Facilities: Volume 42 Issue 7/8

Alumni association’s participation in plant maintenance for effective implementation of universal basic education (UBE) programme in Kogi state

Phebe Hassana Obaka, Seyi Julian Adelegan, Leonard Shaibu

The level of deterioration of educational facilities, such as leaking classroom roofs, inadequate good seats, obsolete offices, broken shutters and doors, outdated school…

Enhancing FM digitalization strategies for shopping complexes amidst post-COVID-19: a case study analysis and improvement insights

Shirley Jin Lin Chua, Shiuan Ping Beh, Nik Elyna Myeda, Azlan Shah Ali

This study aims to improve the use of digitalization in facilities management (FM) for shopping complex facilities in the post-COVID-19 era. The resumption of economic activities…

Barriers to the implementation of energy-efficiency practices in the U.S. retail sector: facilities managers’ perceptions compared by facility size and business revenue

Armin Saadatian, Svetlana Olbina

The retail sector has the largest energy consumption among commercial buildings in the U.S. Although previous studies explored benefits, barriers and solutions for implementing…

Selection criteria for facility management practices: residents’ and building/site managers’ perspectives in urban transformation projects

Esra Keskin, Eunhwa Yang, Harun Tanrıvermiş, Monsurat Ayojimi Salami

The facility management (FM) sector, which is developing rapidly, is making slower progress in Turkey compared to Europe and the USA. This paper aims to research the underlying…

BIM for maintenance planning of façades in precast concrete buildings

Zul-Atfi Ismail

This paper aims to identify the different system approach using Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology that is equipped with decision making processes. Maintenance…

Understanding the opportunities and challenges of building automation and control systems to support facility management – an extensive literature review

Sophie van Roosmale, Amaryllis Audenaert, Jasmine Meysman

This paper aims to highlight the expanding link between facility management (FM) and building automation and control systems (BACS) through a review of literature. It examines the…

The perceptual effect of forms used on walls and furnishings in cafés

Kemal Yildirim, Menşure Kübra Müezzinoğlu

This study researched the effects on the perceptual evaluations of participants for the physical environmental factors of cafés using curvilinear, rectilinear, and mixed forms to…

Safeguarding public facilities: a study on enhancing safety in mosque amenities through slip-resistance and surface innovations

In-Ju Kim

This study critically examines the safety aspects of ablution spaces in United Arab Emirates (UAE) mosques, emphasising the evaluation of smooth ceramic tile floorings prone to…