Application of international standards within facility management in Bulgaria

Abstract

In today’s economy, organizations are forced to look for new ways to streamline processes and reduce the final cost of non-core processes through effective facility management. The article summarizes the major groups of international standards within the field of facility management and their application in Bulgaria. A model for building management is proposed; together with a brief description of the different groups and types of international standards and a proposed approach to apply the standards-based model PDCA/SDCA.