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ASSET MANAGEMENT























Asset Management is the art and penetration required a more
science of making the right decisions permanent solution. We opted for
and optimizing delivery of value, the Exterior Insulation Finishing
while coordinating the activity of an System (EIFS) to protect the building
organization to realize value from envelope and provide thermal
assets. efficiencies in tandem with 2 Solar
Walls.
CHC continues to minimize whole life
costs, manage risk, ensure business Project Completed - Fontainebleau High efficiency, maintenance free
continuity and align asset Towers and low capital costs made this
management with the CHC business building technology, a best practice
strategy and plan. long-term strategies that optimize for CHC, in our environmental plan
funding allocations, forecasting and energy management savings
We are committed to promoting capital costs, tracking unfunded targets. Forecasting savings of 25%
green culture and develop and liabilities and facility conditions and in electrical and natural gas
monitor strategies to reduce energy measuring the results of facility consumption are expected.
consumption. We will continue to improvements. CHC Asset
look to incentive and rebate Management will ensure our asset The project was awarded our first
programs available from utility planning aligns with our corporate CHC Collaborative Project of the
providers and their partners. We strategies. Year Recognition by Senior
seek renewable energy revenue Management. All departments
generating opportunities. As stewards of our physical assets provided, supports and worked
and capital program informed closely to manage any concerns
We contribute to green and growing decisions are required in protecting during construction.
communities, as the owner of 5 Micro our aging housing portfolio. We are
FIT applications in Windsor and proceeding with our planned Facility
Essex County and 2 FIT applications Conditions Audits. Solar Wall - Fontainebleau Towers
in Windsor. Our annual forecasted
revenues are $150,000. CHC is driven to look in innovative
ways at the regeneration of our
In 2014 CHC moved to Asset assets. We must consider the age of
Planner ™ as our primary Asset our portfolio, key building elements,
Management System. This software current use versus need and our
is predictive in nature, possesses a funding opportunities.
web-based solution of over 70,000
existing facilities data and is widely
used throughout the province. The Fontainebleau Towers, is a 386 unit
reliable “real-world” models provide seniors’ apartments constructed in
long-term asset planning for any type 1972-73. In the early 1980’s
of facility and a complete portfolio of deteriorating brick work in the upper
structures. floors had been detected and noted.
Although repairs had been
The consistent data, allows Windsor undertaken over the years, spalled
Essex CHC to develop short and brick and interior moisture
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