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Crisis leadership competencies: the facility management sector in Thailand
Boonkiat Wisittigars, Sununta SiengthaiThis paper aims to identify crisis leadership competencies in the facility management (FM) sector in Thailand.
Floor finish selection in health-care facilities: a systematic literature review
Manish K. Dixit, Shashank Singh, Sarel Lavy, Wei YanThe purpose of this paper is to identify, analyze and discuss floor finishes used in health-care facilities and their selection criteria in the form of advantages and…
An integrated design approach for class-based block stacked warehouse
Rakesh Venkitasubramony, Gajendra Kumar AdilThis paper aims to develop an approach to design a warehouse that uses class-based storage policy in a way that minimizes both space cost and material handling cost.
The consideration of building maintenance at design stage in public buildings: The current scenario in Malaysia
Ellemy Iskandar Khalid, Shardy Abdullah, Mohd Hanizun Hanafi, Shahrul Yani Said, Mohamad Sufian HasimEffective building maintenance management is vital for reducing the impact of building defects and costly building maintenance work. Such practice significantly contributes to the…
Smart campus tools 2.0 exploring the use of real-time space use measurement at universities and organizations
Bart Valks, Monique Arkesteijn, Alexandra Den HeijerThe purpose of this study is to generate knowledge about the use of smart campus tools to improve the effective and efficient use of campuses. Many universities are facing a…
Early decision-making for school building renovation
Karin Farsäter, Stefan OlanderThe purpose of this study was to evaluate how decisions are taken in the early stages of a renovation project, up to the design brief, leading up to the decisions on how to…
Workspace management as a part of FM mission: a study of German FM education
Jana Kolpakova, Michael W. May, Udo MaarThis paper aims to investigate the nature of facility management (FM) and workspace management (WSM) and explores their interrelation with the aim of establishing whether WSM can…
Green maintainability assessment of high-rise vertical greenery systems
Sheila Conejos, Michael Yit Lin Chew, Fikril Hakim Bin AzrilVertical greenery systems (VGS) have been a widely accepted design strategy that contributes to creating sustainable built environments. However, green building technologies (e.g…
Barriers to “green operation” of commercial office buildings: Perspectives of Australian facilities managers
Stephanie Rock, M. Reza Hosseini, Bahareh Nikmehr, Igor Martek, Sepehr Abrishami, Serdar DurdyevThe built environment is a major source of carbon emissions. However, 80 per cent of the damage arises through the operational phase of a building’s life. Office buildings are the…
User preferences for communication channels on energy conservation: A case study within Malaysian Government office buildings
Low Sheau-Ting, Mastura Mohd Basri Baharan, Choong Weng-Wai, Wee Siaw-ChuiThe purpose of this paper is to identify the preferred communication channels to foster energy conservation behaviour among office building users. Energy demand from the…
Workplace alignment: An evaluation of office worker flexibility and workplace provision
Barry P. Haynes, Louise Suckley, Nick NunningtonThe paper aims to explore the relationship between office occupier work activity and workplace provision. It tests the proposition that location-fixed office workers are not…
The prioritisation and satisfaction on Thai’s Rating of Energy and Environmental Sustainability criteria: A case study of Bangkok green condominium
Chaiwat Riratanaphong, Pongkorn JermsiriwattanaThe environmental performance of buildings can be measured by using an existing green building indicator system. In Thailand, the Thai’s Rating of Energy and Environmental…
The benefits and challenges of sustainable buildings in Prishtina, Kosovo
Visar Hoxha, Fjolla ShalaThe purpose of this paper is to study the benefits of construction of sustainable buildings and highlight the challenges of achieving sustainable buildings in Kosovo. The present…
The relationship between working spaces and organizational cultures
Monika Maślikowska, Michael GibbertThe purpose of this paper is to re-examine the role of fit in the relationship between the design of working spaces and organizational culture.
Mega event management of formula one grand prix: an analysis of literature
David Andrew Chamberlain, David Edwards, Joseph Lai, Wellington Didibhuku ThwalaA comprehensive literature review of mega event management of dynamic sporting events is presented. The purpose of this paper is to learn from these mega events to prescribe…
Factors that influence the facilities management construction sites in the Brazilian Amazon region
Daniel Barbosa Cabral, Milton Cordeiro Farias Filho, Carlos André Corrêa de MattosThe purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence the facilities management (FM) in construction sites in the Brazilian Amazon.
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- Dr Joseph Lai
- Dr Sarel Lavy