Facilities: Volume 31 Issue 13/14

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Australasian Health Facility Guidelines: results of a user survey

Jane Frances Carthey

The Australasian Health Facility Guidelines (AusHFG) project was initiated in 2005 by the Australian State and Territory Health Departments, and the New Zealand Ministry of Health…

Accessible park environments and facilities for the visually impaired

Kin Wai Michael Siu

This paper identifies and discusses that parks, as one kind of open space, must be open not only for some people, but for everyone, including those with special needs such as…

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A model framework of output specifications for hospital PPP/PFI projects

Arshad Ali JAVED, Patrick T.I. Lam, Albert P.C. Chan

Social infrastructure projects such as hospitals are increasingly being procured through public private partnerships (PPP). Due to their complex nature and very high operational…

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A comparative analysis of transatlantic design interventions for therapeutically enhanced learning environments – Texas vs West Midlands

Ghasson Shabha, Kristi Gaines

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the findings of the empirical studies that were conducted in both the UK and the USA on the impact of a few sensory…

Relationships between facility management, risks and health of elderly in care and attention homes

Mei-yung Leung, Isabelle Yee Shan Chan, Paul Olomolaiye

Given the aging population and resulting increase in the demand for residential care and attention (C & A) homes in Hong Kong, the government has allotted funds to provide…

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Evaluation of building performance for strategic facilities management in healthcare: A case study of a public hospital in Australia

Yuhainis Talib, Rebecca Jing Yang, Priyadarsini Rajagopalan

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the main elements of building performance, namely, building function, building impact and building quality in order to promote strategic…

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ISSN:

0263-2772

Online date, start – end:

1983

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Dr Joseph Lai
  • Dr Sarel Lavy