Changing environment prompts idea for professional water certification for facility managers

For decades, the facility manager and engineer considered water to be just there when needed. This has been changing, and it may be time to give facility managers the option to earn a professional water certification by learning how to be more efficient.

By Healthcare Facilities Today


The modern facility manager and engineer often find themselves in the middle of a sea of technologies and issues of all types that tug at their time and talents. Keeping up with all they need to know is nearly impossible, yet they are consistently tasked with finishing projects on time and under budget while keeping the facility working.

Now comes the issue of water and wastewater costs. For decades, the facility manager and engineer considered water to be just there when needed. This has been changing. Indeed, it could be argued that water is the oil of the 21st century.

In fact, over the last 30 years, water and wastewater costs have increased faster than the cost of oil. Unfortunately, this trend will continue and water and wastewater costs are likely to impact the bottom line. In addition to cost, there has been an explosion of new codes, standards and regulations concerning all aspects of water use and wastewater operations within facilities. 

Which is why, according to an article in Building Operating Management magazine, it's time for a credential that would give facility managers the option to earn a professional water certification by learning how to be more efficient. 

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June 19, 2013


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