Facilities: Volume 38 Issue 5/6

Municipal challenges in managing a building with noted health symptoms

Ulrika Uotila, Arto Saari, Juha-Matti Junnonen

This study aims to present property management challenges that municipalities have encountered regarding a public building with noted building-related symptoms. The study goes on…

BIM for FM: Developing information requirements to support facilities management systems

Sandra T. Matarneh, Mark Danso-Amoako, Salam Al-Bizri, Mark Gaterell, Rana T. Matarneh

This paper aims to identify a generic set of information requirements for facilities management (FM) systems, which should be included in BIM as-built models for efficient…

Measuring energy heating performance of apartment buildings in Kosovo built after 2003

Visar Hoxha

The purpose of this study is to quantify the energy heating performance of apartment buildings in Kosovo built after 2003 and compare it against the energy heating performance of…

Maintenance strategy selection for optimum efficiency – application of AHP constant sum

Hector Martin, Fey Mohammed, Kevin Lal, Shannon Ramoutar

There are limited studies addressing how choosing a maintenance strategy can contribute towards maximising outputs from given inputs, thereby minimising costs and improving a…

Ideal physical features of environmental design in children’s hospital: Using children’s perspectives

Sara Nourmusavi Nasab, Amir Reza Karimi Azeri, Seyedjalal Mirbazel

During hospitalization, children are faced with physical disorders and many psychological challenges. One important factor affecting children is the environmental design of the…

Assessment of user's satisfaction with neighbourhood facilities in public housing estates in Akure, Nigeria

Alexander Adeyemi Fakere, Oluwadunsin Faith Duke-Henshaw

This study aims at evaluating the state of neighbourhood facilities and how this influences the well-being of the residents taking into consideration their perception and…