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Nauvoo Illinois Historic Site: a facilities management perspective
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ABSTRACT
As the execution of facilities management becomes ever more sophisticated, specialized skill in managing specific types of buildings has become necessary. The sector of maintaining historic structures and sites readily falls into this type of specialized classification. This paper is a case study review of the unique “best practices” at the Nauvoo Historic Site located in Nauvoo, Illinois. It outlines a facilities management model of common core practices that was developed by the author following an assessment of various similar historic preservation campuses and their responsibilities to accurately display historic culture while observing modern-day facilities management techniques. Although these best practices are of great value in Nauvoo, they are proposed to be valuable to other sites as well because of their effectiveness. As a part of the description of best practices, an overview of the unique history of Nauvoo that generated the modern-day interest in the site will be reviewed. Additionally, the Nauvoo Facilities Management (NFM) organization will be detailed and will focus on the unique challenges associated with historic restored and reconstructed structures. Finally, the paper will also examine the use of specific facilities management techniques, management of large-scale visitor events, livestock supervision, workforce dynamics, finance and capital improvements, managing NFM within the corporate structure of a worldwide religious organization, and the part that NFM plays in community relations.
As the execution of facilities management becomes ever more sophisticated, specialized skill in managing specific types of buildings has become necessary. The sector of maintaining historic structures and sites readily falls into this type of specialized classification. This paper is a case study review of the unique “best practices” at the Nauvoo Historic Site located in Nauvoo, Illinois. It outlines a facilities management model of common core practices that was developed by the author following an assessment of various similar historic preservation campuses and their responsibilities to accurately display historic culture while observing modern-day facilities management techniques. Although these best practices are of great value in Nauvoo, they are proposed to be valuable to other sites as well because of their effectiveness. As a part of the description of best practices, an overview of the unique history of Nauvoo that generated the modern-day interest in the site will be reviewed. Additionally, the Nauvoo Facilities Management (NFM) organization will be detailed and will focus on the unique challenges associated with historic restored and reconstructed structures. Finally, the paper will also examine the use of specific facilities management techniques, management of large-scale visitor events, livestock supervision, workforce dynamics, finance and capital improvements, managing NFM within the corporate structure of a worldwide religious organization, and the part that NFM plays in community relations.
Date Created
2017
Contributors
- Cluff, Casey (Author)
- Sullivan, Kenneth T. (Thesis advisor)
- Smithwick, Jake (Committee member)
- Stone, Brian (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
- management
- Construction Management
- Facilities
- Facility management
- historic facilities
- Historic preservation
- Religious facilities
- Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Illinois--Nauvoo.
- Historic sites
- Historic preservation--Illinois--Nauvoo.
- Historic preservation
- Religious facilities--Illinois--Nauvoo.
- Religious facilities
Resource Type
Extent
vii, 59 pages : illustrations (some color)
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.43999
Statement of Responsibility
by Casey Cluff
Description Source
Viewed on February 3, 2021
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2017
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-59)
Field of study: Built environment
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- 2017-06-01 01:23:49
System Modified
- 2021-08-26 09:47:01
- 3 years 2 months ago
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