The Value Engineering Hangover

Why 'Value Engineering' is Creating Your Future Maintenance Nightmare In this episode, we dive into the dirty secret of value engineering—how cutting corners in capital expenditure creates future operational debt—and why facility managers are constantly left holding the work orders. More importantly, we outline the FM's Survival Guide to fighting back: how to demand a seat at the table, calculate the true total cost of ownership, build your own specifications playbook, and weaponize your maintenance data to prevent maintenance nightmares before they're ever installed. Chapters (00:00:06) - Unfiltered: The Built Reality Podcast(00:00:31) - The VE Hangover...(00:08:26) - Teak