KRITIS: Facility management strengthens resilience and operational security
The German umbrella act for critical infrastructure protection (KRITIS-Dachgesetz) significantly tightens the expectations placed on operators of critical infrastructures, as they bear comprehensive responsibility for the functionality of buildings, systems and technical infrastructure, even under extraordinary loads. For day-to-day building operations, this means resilience is becoming an obligation and a structural component of operational management.
Facility management takes on a central operational role in the context of critical infrastructures: even if legal responsibility remains with the operator, the implementation of key requirements during ongoing operations is largely ensured by facility service companies. In future, facility management as a task will form the operational core of all requirements. This is shown in the latest Lünendonk® whitepaper. The German KRITIS umbrella act defines clear expectations for systematic risk analysis, continuous functional assurance and complete documentation of all relevant processes. These activities are interlinked and require a high degree of specialization as well as mature processes in technical and infrastructural operations.
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With numerous clients in sensitive sectors such as energy supply, telecommunications, finance and insurance, as well as government institutions, STRABAG PFS has a strong understanding of vulnerabilities and potential risks in the building operations of KRITIS companies, which means that disruptions can be reduced or avoided in advance. STRABAG PFS combines this expertise with the necessary process knowledge, technical competence in building technology and operational implementation strength. As a building solutions provider, STRABAG PFS pursues a holistic and systematic approach in order to maintain or quickly restore critical business processes in the event of disruptions.
Secure infrastructure. Stable supply. Maximum resilience.
We also know that resilience is not just about meeting legal requirements. It is the result of close cooperation between operators and facility management partners: while the operators are responsible for the strategic management of critical services, STRABAG PFS ensures the operational implementation, risk management and stability of the technical infrastructure to meet the high requirements of the KRITIS environment. Resilience is not a theoretical concept, but daily work in operations.
Lünendonk® whitepaper "KRITIS-Resilienz by Partnership"
Lünendonk® white paper KRITIS resilience by Partnership 2026
What actually is KRITIS?
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What does KRITIS mean?
KRITIS is the abbreviation for critical infrastructures. These are organizations and facilities of essential importance to the state community whose failure or impairment would lead to supply bottlenecks, disruptions to public safety or other serious consequences. In Germany, the security and stability of these infrastructures is monitored by the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance and the Federal Office for Information Security.
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What counts as KRITIS?
In Germany, the nine KRITIS sectors have been divided into different industries at federal level and are subject to a continuous evaluation process: energy, food, finance & insurance, health, information technology & telecommunications, municipal waste disposal, space, government & administration, transportation & traffic and water.
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What will change for facility management as a result of the KRITIS umbrella act?
The new legal requirements increase the demands that KRITIS companies must place on facility management. Traditional, reactive building management is not sufficient to meet these requirements. What is required is facility management that systematically identifies risks, anticipates failure scenarios and implements protective measures in a verifiable manner.