Conference Chairperson & Opening Remarks

Conor Cooney, Associate Director, Assets + Operations, Europe Lead, Arup

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Technology procurement challenges for ‘smart building’ developers and operators

• What is 'smart' technology?
• Selecting the right tech for your development
• New Builds, Legacy Construction and Retrofit
• Designing and Specifying Tech Solutions
• Functional and Non-Functional Specs
• Lifecycle considerations
• Looking beyond the installation - ongoing costs,management and support are important too
• Future-proofing - upgrades and improvements
• Beyond BCAR, complying with other regulations and standards
• Cybersecurity
• Personal Data

Donnacha Phelan, Director, Keystone Procurement

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Maintenance Contracts- legalities liabilities and litigation

• Vicarious liability and limitation clauses in maintenance contracts.
• The obligation to inspect outsourced works.
• ADR as an alternative to litigation where disputes arise,
• Health & Safety

Eoin Morris, Barrister at Law, Junior Counsel

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Why smart buildings need a smart, strategic process?

• What is a smart building and what does it mean for you and your business?
• What impact does each stage of the building’s lifecycle (whether design, build, manage or operate) have on creating and maintaining a smart building?
• What are the current obstacles?
• What are the critical phases and resources required?
• What does the roadmap incorporate for smart buildings of the future?

Sonia Fallon, CIWFM.MSCSI.MRICS.MIGBC.BSc.SURV.Dip.AVEA Chartered Property Professional, Sensori FM

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Facilities Maintenance Outsourcing Models

• Which maintenance models are best for your organisation?
• The key role Asset registers play in delivering FM
• Specifications - input, output, outcome why these matter

Pat Gaughan, Managing Director, CIWFM & Advanced Workplace Solutions – Facilities Management Training & Consultancy

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Maintenance & Compliance

• Historic Buildings
• Procurement and Value for Money
• Tenant engagement

Ciaran Andrews, Chartered Building Surveyor, Accredited Building Conservation Surveyor, Working with Respond

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Life Cycle Costing in Facilities Management

• The Definition of Life Cycle Costing
• What’s The Difference Between Life Cycle Costing and Total Cost of Ownership?
• The importance of PPM
• Energy Management System benefits in line with HVAC equipment and PPM
• Understanding Life Cycle Costing to Reduce Facilities Spend

Paul Kane,Commercial Manager, Mastertech

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Health and Safety in Facilities Management

• Overview of health and safety and workplace legislation
• Compliance, the role of the facilities manager, and who is accountable?
• Breakout session to discuss where we are now and to highlight issues of concern
• Applying required policies and procedures
• Developing and implementation/review of the safety policy
• Communicating with users, clients and contractors
• Health and safety manual
• ‘Selling’ health and safety

Victor Hrymak, Lecturer in Environmental Health and Safety, Technological University Dublin

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Designing innovative, smart and healthy buildings

• Examining what people use smart buildings for: The shift from sustainability to health and wellbeing in modern building design and build
• Exploring the technologies that are making building occupants comfortable, happy and productive
• How should the design of buildings best address the needs of today’s workforce where mobility, flexibility and connectivity are key?
• Embedding smart technologies seamlessly across a buildings infrastructure to increase sustainability, longevity, and ease of maintenance
• ESG – Has the moment finally arrived for the green building movement?

Brian Coogan, Director, Digital Services, Ethos Engineering