Facilities and real estate can represent this share of total business assets.
Only this share of lifecycle cost shows up in the initial build.
The rest arrives in operation, change, energy, maintenance, and long-term risk.
Lifecycle argument
The operating years are where most cost, coordination, and accountability live.
This page keeps the exact public BYU numbers but presents them in a more severe, ruled composition so the argument feels more like a decision document than a concept board.
A business case, not just a building case
FPM matters because buildings affect mission, not just maintenance.
A building that runs poorly creates friction for everyone inside it. A building that runs well supports teaching, healthcare, worship, research, events, and everyday work without becoming the main problem people have to solve.
That is why the degree appeals to students who want responsibility early. The work sits close to operations, cost, trust, and visible consequences.
What this page still avoids
- no invented outcome claims
- no unsupported salary range language
- no generic “smart buildings” filler
- only numbers found in BYU’s public source set