Journal of Facilities Management: Volume 14 Issue 1

Assessing impacts to Tennessee State Park infrastructure caused by extreme weather events

Kendra Abkowitz Brooks, James Clarke

The purpose of this paper is to describe a risk-based methodology developed to identify the severity of impacts to various types of infrastructure located within the Tennessee…

Emerging climate changes and the risks to the operation of building assets in the UK

Abdullah Alzahrani, Halim Boussabaine, Ali Nasser Alzaed

The purpose of this paper is to report results from a survey on emerging climate changes and the risks to the operation of building assets in the UK. The property sector is facing…

The performance-risk indicators (PRI) in building performance rating tool for higher education buildings

Natasha Khalil, Syahrul Nizam Kamaruzzaman, Mohamad Rizal Baharum, Husrul Nizam Husin

The purpose of this paper is to develop a building performance (BP) rating tool concerning the health and safety risk of building users in higher educational buildings (HEB). This…

Redesigning facility management operatives’ jobs to increase work outcomes

Florence Y.Y. Ling, Danny M.G. Wong

The purpose of this paper is to recommend strategies for designing facility management (FM) workers’ jobs so as to boost their work outcomes. FM operatives/workers form the…

Assessing the readiness of facilities management organizations in implementing knowledge management systems

Syahrul Nizam Kamaruzzaman, Emma Marinie Ahmad Zawawi, Muhaimin Ooyub Shafie, Siti Nur Aishah Mohd Noor

– This paper aims to assess the readiness of Malaysian facilities management (FM) organizations in implementing knowledge management (KM) systems.

Reduction lists as tool for cost control in public building projects

Nils O.E. Olsson

The purpose of this paper is to study the use of potential scope reductions in major construction projects for special-purpose buildings. Scope reductions may result in buildings…