Facility management for mixed-use buildings

The assessment must establish which installations are shared and which belong to an individual unit or occupant. This information is needed to decide who authorizes a task, who receives the report and how an interruption is coordinated.

Facility management focuses on operating building installations. It does not replace the owners’ association’s legal or accounting administration, real estate brokerage or decisions that remain with the property owner.

A retail area may remain open after the offices close. The schedule must account for this combination so work on shared systems is not planned around just one occupant’s hours.

• An inventory of HVAC, pumping, backup and other shared systems.
• Technical maintenance with agreed work windows for each affected area.
• Cleaning of the entrances, circulation routes and shared spaces in scope.
• Access control and CCTV aligned with occupant and visitor flows.

Service requests need to identify the location, system and contact person. Centralizing this information helps identify recurring incidents and track each issue until its resolution has been verified.

Reports should also distinguish completed tasks from recommendations awaiting authorization. This clarity helps management and occupants share the same understanding of the condition of the installations.

Provide the address, building uses, shared systems and operating hours. Share drawings, inventories and previous records that help define the installations to be serviced.

URBANARC assesses buildings in Greater Buenos Aires within its corporate and commercial focus. The proposal is based on agreed systems and areas; household tasks within individual units are outside that scope.