Facility Management Standards Supported by RICS

Moscow, 10 June, 2014 – Alexander Skrobko, Vice President at MD Facility Management, joined the Facility Management Development Team called upon the initiative of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS – the Certification Institution). RICS was founded in Britain in 1868 to promote the interest of real estate market specialists. The meeting was dedicated to real property operation and maintenance issues and development of FM technology in Russia.
The following key issues were brought up at the meeting:

- Creation of expert platform on the basis of RICS to introduce and implement the best foreign practices in the field

- Educational programs to be based on international and European standards of real estate management; arrangement of trainings and other RICS events

- Creation of Russian database containing Facility Management costs and prices (Building Cost Information Service)

The meeting is the first in the series of dedicated events. The following sessions (one coming on 1 July, 2014) will go into detail on the projected Facility Management standardization and adjustment procedures in the Russian market.