Tag Archives: Facility Planning

Financial Benefits of Strategic Facility Planning

Facility Planning provides for numerous opportunities to improve financially by affecting rates of return, net present value, cycle times, and processes. Continue reading

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What is Strategic Facility Planning?

A Strategic Facilities Plan is the link between business strategies and real estate strategies.  A recent study in the Journal of Corporate Real Estate indicates that even the best real estate databases do not support high-level portfolio decision making.  Developing … Continue reading

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White Paper: Restart Your Facility Planning Process

We’ve been on the road and would like to share some of our observations about the state of Strategic Facilities Planning for the primary markets that Labarre Associates serves in our recently published white paper. Continue reading

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Strategic Facility Planning Process

After you complete your strategic planning session, you might want to consider a Strategic Facilities Plan as it provides research, facility capital and operating cost details and consulting advice on how to implement your plan.  WHERE YOU’VE BEEN – In … Continue reading

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Facilities Operating Cost Cutting Conundrum

Conundrum:  (Oxford Dictionary): a confusing and difficult problem or question                           (American Heritage Dictionary): a paradoxical, insoluble or difficult                   … Continue reading

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Reconsidering the Branch: Retail Branch Case Study: Pelican State Credit Union – Pineville Branch

Location: Pineville, LA Type: Retail Branch / Teller Pods Owner: Pelican State Credit Union Architect: Labarre Architects, APAC Contractor: Labarre Associates, Inc. Completion Date: 2014 Pelican State Credit Union has committed through an extensive launch of their new prototype branch … Continue reading

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Reconsidering the Branch: Tellerless Branch Case Study: Campus Federal Credit Union – Our Lady of the Lake Branch

Location: Baton Rouge, LA Type: Tellerless Branch / Interactive Teller Machine Owner: Campus Federal Credit Union Architect: Labarre Architects, APAC Contractor: Milton J. Womack, Inc. Completion Date: 2014 Campus Federal Credit Union has been one company to fully invest in … Continue reading

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Six Questions to Ask Potential Facility Management Service Providers

Before you consider outsourcing or switch providers, consider the following: Does your Facility Management firm specialize in Financial Institutions?  There are special skill sets are are required for both professional staff and blue collar staff staff serving Financial Institutions. Are … Continue reading

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Hancock Bank and Leo Seal Community Center

Waveland, Mississippi The Hancock Waveland Branch and adjacent Leo Seal Community Center are definite signs that Waveland, MS has bounced back  back from the destructive forces of Hurricane Katrina.  Designed by Labarre Architects, APAC, the complex has served as a … Continue reading

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Strategic Facility Planning Can Radically Transform Your Branch Facility Operating Cost Structure

While line item cost reduction and strategic cost control programs control the “cost” portion of cost per square foot, strategic facility planning creates value through control of the “square feet” portion. Strategic Facility Planning is a process that aligns the … Continue reading

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