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Significant funding is needed to renovate a set of 1970s build- ings, while the rest of the inventory is fairly new. The peaks in the chart have flat tops because it is always an extended timeline associated with the renovation of occupied buildings. If the current renovation need is funded, in planning years 2 – 8, then the next major renovations don't begin until planning year 33. As the renovation dates draw closer, they will be adjusted by an "every five years" audit of actual field conditions. Rich McDermott is vice president, facilities, planning, and engi- neering, at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX. He can be reached at richard.l.mcdermott@uth.tmc.edu. ond stop is not another renovation, but rather a razing. 4. Timing and estimated cost for replacements—when renova- tion is no longer effective. THE RIGHT QUESTION FOR OUR ANSWER We have arrived! The question that leads to good decision making is, "What does the Campus Facilities Timeline reveal about the levels and timing for deferred maintenance funding, both subsistence and renovation?" Within an accurate Campus Facilities Timeline in hand, if someone asks, "What is the deferred mainte- nance backlog?," the response should be, "I have another piece of information that is even more helpful in seeing the overall campus condition. Let's look at the Campus Facilities Timeline." Any discussion of a "snap shot" deferred maintenance backlog figure should be banned from the Board room. Auditing build- ings with a deferred maintenance backlog figure as the goal—to be networked off campus—needs to be stopped. Auditing ought to be focused on validating a subsistence budget and to assist in setting a renovation date for a building. This discussion applies to building physical needs only. Programmatic needs are another layer that goes into a final Overall Timeline. My particular institution's Campus Facilities Timeline looks like this: Facilities Manager | march/april 2014 | 35 DriWrap™ DriTherm™ www.dritherm.com Hydrophobic Aerogel Insulation Tunnels Steam Vaults Tight Spaces Removable Jackets 1-800-343-4188 Underground Insulation Steam Hot Water Chilled Water Freeze Protection High Performance Insulation & Corrosion Protection Products