Facilities: Volume 42 Issue 3/4

Guest editorial: Facilities management – a future proof management approach towards sustainability

Huiying (Cynthia) Hou, Joseph H.K. Lai, Hao Wu, Sara Jane Wilkinson

Understanding how indoor environmental classroom conditions influence academic performance in higher education

Henk W. Brink, Stefan C.M. Lechner, Marcel G.L.C. Loomans, Mark P. Mobach, Helianthe S.M. Kort

This study aims to qualitatively examine the relationship between the indoor environmental quality (IEQ), lecturers’ and students’ perceived internal responses and academic…

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

Alireza Moghayedi, Kathy Michell, Dylan Hübner, Karen Le Jeune, Mark Massyn

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…

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

Alireza Moghayedi, Kathy Michell, Karen Le Jeune, Mark Massyn

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)…

Statistical critical reactive maintenance characterisation for digital twin implementation in universities

Beatriz Campos Fialho, Ricardo Codinhoto, Márcio Minto Fabricio

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…

“Do office workers’ comments corroborate the ratings they give their buildings?” A qualitative analysis of comments on operational factors in the workplace

Eziaku Onyeizu Rasheed, Maryam Khoshbakht, George Baird

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…

The contextual information requirements for collection and use of occupant feedback in BIM-enabled FM

Deniz Artan, Isilay Tekce, Neziha Yilmaz, Esin Ergen

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…

Applicability of lean maintenance in commercial high-rise buildings: a case study in Sri Lanka

Kavindu Kanishka Arsakulasooriya, Pournima Sridarran, Thirumal Sivanuja

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…

Identifying measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in outpatient clinics

Supuck Prugsiganont, Tanut Waroonkun

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…

International best practices for e-waste take back and policy interventions for India

Monika Sheoran, Devashish Das Gupta

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…

Urban space maintainability factors based on life cycle approach

Nimali Erandathi Rathnasiri, Nayanthara De Silva, Janaka Wijesundara

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…