b'CRCA STANDARDSNOUVEAU CERTIFICAT EN BUILDING THECOUVERTURES POUR BOD PROGRAM LES EXPLOITANTS CRCA bringing roofingDIMMEUBLESbest practices to buildingLACEC enseigne les meilleures operators pratiques en matire de couverture By/par Matthew Bradford aux exploitants dimmeublesM any considerations and responsibilities fall underD e nombreuses considrations et responsabilits relvent theumbrellaoffacilitymanagement.However,de la gestion des installations. Cependant, peu dentre elles few top the need to keep a facilitys roof in goodsurpassent la ncessit de maintenir le toit en bon tat shape when it comes to keeping occupants safe and main- lorsquil sagit dassurer la scurit des occupants et de prserver taining a buildings value. For this reason, CRCA has joinedla valeur dun immeuble. Cest pourquoi lACEC sest associeroofing industry consultants in developing the guidelinesdes consultants de lindustrie pour incorporer les lignes directrices and standards for the roofing component of a new Buildingetlesnormesrelativeslacomposante toit dunnouveau Operations Designation (BOD) program. programme de titre professionnel en exploitation des immeubles CreatedbyMediaEdgeCommunications,theBOD(ou BOD pour Building Operator Designation).program seeks to provide building operators with relevantConuparMediaEdgeCommunications,leprogramme information that will help advance their overall skills andvise fournirauxexploitantsdimmeublesdesinformations knowledge, allow them to work at their personal best, preparequilesaiderontparfaireleurscomptences,slectionner them to select and liaise with product/service suppliers, andlesfournisseursetresterinformssurlestechnologies toremaininformedonnewemergingtechnologiesandmergentes de mme que sur les lois et rglements ayant un applicableregulatoryandlegislativerulesimpactingtheimpact sur lexploitation des immeubles.Pour obtenir ce titre, operations of buildings. To acquire the designation, buildinglesexploitantsdoiventtudier22modulescouvranttousles operators must complete 22 modules covering all aspects ofaspectsdelafonction,allantdelacouvertureladurabilit, the role, ranging from roofing to sustainability, mechanicaldessystmesmcaniqueslagestiondeseauxuses,et systems to wastewater management, and beyond.plus encore. The BOD program is still under development. It is beingLe programme est encore en cours dlaboration. Il est conu designed in collaboration with commercial real estate (CRE)en collaboration avec des spcialistes de limmobilier commercial specialists from all corners of the building operations sector.issus de tous les secteurs de lexploitation des immeubles. Sont That includes CRCA and consultants like Tri-Tech Pinnaclenotamment reprsents lACEC et des consultants tels que Tri-Tech Group, who are key in shaping the roofing module.Pinnacle Group, qui jouent un rle cl dans llaboration du module MediaEdge came to us with an outline of the programsur les toitures. and asked if wed assist in determining all the aspects of MediaEdge nous a prsent les grandes lignes du programme et roofingthatbuildingoperatorswouldneedtoknow,nous a demand de laiderdterminer tous les aspects de la couver-explainsWendyFraser,TechnicalManagerwithCRCA.ture que les exploitants dimmeubles doivent connatre , explique That includes important information like the different typesWendy Fraser, gestionnaire techniquelACEC.Cela comprend of roofs that could be on their building, the different systemsdes informations importantes comme les diffrents types de toits they might be working with or any repairs that might bequi pourraient se trouver sur leur immeuble, les diffrents systmes required. And then, it also goes through the relationshipsavec lesquels ils pourraient travailler ou les rparations qui pourraient a building operator might have with a roofing contractortre ncessaires.or consultant.Le Manuel de devis couvertures et le Manuel de maintenance CRCAsRoofingSpecificationsManualandRoofingprventive des couvertures de lACEC ont galement t utiliss PreventativeMaintenanceManualhavealsobeenpour laborer le module sur les couvertures du programme. Ce 26 ROOFING CANADA SPRING/SUMMER 2024'