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"The Needs Index: A New and Improved FCI"
Author: Cain, David A., Ph.D., and Maggie Kinnaman
Published In: Facilities Manager
Date: March/April 2004

Compares the Facilities Condition Index (FCI)--a comparative indicator of relative condition of facilities--to the Needs Index--an overall indicator of campus condition influenced by resources availability and utilization. Discuss the importance of using both the FCI and the Needs Index together to prepare a comprehensive condition assessment of facilities. While the FCI can be compared to a photo of a single moment in time, the authors describe the Needs Index as a motion video of all the facility elements that need to be accounted for. Includes references and a one-page box with tables comparing the Needs Index to the FCI.

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