Most common data environments (CDEs) are set up for the delivery team. They solve coordination during design and construction, then get handed to the owner who lives in them for decades. The folder structures and workflows that suited the project rarely fit how a facilities team works. This session will be a practical guide for owners. We'll cover what to specify before a project starts, the contract language that protects your access to the data, where standard handovers break down, and how to organize information so it stays useful over the life of the asset. You'll leave with a checklist you can apply to your next project, whether you're standing up a CDE for the first time or trying to fix one you inherited.