CB Richard Ellis was able to reduce building operating costs by carefully developing and implementing a carefully scheduled maintenance program.  Engineers are scheduled so the building has coverage during all working hours with several hours each day of overlapping maintenance staff so jobs requiring two engineers can be completed. CB Richard Ellis absorbed the CSO maintenance staff into our management department. This provided continuity to CSO and quality engineers for CB Richard Ellis to use in other buildings. CSO and CB Richard Ellis meet regularly to discuss on going and upcoming building occupancy and management issues. This results in efficient planned occupancy of workspace. Cost effective offsite space has been incorporated into the planned use of space to accommodate offsite storage and disaster recovery.

Because the HQ buildings are over 25 years old, a comprehensive evaluation of critical systems has been completed and evaluated to ascertain and budget for replacement of aging building systems. The long-term capital budget is now known for the foreseeable future so there won’t be any surprises for company management.

Results

CSO enjoys efficient occupancy of well-maintained workspace at predictable costs and peace of mind knowing that maintenance issues have been addressed.