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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1996. Budgeting for Facilities Maintenance and Repair Activities: Report Number 131. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9226.
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Report Number 131

Federal Facilities Council

Standing Committee on Operations and Maintenance

Budgeting for Facilities Maintenance and Repair Activities

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.
1996



Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1996. Budgeting for Facilities Maintenance and Repair Activities: Report Number 131. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9226.
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NOTICE

The Federal Facilities Council (FFC) (formerly the Federal Construction Council) is a continuing activity of the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE) of the National Research Council (NRC). The purpose of the FFC is to promote continuing cooperation among the sponsoring federal agencies and between the agencies and other elements of the building community in order to advance building science and technology–particularly with regard to the design, construction, and operation of federal facilities. Currently, the following agencies sponsor the FFC:

Department of the Air Force, Office of the Civil Engineer

Department of the Air Force, Air National Guard

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

Department of Energy, Office of Associate Deputy Secretary of Field Management

Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Department of State, Office of Foreign Buildings Operations

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction Management

Food and Drug Administration

General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service

Indian Health Service

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Facilities Engineering Division

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory

National Endowment for the Arts, Design Arts Program

National Science Foundation

Smithsonian Institution, Office of Facilities Services

U.S. Information Agency, International Broadcasting Bureau

U.S. Public Health Service, Office of Management

U.S. Postal Service, Facilities Department

As part of its activities, the FFC periodically publishes reports like this one that have been prepared by committees of government employees. Since these committees are not appointed by the NRC, they do not make recommendations, and their reports are considered FFC publications rather than NRC publications.

For further information on the FFC program or FFC reports, please write to: Director, Federal Facilities Council, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1996. Budgeting for Facilities Maintenance and Repair Activities: Report Number 131. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9226.
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FEDERAL FACILITIES COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE ON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Chairman

James Walton,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army

Vice Chairman

Richard McCrone,

Engineering Management and Field Support Office, Department of Veterans Affairs

Members

Subrata Banerjee,

Bureau of Health Resources Department, U.S. Public Health Service

Hao Bui,

Facilities Engineering Branch, International Broadcasting Bureau

Jodi Ernst,

Office of Facilities Services, Smithsonian Institution

Paul Fardig,

Engineering Support Services Branch, U.S. Public Health Service

Tariq Farooqi,

Refurbishment Division, International Broadcasting Bureau

Gary Fennell,

Facilities Division, Air National Guard

Paul Fennewald,

Maintenance Branch, U.S. Postal Service

Don Fournier,

Energy and Utility Systems Division, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories

Geoffrey Frohnsdorff,

Building Materials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology

William Graham,

Engineering Management and Field Support Office, Department of Veterans Affairs

Ben Herrick,

Network Support Division, International Broadcasting Bureau

John Iaconis,

Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1996. Budgeting for Facilities Maintenance and Repair Activities: Report Number 131. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9226.
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William Johnson,

Facilities Engineering Branch, Indian Health Service

Greg Krisanda,

Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, U.S. Department of State

Pete Lastik,

Facilities Division, Air National Guard

Patrick Miller,

Office of Plant Services, Smithsonian Institution

William Morrison,

Facilities Division, Air National Guard

Robert Neathammer,

Facility Management Division, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories

Charles Pittinger, Jr.,

Facilities Engineering Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Douglas Rowand,

Facilities Division, Air National Guard

Steve Salter,

Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Department of the Navy

John Scalzi,

Structures and Building Systems, National Science Foundation

James Schoonover,

Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, U.S. Department of State

J. Ronald Smith,

Facilities Management Branch, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Public Health Service

Gregory Tsukalas,

Facilities Policy Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Donald Uzarski,

Engineering and Materials Division, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories

John Vilgos,

Maintenance Engineering Branch, National Institutes of Health

Nongovernment Liaison Members

Dianne Davis,

American Public Works Association

Robert Hummer,

Association for Facilities Engineering

Staff

Lynda Stanley,

Director,

Federal Facilities Council

Lena Grayson,

Project Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1996. Budgeting for Facilities Maintenance and Repair Activities: Report Number 131. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9226.
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PREFACE

Dig a well before you are thirsty.–Chinese proverb

Maintenance of buildings and other constructed facilities–an important part of our national assets–demonstrates confidence in the future and recognition of the investment made by preceding generations for the sake of their children. The closing decade of the 20th century finds us beset by many indications that public policy is failing, either by conscious decision or insufficient foresight, to protect the value of these assets.

Some observers write of “America in ruins” and describe the fragile foundations upon which our economic prosperity rests. Alarming characterizations of the condition of our schools, other public buildings, and transportation systems abound, seemingly with good reason. Credible analyses indicate that we are systematically neglecting the maintenance of public facilities at all levels of government. We are spending our assets and wasting our inheritance.

The earliest signs of neglect are often subtle and escape the notice of those unprepared by training or experience to recognize them. Herein lies a major element of the problem: It is difficult, in times of tight budgets and competing demands for public resources, to convince those responsible for public policy that neglect can lead to losses. We seem to need a disaster to focus our attention and motivate action.

Yet we and the committee whose deliberations are the basis for this report subscribe to the wisdom of the Chinese proverb above. We argue not that disaster is upon us but that our experience demonstrates that greater commitment is needed if disaster is to be avoided. We hope that our work will enhance this commitment.

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