Recommendations

• Create a “Team” culture for the project
• Institute a Green “Mentality”
• Get buy-in from all the stakeholders to prevent delays or worse, a canceled project
• Keep the end goal in mind during all discussions
  • Within scope, within budget, within schedule
• Meet with peers that have recently completed a project
• Get involved with critical facility organizations
  • 7x24 Exchange, AFCOM, Uptime Institute
• Select designer and contractors on qualifications versus lowest price