What Your FCA Should Actually Tell You | Facilities Unfiltered | Episode 20

What does a truly useful facility condition assessment actually look like? In this episode, Josh and Nic sit down with John Hajduk, VP of Support Services at Geisinger Health System, to dig into a topic that trips up both owners and service providers alike: the right level of granularity in an FCA, and what to actually do with that data once you have it. With 26 years of experience spanning both the client and service provider sides — including energy engineering, capital planning, and healthcare facilities — John brings a perspective that's been shaped by doing the work, not just theorizing about it. The conversation covers why static PDF reports are costing organizations more than they realize, how to build cross-functional teams that actually produce reliable assessment data, and the critical (and often overlooked) connection between capitalization policy and assessment scope. John also gets into scenario planning for capital funding, the balancing act between mission-critical replacements and energy efficiency investments, and why the cheapest option upfront is rarely the cheapest option over the life of an asset. Whether you're an owner trying to gain ground on your obsolescence curve or a service provider looking to deliver more value, this one's packed with practical takeaways from someone who's lived it on both sides. Chapters (00:02:21) - What is an FCA and Is It Valuable?(00:07:37) - What's the Value of a Living FCA Report?(00:11:16) - Criticality 3, Risk Assessment(00:18:48) - Have We Got Too Much Life Cycle Cost Analysis?(00:21:16) - Facilities Management: A Broad Field