Journal of Facilities Management: Volume 9 Issue 1

Environmental scan: influence on strategic direction

Donald Chrusciel

The purpose of this paper is to offer the environmental scan as a valued tool for the facilities management (FM) operation to assist in determining strategic direction.

A sustainable framework of “green” specification for construction in Hong Kong

Patrick T.I. Lam, Edwin H.W. Chan, C.K. Chau, C.S. Poon

A specification can be an effective contractual tool to help achieve green construction. In Hong Kong, a multifarious specification arrangement exists in the construction…

Developing a fuzzy risk assessment model for guaranteed maximum price and target cost contracts in construction

Joseph H.L. Chan, Daniel W.M. Chan, Albert P.C. Chan, Patrick T.I. Lam, John F.Y. Yeung

The purpose of this paper is to develop a fuzzy risk assessment model for construction projects procured with target cost contracts (TCC) and guaranteed maximum price (GMP…

Validating electric use intensity in multi‐use buildings

Jonathan Elliott, Angela Guggemos

In the Poudre School District of Northern Colorado, USA, Fort Collins High School (FCHS) and Fossil Ridge High School (FRHS) have similar square footages, mechanical systems, and…

Evaluation of draught in surgical operating theatres: proposed revision to (NEN)‐EN‐ISO‐7730

Paul Roelofsen

The purpose of this paper is to show that it is advisable to evaluate draught in an operating theatre in a different manner than the method according to NEN‐EN‐ISO‐7730. The…

Editorial

Michael Pitt, Marjolein van Werven

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh