Laboratory Operations & Maintenance; Responsibilities and Challenges

David Hader, Max Planck Florida Institute
Corey Pine, Max Planck Florida Institute

This presentation focuses on Research Facility buildings operation & maintenance Responsibilities and Challenges. The fundamental purpose is to provide an overview and understand building maintenance strategy, standards and resources. The concerns and problems arising in maintenance operation processes, as well as, the types of challenges, problems and issues from the organizational and operational perspectives in the laboratory research environment are summarized.

Research laboratories are sensitive environments and require a tailored approach to fit the O&M around the occupant's activities. Design should include awareness of service requirements, service management workflow, technology and staff, etc., to provide a complete set of solutions. This highlights the importance for properly trained maintenance personnel to accomplish the building maintenance objectives by matching with organizational goals and objectives.

An effective O&M helps to improve the gaps between the top management at the strategic level and maintenance personnel at the operation level in performing building maintenance as well as maintenance operation efficiency.

Learning Objectives

  • Responsibility - Optimize operation and maintenance of buildings (research Facilities) in order to achieve the lowest economic and environmental lifecycle cost without sacrificing safety or functionality Challenges - Lack of Qualified technicians, support services, subs and vendors - Design based on outdated technologies and/or limited consideratio
  • Responsibility - implement a comprehensive Maintenance Program Challenges - inefficient detailed Statement of Work (SOW), to satisfy the Owner's (FM) needs. - Lack of site-specific , user-oriented documentation - Understanding (or lack thereof) by Senior leadership as to the cost and productivity impact of poor O&M practices
  • Responsibility - implement operation and maintenance to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability Challenges - lack of Design for Operation and Maintenance - research community understanding about systems that has been put in place for a proper operation - operational costs and impact for a predictive, preventative maintenance program

Biographies:

David Hader is the Facility Manager for the Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) located in Jupiter, FL, since 2009.

Dave has achieved designations as a Certified Facility Manager by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), and a LEED Associate Professional by the US Green Building Council (USGBC)

Dave has over 20 years of construction and maintenance experience in a wide range of disciplines and has been involved with construction and maintenance for laboratories ranging from High School teaching laboratories to the State of the Art research facilities at MPFI

In addition to maintaining an active membership with I2SL and USGBC, Dave serves on the IFMA Board of the South Florida Chapter as Director of Education and as a member of the IFMA Research and Development Council. 

Corey W. Pine is the assistant facility manager for the Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) located in Jupiter, FL, since 2010.

Over the summers during his high school and undergraduate college days, Corey was employed in several areas of construction and HVAC installation/renovation.  Corey was a cell and molecular biology scientist in the area of medical research for nearly 20 years.  During the course of his career, he was involved with the design and construction/renovation of the research facilities in which he was employed.  Corey received his Bachelor's degree from Franklin Pierce University and pursued graduate studies at the University of Nevada.

 

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