The quest for sustainability in existing buildings

Centre for Facilities Management (CFM) at DTU has the mission of developing the management discipline Facilities Management (FM). FM deals with design, operation and development of buildings and infrastructure sot hat this constantly is adjusted to user needs; while also contributing to sustainability at societal level. Due to lack of professional skills, decisions about operation and renovation of buildings are made every day in Denmark and beyond, without adequate knowledge about e.g. energy management and the potential ways of integrating sustainability (social, environmental and economic). The consequence is energy-ineffective building stock and an extremely slow transmission into more sustainable buildings and cities. The professionals in facilities management has so far been overlooked as a key to ensure energy effective buildings. Through research, education and practice collaboration CFM intend to change this by upgrading the skills of especially Danish but also European facilities managers.The workshop includes an introduction to sustainability in FM (SFM) and CFM; but also participant reflections on the collective quest for sustainability in the existing buildings at DTU.