GREENERY UNDER SCRUTINY

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1 LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE: GREENERY UNDER SCRUTINY HOW GREEN IS YOUR BUSINESS? 1

2 AVANTGARDEN WHO ARE WE? HOW DO WE WORK WITH MCS? WHO AM I? Bart De Keyzer landscape architect & forrester 2

3 REAL ESTATE PERFORMANCE BRAND PERCEPTION SUSTAINABILITY NICE PLACE TO WORK MINIMAL RISK TOTAL COST How can these performance drivers impact the landscape design and maintenance processes? 3

dependent (rural/urban) - Local legislation - Bigger

Maintenance - Adapt to changes in the corporate identity

4 1. BRAND PERCEPTION Design - Image aligned with corporate identity - Healthy appearance - Location dependent (rural/urban) - Local legislation - Bigger picture natural corridors - Permanent indoor-green Maintenance - Adapt to changes in the corporate identity - Support corporate changes (acquisitions) - Raise awareness through involvement 4

5 2. SUSTAINABILITY Design - Ecological footprint - Increase biodiversity - Use of local species (resistance to diseases) - Awareness Maintenance - Smart strategy - Right maintenance methods - Product knowledge - As built - BIM (building information model) 5

6 3. NICE PLACE TO WORK Design - Variety of meeting spaces (wifi access) - Outdoor workspace - People place - Sense of arrival - Information and raising awareness - Embedded play zones Maintenance - high accessibility - Follow seasons and events - Adapt to usage 6

7 4. MINIMAL RISK Design - Legal constraints - Support safety procedures - Young vegetation needs extra monitoring - Time - to result Maintenance - Knowledge / professional team - Prevent damage - Adapted maintenance program - Communication procedures 7

5. TOTAL COST Design - Sufficient focus during

limited, mainly local tendering - Close to

Professional team - Service level agreement -

8 5. TOTAL COST Design - Sufficient focus during building design - National tendering is limited, mainly local tendering - Close to maintenance object (fast interventions) - Longterm life cycle (low-maintenance) - Integrated FM (pro s and con s) Maintenance - Professional team - Service level agreement - Quality control and follow-up - Transparency (calcultation model) 8

9 CASE STUDY TOYOTA 9

10 1. INVENTARISATION Object driven inventory and site analysis + Quality rating + Appraisal existing maintenance 10

11 2. IMPROVEMENT TRAJECTORY Evidence: Open space betw een plants Bare soil Empty borders Possible cause: Low plant density High plant mortality Routing pathw ays Solution: Re-planting of die-back on yearly basis Fill in open space and bare soil w ith bark chips Obstruct or construct pedestrian access Identify problems Identify cause(s) Propose solutions 11

12 3. CALCULATION MODEL & TENDERING DOCUMENTS Object driven Best practice work description Optimised work schedule 12

13 4. TENDERING Service Level Agreement Organisation Quality Reporting communication Safe work procedures Specific landscape services 13

14 SUMMARY LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE 1. Greenery/landscape needs a scientific approach. 2. Integrated solutions with a long term plan 3. More value for money 4. Sustainability and biodiversity is important. 5. Maintenance strategy 6. Professional support for the Facility Manager 7. Monotoring and following-up 14

15 WELCOME IN AN INTEGRATED, COST EFFECTIVE, WELL MAINTAINED LANDSCAPE 15

16 Thank you 16

10.0 Open Space and Public Realm

10.0 Open Space and Public Realm 10.0 Open Space and Public Realm The Public Open Space System is comprised of: outdoor spaces available for public use that are either publicly owned (e.g., parks and