PATHFINDERS
Commercial Design | September 2019 | 75A
mong many challenges faced by FMs today,
Chawla feels getting statutory approvals from
various authorities to start construction requires
signiÀcant documentation and coordinating with multiple
stockholders to obtain pre-construction approvals is an
overly time-consuming task in the current scenario. “The
design stage is crucial for FMs as they need to coordinate
with architects to describe and apply the project intent.
Preparation of %24 to Áoat it in the market to Ànd suitable
vendors and reliable contractors who perform on time and
budgets are another challenge,” he points out.
Managers needs to ensure key items like civil steel, concrete, water prooÀng, M(P
equipment, interior elements, etc, are of good quality. Chawla also says that Ànding
suitable, quality materials to the site in time for the project is always a top concern.
SAP introduced healthy pantry offerings, created indoor gaming zones with pool,
billiards, table tennis, chess and carom board, allowed for outdoor gaming facilities
such as jogging track, lawn tennis and badminton courts, golf putting, etc, and
providing a multicuisine cafe to encourage collaboration and wellbeing. The new SAP
building went live in a record time with a capacity to seat 2,500 employees, including
a 450-seater, state-of-the-art auditorium with key sustainability aspects, complied
with /((' standards.VISHWANATHAN
Senior director – Engineering Services, CapgeminiVIKAS CHAWLA
Sub regional head – Global Real Estate & Facilities, SAP IndiaW
hile dictating best practices adopted
by Capgemini to sustain efÀcient
functioning of the facility, Vishwanathan
says, “We focus on building a sustainable future by
being reasonable and responsible in consumption
and production. With the advent of technologically
advanced equipment, the gap between demand and
supply is bridged, only to eliminate wastage.”
Though there is signiÀcant advancement in
technology, Vishwanathan feels there is a lack of
executional excellence of the products and acquiring skilled manpower
to operate and maintain the equipment. “I suggest going digital to reduce
dependency on skilled manpower in monitoring and predictive analysis.
'igitisation gives a lot of insight in controlling wastage furthermore,
deployment of AI helps in efÀciently computing the amount of energy that
needs to be spent to optimise supply and demand. Investing in technology will
not only eliminate the need to depend on skilled manpower but also helps in
controlling wastage,” foresees Vishwanathan.