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HIGHER EDUCATION CASE STUDY

The University of Virginia contracted EMG to perform Facilities Conditions Audits on four of the University's academic buildings on campus. The purpose of the assessment was to provide the University with a schedule of maintenance repairs and upgrades for these facilities. The assessment involved an evaluation of three medical wings and an English-literature wing, each with lecture halls, classrooms and offices.

The EMG assessment team consisted of a multi-disciplined team of professionals with extensive experience of higher educational facilities. The EMG team conducted visual assessments of each building to observe the buildings' systems and components, identify physical deficiencies and formulate recommendations to remedy the physical deficiencies. Each deficiency was assigned a priority classification based on the severity of the deficiency, impact on health and safety and impact on the business processes.

The immediate and five-year deficiencies were entered into a web-enabled facilities audit database. The project was completed entirely in electronic format, and was delivered on-time, and within the University's budget.