Journal of Facilities Management: Volume 18 Issue 3

Team dynamics within activity-based working

Megan Divett

This paper aims to evaluate perceptions of leaders and team members on productivity, satisfaction and leader-led team dynamics within an activity-based, flexible environment…

Emerging technical risks from the application of building information modelling

Moshabab Aljarman, Halim Boussabaine, Khalid Almarri

Building information modelling (BIM) is not without risk, as the greater reliance on information technology has associated technical risks. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to…

An on-campus university student accommodation model

Fredrick Simpeh, Winston Shakantu

The purpose of this paper is to develop a model that can be used as a guide for the provision, adaptation and management of on-campus student accommodation spaces and services.

Information commissioning: bridging the gap between digital and physical built assets

Soojung Kim, Erik A. Poirier, Sheryl Staub-French

As the use of building information modeling (BIM) for facilities management (FM) continues to grow, questions remain around the quality and completeness of digital assets to…

Renovation in hospitals: a case study on the use of control cubes for local repairs in health-care facilities

Ehsan Mousavi, Vivek Sharma, Dhaval Gajjar, Shervin Shoai Naini

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the control cubes for dust control in health-care facilities. Research shows that more than 80% of pathogenic agents…

Determining and assessing the risks of commercial and recreational complex building projects in developing countries: a survey of experts in Iran

Mojtaba Khosravi, Hadi Sarvari, Daniel W.M. Chan, Matteo Cristofaro, Zhen Chen

As construction of commercial and recreational complex building projects (CRCBPs) is one of the most important issues in many developing countries and requires a very high cost of…

Vertical living satisfaction of homeowners in a medium-cost residential building in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Zairul Nisham Musa, Wan Nor Azriyati Wan Abd Aziz, Zafirah Al Sadat Zyed, Noor Rosly Hanif, Ainoriza Mohd Aini, Peter Aning Tedong, Abdul Ghani Sarip

In Malaysia, a vertical residential building (VRB) is still facing challenges associated with property management. The lack of experience in property management resulted in the…

Employability skills of real estate graduates in Nigeria: a skill gap analysis

Timothy Oluwafemi Ayodele, Timothy Tunde Oladokun, Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu

The global shift in the traditional skills required of real estate graduates has led to an increased demand for employees who have the required skills and competencies. The…

Assessment of user satisfaction in an intelligent office building in Istanbul

Merve Aksoy, Semra Sema Uzunoglu

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intelligent office building based on the post occupation evaluation (POE) criteria in relation to physical and psychosocial user needs.

Lesson learned in maintaining the precast concrete buildings

Zul-Atfi Ismail

The purpose of this study is to identify existing weaknesses in precast concrete building maintenance and how to overcome it. The contemporary practice of conventional methods in…