The graduate certificate in Facility Management is housed in the CRS center in the School of Architecture and provides students in any graduate degree program at Texas A&M University an opportunity to develop a body of knowledge in facility management that will further their career goals. Facilities management is an integral part of the built environment and students will learn to strategically and systematically manage and ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology. Courses offered in this certificate will provide an introduction to concepts and components of project management; their interrelationships in construction practice; the life cycle of a project; strategic planning; performance measurements; life cycle cost approach; building sustainability; maintenance management; and industry practices.