
exist "
Morten Haunstrup, property project manager,
the municipality of Egedal