Course detail

Facility management 1

FAST-NUA022Acad. year: 2025/2026

Introduction to Facility Management (FM).
Spaces in FM ... types, measure, manage.
Parameters and quality control in FM.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Mgr. Tomáš Apeltauer, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Computer Aided Engineering and Computer Science (AIU)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge in Civil Engineering. Basic knowledge in Project Management and economics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

PAYANT, Richard P. a David G. COTTS. The facility management handbook. Fourth editon. New York: American Management Association, 2014. ISBN 978-081-4432-150. (EN)
ŠTRUP, Ondřej. Základy facility managementu. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7431-143-7. (CS)
VYSKOČIL, Vlastimil K. Facility management: procesy a řízení podpůrných činností. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2009. ISBN 9788086946979. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-EVB Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Mgr. Tomáš Apeltauer, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction to FM.
  • 2. FM bacics – parameters FM support, FM services.
  • 3. FM basics – operative, tactis and strategies in FM.
  • 4. Life Cycle Costs and facility management.
  • 5. Spaces in facility management.
  • 6.–7. Strategies in FM (need → requirement → business case).
  • 8.–9. FM parameters for contracts and SL/SLA.
  • 10. Quality in FM.
  • 11.–12. Technologies in building.
  • 13. FM case studies.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Mgr. Tomáš Apeltauer, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Semester project assignment.
  2. Initial work on the project: Description of the object, life cycle, division of activities.
  3. Description of activities and choice of method for their provision.
  4. Practical example of measuring areas.
  5. Choice of contract type.
  6. Supplier selection.
  7. Description of service level.
  8. Determination of KPI/CPI.
  9. Legislative requirements for technology maintenance.
  10. Maintenance, repair and revision plan.
  11. Completion of the project.
  12. Presentation preparation and completion.
  13. Submission and presentation of the semester project.