<s>
Facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessment	I-Application
is	O
an	O
analysis	O
of	O
the	O
condition	O
of	O
a	O
facility	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
age	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
construction	O
methods	O
,	O
and	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
diagnostics	O
go	O
beyond	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessments	I-Application
to	O
determine	O
solutions	O
to	O
the	O
problems	O
found	O
and	O
predict	O
outcomes	O
of	O
the	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessment	I-Application
describes	O
work	O
accomplished	O
for	O
federal	O
,	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
local	O
government	O
agencies	O
or	O
entities	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
private	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessments	I-Application
became	O
useful	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
dramatic	O
reduction	O
in	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
computers	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
a	O
rapid	O
increase	O
in	O
speed	O
and	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
helped	O
create	O
the	O
product	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
computerized	B-Application
maintenance	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
publication	O
that	O
described	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessment	I-Application
data	O
,	O
financial	O
modeling	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
computerized	B-Application
maintenance	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
application	O
was	O
"	O
Managing	O
the	O
Facilities	O
Portfolio	O
"	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Association	O
of	O
College	O
University	O
Business	O
Officers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
technology	O
has	O
advanced	O
,	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessment	I-Application
modeling	O
has	O
become	O
more	O
recognized	O
in	O
the	O
condition	O
assessment	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
computerized	O
assistance	O
makes	O
the	O
product	O
usable	O
and	O
changes	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessment	I-Application
from	O
pure	O
engineering	O
and	O
management	O
,	O
to	O
an	O
amalgam	O
of	O
engineering	O
,	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
software	O
products	O
typically	O
integrate	O
easily	O
with	O
computerized	B-Application
maintenance	I-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
geographic	O
information	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
management	O
information	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
information	O
from	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessments	I-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
people	O
or	O
organizations	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
boards	O
of	O
directors	O
,	O
commissioners	O
,	O
trustees	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Frequently	O
these	O
people	O
or	O
organizations	O
rely	O
upon	O
facility	O
or	O
building	O
metrics	B-General_Concept
for	O
year-to-year	O
comparisons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
facility	O
metric	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
assessment	I-Application
is	O
the	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
index	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
facility	B-Application
condition	I-Application
index	I-Application
can	O
be	O
further	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
usage	O
of	O
Building	B-Architecture
Information	I-Architecture
Modeling	I-Architecture
for	O
existing	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
States	O
National	O
Park	O
Service	O
used	O
it	O
and	O
other	O
metrics	B-General_Concept
to	O
better	O
manage	O
its	O
assets	O
and	O
set	O
realistic	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
