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Enhancing FM digitalization strategies for shopping complexes amidst post-COVID-19: a case study analysis and improvement insights Facilities Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Shirley Jin Lin Chua, Shiuan Ping Beh, Nik Elyna Myeda, Azlan Shah Ali
Purpose This study aims to improve the use of digitalization in facilities management (FM) for shopping complex facilities in the post-COVID-19 era. The resumption of economic activities, especially in shopping complexes, poses challenges for FM with throngs of shoppers. To tackle these challenges, enhanced and innovative FM practices are necessary. Design/methodology/approach The study used a qualitative
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Alumni association’s participation in plant maintenance for effective implementation of universal basic education (UBE) programme in Kogi state Facilities Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Phebe Hassana Obaka, Seyi Julian Adelegan, Leonard Shaibu
Purpose The level of deterioration of educational facilities, such as leaking classroom roofs, inadequate good seats, obsolete offices, broken shutters and doors, outdated school buildings, power plants and office equipment like ICT media, laboratories, offices and workshops, despite the involvement of Alumni association in the maintenance of educational facilities for the effective actualization of
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A quantitative approach to investigate factors contributing to social housing occupants’ challenges in the semi-arid climate of Nigeria Facilities Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Mala Ali Modu, Maimunah Sapri, Zafirah Ab Muin
Purpose Social housing offers occupants comfort, safety and protection against extreme weather conditions. However, social housing occupants in various regions of Nigeria face various challenges. This paper aims to use a quantitative approach to examine the factors that contribute to the challenges faced by occupants in social housing within a semi-arid climate of Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach
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HVAC maintainability risks in healthcare facilities: a design optimization perspective Facilities Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Hassan Th. Alassafi, Khalid S. Al-Gahtani, Abdulmohsen S. Almohsen, Abdullah M. Alsugair
Purpose Heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and cooling (HVAC) systems are crucial in daily health-care facility services. Design-related defects can lead to maintenance issues, causing service disruptions and cost overruns. These defects can be avoided if a link between the early design stages and maintenance feedback is established. This study aims to use experts’ experience in HVAC maintenance
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Sourcing approach for facilities management services in social housing within the semi-arid climate of Nigeria Facilities Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Mala Ali Modu, Maimunah Sapri, Zafirah Ab Muin
Purpose The provision of facilities management (FM) services, facilitated by a well-suited sourcing strategy, significantly influences the optimization of dwelling unit performance, augmentation of occupants’ living experiences and the establishment of a secure and comfortable environment. Consequently, this study aims to examine the sourcing approach used for delivering FM services in social housing
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Clinicians’ experience with technology within the physical environment of trauma rooms: a focus group study Facilities Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Parsa Aghaei, Sara Bayramzadeh
Purpose This study aims to investigate how trauma team members perceive technological equipment and tools in the trauma room (TR) environment and to identify how the technological equipment could be optimized in relation to the TR’s space. Design/methodology/approach A total of 21 focus group sessions were conducted with 69 trauma team members, all of whom worked in Level I TRs from six teaching hospitals
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Fundamentals of cancer treatment service design: a guideline considering the healing environment concept Facilities Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Ilkay Cankurtaran, M. Halis Gunel
Purpose Cancer has become a priority among today’s health problems. Therefore, providing facilities that ensure high-quality cancer treatment has become an essential design problem. Additionally, a considerable number of studies have introduced the ‘healing environment concept’ as a substantial input for healthcare buildings. The purpose of this paper is to present a design guide for cancer treatment
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The effect of classroom acoustics and noise on high school students’ listening, learning and well-being: a scoping review Facilities Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Kiri Mealings, Joerg M. Buchholz
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to systematically map research on the effect of classroom acoustics and noise on high school students’ listening, learning and well-being, as well as identify knowledge gaps to inform future research. Design/methodology/approach This scoping review followed the PRISMA-ScR protocol. A comprehensive search of four online databases (ERIC, PubMed, Scopus and Web of
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Assessing the influence of technological innovations and community-based facilities management on the safety and security of universities. A case study of an open campus Facilities Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Alireza Moghayedi, Kathy Michell, Karen Le Jeune, Mark Massyn
Purpose Safety and security (S&S) are critical concerns in South Africa, especially in Cape Town, one of the country’s most crime-ridden cities. The University of Cape Town (UCT), situated on a large, open campus, has experienced increased malefaction. Facilities management (FM) services at universities bear the primary responsibility for providing S&S to their communities. To comprehensively understand
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Investigation of work order processing in different facilities: a questionnaire-based survey Facilities Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Mahnaz Ensafi, Walid Thabet, Deniz Besiktepe
Purpose The aim of this paper was to study current practices in FM work order processing to support and improve decision-making. Processing and prioritizing work orders constitute a critical part of facilities and maintenance management practices given the large amount of work orders submitted daily. User-driven approaches (UDAs) are currently more prevalent for processing and prioritizing work orders
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Level of independence, anxiety and relevant challenges among persons with disabilities towards their use of facilities in public buildings Facilities Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Obinna Chinedu Okezue, Madonna Uzoigwe, Livinus Ekene Ugwu, Jeneviv Nene John, Davidson Okwudili John, Ukamaka Gloria Mgbeojedo
Purpose This study aims to explore the level of independence among persons with disabilities (PWDs) towards their use of public buildings’ facilities, as well as assess the anxiety and relevant challenges regarding such use. Design/methodology/approach In a cross-sectional survey design, 91 consenting PWDs were recruited via purposive sampling at diverse locations and invited to complete self-report
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How can facilities management benefit from offices becoming more user-centred? Facilities Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Kiia Aurora Einola, Laura Remes, Kenneth Dooley
Purpose This study aims to explore an emerging collection of smart building technologies, known as smart workplace solutions (SWS), in the context of facilities management (FM). Design/methodology/approach This study is based on semi-structured interviews with facility managers in Finland, Norway and Sweden who have deployed SWSs in their organizations. SWS features, based on empirical data from a
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The relationship between various social work environment elements and hybrid worker well-being Facilities Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Peter Lindeberg, Minna Saunila, Pia Lappalainen, Juhani Ukko, Hannu Rantanen
Purpose Work environments are undergoing a transition and COVID-19 accelerated this change. Prior studies have associated various physical, digital and social work environment elements with occupational well-being. However, holistic approaches to the social work environment to compare the effects of the different elements have received less attention. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship
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Experiencing the physical and psychosocial aspects in a multi-bedded room in an oncology ward in the Netherlands before the COVID-19 pandemic Facilities Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Emma Zijlstra, Mariët Hagedoorn, Wim P. Krijnen, Cees P. van der Schans, Mark P. Mobach
Purpose Until now, it is not clear whether there are differences in patient perception between multi-bedded rooms with two and four beds. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the physical (i.e. room type) and psychosocial (i.e. kindness of roommates and extraversion) aspects on the patients’ experience (i.e. pleasantness of the room, anxiety, sleep quality) in multi-bedded rooms
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Consequences of implementing activity-based flexible offices in academia: a follow-up study of perceived changes in the physical and psychosocial work environment after relocation Facilities Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Susanna Toivanen, Hanne Berthelsen, Tuija Muhonen
Purpose This study aims to investigate university staff relocation from multiple separate buildings to a new building with activity-based flexible offices (AFOs) at a University in Sweden. The aim was to assess staff perceptions of the physical and psychosocial work environment and whether there were any changes in these perceptions before and after the move. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods
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Extraction of effective cycles on reducing patients’ depression in the design of treatment spaces Facilities Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Marziyeh Faghiholislam, Hamidreza Azemati, Hadi Keshmiri, Somayeh Pourbagher
Purpose The most common reaction to an acute physical illness is anxiety, which may be followed by depression. In patients with chronic diseases, the prevalence of anxiety disorders and depression is almost twice as high as in other diseases. This study aims to extract prominent components in the design of treatment spaces on reducing hospitalized patients’ depression from both experts and patients/users’
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Biophilic design: an effective design approach during pandemic and post-pandemic Facilities Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Amin Bahador, Mahnaz Mahmudi Zarandi
Purpose The emergence of Covid-19 and its epidemic features have affected many people around the world. Regardless of the physical and psychological problems caused by it, people must isolate themselves from their surroundings. This problem is more intense in urban areas where people live in crowded apartments and high-rise buildings. During the lockdown, residents of such buildings suffered from disconnection
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The contextual information requirements for collection and use of occupant feedback in BIM-enabled FM Facilities Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Deniz Artan, Isilay Tekce, Neziha Yilmaz, Esin Ergen
Purpose Occupant feedback is crucial for healthy, comfortable and productive offices. Existing facility management (FM) systems are limited in effective use of occupant feedback, as they fail to collect the vital contextual information (e.g. related building element, space) associated with the feedback. The purpose of this study is to formalise the contextual information requirements for structured
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“Do office workers’ comments corroborate the ratings they give their buildings?” A qualitative analysis of comments on operational factors in the workplace Facilities Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Eziaku Onyeizu Rasheed, Maryam Khoshbakht, George Baird
Purpose This paper aims to illustrate the extensive benefits of qualitative data analysis as a rarely undertaken process in post-occupancy evaluation surveys. As a result, there is limited evidence of what occupants say about their buildings, especially for operational parameters, as opposed to how they rate them. While quantitative analyses provide useful information on how workers feel about workplace
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A visually based approach to optimizing retail facility designs and shelve layouts Facilities Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Adham Mokhtar Mostafa Mohammed
Purpose This study aims to explore the impact of retail facilities’ (RF) characteristics on customers' spatial cognition and accessibility to products, which inherently affect the facility's performance. Namely, the ratios of the facilities’ dimensions and the shelving configurations are investigated. Design/methodology/approach The visual attributes of RF are used as the method of assessment, relying
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Statistical critical reactive maintenance characterisation for digital twin implementation in universities Facilities Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Beatriz Campos Fialho, Ricardo Codinhoto, Márcio Minto Fabricio
Purpose Facilities management (FM) plays a key role in the performance of businesses to ensure the comfort of users and the sustainable use of natural resources over operation and maintenance. Nevertheless, reactive maintenance (RM) services are characterised by delays, waste and difficulties in prioritising services and identifying the root causes of failures; this is mostly caused by inefficient
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Activity-based working and their impact on organisational culture – employees’ perspectives Facilities Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Kusal Nanayakkara, Sara Jane Wilkinson, Dulani Halvitigala
Purpose This paper aims to examine how the existing organisational culture of organisations changed with the introduction of activity-based working (ABW) office layouts from the employees’ perspectives. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was used to measure the influence of introducing ABW. The study focused on three different industry sectors in Australia – financial, IT and government –
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“If there is no garbage, we do not exist”. A photovoice research on cleaners doing dirty work Facilities Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Seyhan Özdemir, Betül Sarı, Ebru Demirel, Melih Sever
Purpose This photovoice study aims to explore how cleaners experience dirty and invisible work in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach This research is twofold. The authors first used the photovoice technique, which is one of the visual data collection techniques, to elaborate on the phenomena. The data were obtained with the participation of seven people (four women and three men) from building
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Facilities management and clients satisfaction nexus in hotels in secondary cities in Ghana: A study of selected hotels in Wa Facilities Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Tahiru Alhassan, Joseph Kwaku Kidido
Purpose This study aims to assess how the provision of facilities management (FM) services influences customer satisfaction in hotels in secondary cities. This study focussed on customer satisfaction in relation to specific FM services such as cleaning, maintenance, security, internet/information technology and air conditioner servicing. Design/methodology/approach The study used a case study design
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Systematic literature review: the nexus of users’ social characteristics to environmental performance mandates in post occupancy evaluation (POE) Facilities Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Natasha Khalil, Syahrul Nizam Kamaruzzaman, Mike Riley, Husrul Nizam Husin, Abdul Hadi Nawawi
Purpose This paper explores the patterns of the current needs of users' social characteristics in post occupancy evaluation (POE) associated with the environmental performance of green buildings using systematic literature review (SLR). This paper aims to establish a conceptual nexus between environmental performance mandates and the current needs of the users' social characteristics. Design/methodology/Approach
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Salutogenic environment: the effect of environmental quality of hospital public spaces (EQHPS) on patients’ sense of coherence Facilities Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Faezeh Ghaffari, Maryam Shabak, Nima Norouzi, Siyamak Nayyeri Fallah
Purpose This study aims at identifying the key perceived environmental attributes that can influence patients’ sense of coherence (SOC) in hospital public spaces and can improve hospital quality to create a salutogenic environment. Design/methodology/approach In total, 205 patients from the two hospitals in Sari City, Iran, participated in a questionnaire survey. The data were analyzed through structural
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Examine the impact of green methods and technologies on the environmental sustainability of supportive education buildings, perspectives of circular economy and net-zero carbon operation Facilities Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Alireza Moghayedi, Kathy Michell, Dylan Hübner, Karen Le Jeune, Mark Massyn
Purpose This study investigates the barriers and drivers of using green methods and technologies (GMTs) in supportive educational buildings (SEBs) in South Africa, and assesses their impact on the circular economy (CE) in achieving net-zero carbon goals. While there has been extensive literature on green building technologies, there is limited research on the barriers and drivers of using GMT in SEBs
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Identifying measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in outpatient clinics Facilities Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Supuck Prugsiganont, Tanut Waroonkun
Purpose This study aims to investigate the physical environmental problems of two Thai community hospitals’ outpatient departments (OPDs) during the COVID-19 outbreak and to provide design guidelines for respiratory disease prevention. Design/methodology/approach A three-step method was used. The first step involved walk-through observations at Mae Wang Hospital and Doi Saket Hospital to assess the
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International best practices for e-waste take back and policy interventions for India Facilities Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Monika Sheoran, Devashish Das Gupta
Purpose India generates around two million tonnes of e-waste every year, and it is increasing at a very high rate of 30%. However, due to inefficient handling of infrastructure and limited number of collection centres along with the absence of proper incentive structure for producer and recyclers, 95% of e-waste reaches to unorganized sector for disposal. Consumers are not aware of the need of proper
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Plumbing defects in residential buildings: analysis of anomalies and their causes Facilities Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Argaw Gurmu, Pabasara Wijeratne Mudiyanselage
Purpose Most residential building owners often report problems associated with the plumbing systems. If identified at the early stages, plumbing-related defects can be easily repaired. However, if unnoticed for a long period of time, they could lead to major damages and incur a significant cost to repair. Despite the problems, studies investigating plumbing anomalies and their root causes in residential
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Analysis of public health-care facilities in rural India Facilities Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Pragyan Monalisa Sahoo, Himanshu Sekhar Rout
Purpose This paper aims to analyze the status of infrastructure, workforce and basic amenities at public health-care facilities in rural India and draw a comparison with its urban counterparts. Design/methodology/approach Rural Health Statistics data and National Sample Survey Office Report for the period 2019–10 were used to analyze lower-level public health facilities, namely, subcenters, primary
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Challenges of utilizing BIM in facilities management in Saudi Arabia Facilities Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Mohammad A. Hassanain, Abdullah Ehtesham Akbar, Muizz O. Sanni-Anibire, Adel Alshibani
Purpose This paper aims to present an assessment of the challenges of using building information modeling (BIM) in the facilities management (FM) practice in Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach A review of the relevant literature was conducted, resulting in identifying 31 potential challenges to BIM utilization in FM, which were grouped into five main categories. These challenges were used to
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The importance of aesthetics in workplace environments: an investigation into employees’ satisfaction, feelings of safety and comfort in a university Facilities Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Georgina Barton, Anh Hai Le
Purpose Employee satisfaction is critical in any workplace. Research suggests that the environment that people work in can contribute greatly to levels of satisfaction as well as productivity. Limited research exists, however, on how the aesthetics of a workplace impact both employee satisfaction and well-being. This paper aims to identify whether the aesthetics in a workplace environment at one university
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Applicability of lean maintenance in commercial high-rise buildings: a case study in Sri Lanka Facilities Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Kavindu Kanishka Arsakulasooriya, Pournima Sridarran, Thirumal Sivanuja
Purpose Compared to low-rise and mid-rise buildings, commercial high-rise buildings have severe maintenance management deficiencies due to the complex nature of the structure and building services incorporated. Previous studies have shown that implementing lean in maintenance is a recognised prominent strategy to enhance maintenance performance. Thus, this study aims to investigate how lean maintenance
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Analysis of airport design for introducing infrastructure for autonomous drones Facilities Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Harry Edelman, Joel Stenroos, Jorge Peña Queralta, David Hästbacka, Jani Oksanen, Tomi Westerlund, Juha Röning
Purpose Connecting autonomous drones to ground operations and services is a prerequisite for the adoption of scalable and sustainable drone services in the built environment. Despite the rapid advance in the field of autonomous drones, the development of ground infrastructure has received less attention. Contemporary airport design offers potential solutions for the infrastructure serving autonomous
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Augmented reality-based facility maintenance management system Facilities Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Su-Ling Fan, Wei-San Ong, Chun-Tin Wu, Nuria Forcada Matheu, Hamidreza Alavi
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the problems of the current facilities maintenance management (FMM) system in finding necessary information, identifying defective facilities and prioritizing maintenance work orders. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, in conjunction with building information modeling, a system is proposed to perform a preliminary inspection of each maintenance
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Urban space maintainability factors based on life cycle approach Facilities Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Nimali Erandathi Rathnasiri, Nayanthara De Silva, Janaka Wijesundara
Purpose The maintainability of urban spaces has become critical with rapid urbanization to create an effective and safe environment for the increasing population. The absence of scientific studies exploring the factors that affect urban space maintainability (USM) has hindered the incorporation of maintainability aspects during the urban space planning and designing stages. This paper aims to establish
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A scoping review of community-based facilities management for public services through social enterprises in developing communities Facilities Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Yewande Adetoro Adewunmi, Margaret Nelson, Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, Lilias Makashini-Masiba, Sam Mwando, Lerato Mompati, Uaurika Kahireke
Purpose This study aims to ascertain the forms of social enterprises created for public services and the dimensions of community-based management of public facilities. It seeks to understand how community-based facilities management (CbFM) can apply to the management of public services created by social enterprises in developing communities. Design/methodology/approach The study examines research studies
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New work in modern times: predicting employees’ choice to work from home Facilities Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Christoph Borzikowsky, Stephan Raimer, Jens Kowalski
Purpose Not only since the Corona pandemic, working from home has become an important part of the modern workplace. The purpose of this study is to identify environmental as well as psychological factors that could predict employees’ weekly desired home office. Design/methodology/approach Two cross-sectional online surveys were conducted during April and July 2022 at a German company for digital services
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Exploration of a Web-based accessibility tool for public facilities Facilities Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Gunilla Carlsson, Oskar Jonsson, Stefan Olander, Marianne Salén, Eva Månsson Lexell, Björn Slaug
Purpose This study aims to explore how an accessibility database (AD) has been developed and implemented as a tool for facility managers to evaluate and increase the accessibility of public facilities. Design/methodology/approach Eight participants were strategically sampled for semi-structured interviews, and documents on the AD were gathered. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
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Quality assurance measures of access systems for tenant retention in high-rise office buildings in Kampala, Uganda. Experiences from building users Facilities Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Moses Batanda Mubiru, Janice Maria Naturinda
Purpose This paper aims to uncover an understanding of how the quality assurance measures used by the property management teams of Grade-B high-rise office blocks influence the satisfaction and retention of tenants and walk-in users. Design/methodology/approach This study used a case study design backed up by qualitative and quantitative research approaches on a sample size of 90 respondents, including
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A post-occupancy evaluation of in-house facilities management service quality and user satisfaction in multi-tenanted office buildings in Ghana Facilities Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Oliver Tannor, Williams Miller Appau, Elvis Attakora-Amaniampong
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore user satisfaction with in-house facility management (FM) services in multi-tenanted office buildings in Accra, Ghana using a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) approach. Design/methodology/approach The study assessed user satisfaction with FM service quality by using a POE of their perceptions about the attitude and courtesy of the FM personnel, the reliability
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Understanding how indoor environmental classroom conditions influence academic performance in higher education Facilities Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Henk W. Brink, Stefan C.M. Lechner, Marcel G.L.C. Loomans, Mark P. Mobach, Helianthe S.M. Kort
Purpose This study aims to qualitatively examine the relationship between the indoor environmental quality (IEQ), lecturers’ and students’ perceived internal responses and academic performance. Design/methodology/approach To capture user experiences with the IEQ in classrooms, semi-structured interviews with 11 lecturers and three focus group discussions with 24 students were conducted, transcribed
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BIM-based simulation tools for occupant evacuation: a scoping review Facilities Pub Date : 2023-06-05 Abdullah Ehtesham Akbar, Mohammad A. Hassanain
Purpose This paper aims to present a systematic review of the published literature on building information model (BIM)-based simulation tools used for occupant evacuation over the past 23 years. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was conducted on BIM-based simulation tools used for occupant evacuation over the past 23 years. The search identified a total of 37 relevant papers, which were
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Contract administration practices on building information modelling (BIM)-based construction project – an exploratory study Facilities Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Sharifah Nur Aina Syed Alwee, Umi Kalsum Zolkafli, Hafez Salleh
Purpose The era of digital construction, including building information modelling (BIM), has placed a high demand for a seamless collaboration of people, technology and processes in meeting a project delivery. The project actors involved in a BIM process must ensure compliance with all regulations and contractual requirements from inception. While many studies have disclosed the various contractual
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Municipal facilities managers as strategists Facilities Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Pernilla Gluch, Ingrid Svensson, Jan Bröchner
Purpose This study aims to investigate practitioners’ perceptions of strategic work in municipal facilities management: how public facilities management is changing, what is included in strategic public facilities management and who leads the strategic work. Design/methodology/approach A literature review begins with mainstream studies of strategy management, ultimately concentrating on municipal facilities
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Standard of workmanship, crime rate and condition of lift systems influence collective action in low-cost housing Facilities Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Hong Kok Wang, Cheong Peng Au-Yong, Gabriel Hoh Teck Ling, Kian Aun Law
Purpose Under Malaysian Law, the maintenance and management of common property have traditionally been viewed as insoluble challenges in the self-organisational efforts for high-rise low-cost housing developments. As the population increases, more shared resources become heavily exploited with few willing to contribute towards the sustainability of resources. Many researchers argued a better way would
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Predict the priority of end-users’ maintenance requests and the required technical staff through LSTM and Bi-LSTM recurrent neural networks Facilities Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Marco D’Orazio, Gabriele Bernardini, Elisa Di Giuseppe
Purpose This paper aims to develop predictive methods, based on recurrent neural networks, useful to support facility managers in building maintenance tasks, by collecting information coming from a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). Design/methodology/approach This study applies data-driven and text-mining approaches to a CMMS data set comprising more than 14,500 end-users’ requests
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Spatial infection control in burn center organization: a burn center design experience for evidence-based architecture Facilities Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Yelda Durgun Şahin, Osman Metin Yavuz, Erol Kesiktaş
Purpose This study discusses that the necessary criteria and the solution approach taken to resolve the main spatial infection problems with a burn center design should be evaluated holistically to achieve spatial infection control in a burn center. The burn center design plays an important role in protecting severely burned patients from infection because the microbial flora of the hospital can affect
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The effect of three different volumes of indoor greenery on employee well-being Facilities Pub Date : 2023-04-26 M.P.E. Elbertse, L.P.A. Steenbekkers
Purpose This study aims to explore the effect of different volumes of indoor greenery on perceived stress, stress, perceived productivity, productivity and perceived workplace satisfaction to support employees’ well-being. Design/methodology/approach In a cross-over experimental design, a homogeneous group of students was randomised in different orders where each participant experienced the same three
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US healthcare facility management workforce trends: a comparison with demographics, compensation and tenure of facility management professionals in nonhealthcare industries Facilities Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Steven Call
Purpose The purpose of this study was to better understand the state of the healthcare facility management (FM) workforce and trends and how it compares to the nonhealthcare industries. Design/methodology/approach A survey was developed, based on relevant literature, regarding respondents’ gender, race, age, educational attainment and job tenure. The survey was sent electronically via Qualtrics® system
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Intended versus implemented workspace: a systematic literature review of the implementation of activity-based working in higher education Facilities Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Bernadette Nooij, Claire van Teunenbroek, Christine Teelken, Marcel Veenswijk
Purpose The purpose of this study is to apply spatial theory to a review of the literature on activity-based working in higher education. Globally, the office concept of activity-based working (ABW) is increasingly implemented in higher education, and scholars contributed to developing empirical explanations of the effects of implementing ABW in higher education. However, the focus on theory building
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Research and evidence-based standards paving the way for a digital and sustainable transformation of the built environment Facilities Pub Date : 2023-03-24 Nora Johanne Klungseth, Susanne Balslev Nielsen, Moacyr Eduardo Alves da Graça, Sarel Lavy
Purpose Researchers and standardisation bodies are key to accelerating societal transition and contributing to society’s demands for sustainability, resilience and digitalisation. Standards are the agreed-upon best practices published by national or international bodies and are key enablers of transformation. Scholars have not yet identified a relationship between standards and facilities management
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Development trends and current status of facility management and professionalization of facility services in Turkey Facilities Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Esra Keskin, Harun Tanrıvermiş, Alenka Temeljotov Salaj
Purpose Facility management (FM) is picking up steam in Turkey. However, delays in creating standards and adopting FM as a profession by corporate and public institutions led to an unusual predicament, unlike in Europe and the USA. The purpose of this study is to take an inductive and constructivist approach to explore the extent of maturity in the FM industry within Turkey. Design/methodology/approach
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Pupils’ experience of noise in two acoustically different classrooms Facilities Pub Date : 2023-03-17 Jenni Radun, Mikko Lindberg, Aleksi Lahti, Marjaana Veermans, Reijo Alakoivu, Valtteri Hongisto
Purpose This study aims to examine activity-related sound levels and pupils’ perceptions of the acoustic environment in two classrooms, one of which was a traditional classroom (Reference classroom, reverberation time (RT) 0.54 s) and the other a refurbished classroom (Demo classroom, RT 0.32 s). Design/methodology/approach Three types of data were gathered: room acoustic measurements, activity sound
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Sustainable digitalisation and implementation of ISO standards for facilities management Facilities Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Ka Leung Lok, Ian van der Pool, Andrew J. Smith, Alex Opoku, Ka Lam Cheung
Purpose This viewpoint paper aims to discuss sustainable digitalisation of facilities management (FM) through the implementation of the newly recognised International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards within the ISO 41000 series. Design/methodology/approach This viewpoint paper provides a review of the literature of the recent ISO documents and academic study. The content is also dependent
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AEC/FM performance in adaptive reuse projects: investigation of challenges and development of practical guidelines Facilities Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Mohammad A. Hassanain, Mohammad B. Hamida
Purpose This paper aims to provide architecture, engineering, construction and facilities management (AEC/FM) practitioners with a guiding tool for overcoming the challenges affecting their performance in adaptive reuse project. Design/methodology/approach Literature review was conducted to comprehend the challenges affecting the AEC/FM performance during the implementation of adaptive reuse projects
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Using image analysis to quantify defects and prioritize repairs in built-up roofs Facilities Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Kareem Mostafa, Tarek Hegazy, Robert D. Hunsperger, Stepanka Elias
Purpose This paper aims to use convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to provide an objective approach to classify deteriorated building assets according to the type and extent of damage. This research supports automated inspection of buildings and focuses on roofing elements as one of the most critical and externally distressed elements in buildings. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, 5,000+
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Norwegian stakeholder's attitudes towards EU taxonomy Facilities Pub Date : 2023-02-16 Hilde Norang, Marit Støre-Valen, Nina Kvale, Alenka Temeljotov-Salaj
Purpose The European Union (EU) aims to become climate-neutral by 2050. Achieving this requires targeted measures and strategies. One of the instruments of the EU is the EU taxonomy, a classification system with the purpose of creating a common definition of what economic activities are deemed sustainable. The paper aims to examine how the EU taxonomy can affect the Norwegian construction industry
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Facility management perspective in urban transformation projects: the opportunities and challenges in Turkey Facilities Pub Date : 2023-02-10 Esra Keskin, Eunhwa Yang, Harun Tanrıvermiş, Ece Erdogmus
Purpose This study aims to gain a qualitative understanding of the residents’ perspective on the complexities of built environment management in Turkey. In addition, facility management (FM) is a newly emerging field in Turkey and therefore the paper contributes to the existing knowledge base on the global status of the field. Design/methodology/approach In-person surveys with the residents in the