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A Method to Benchmark Cleaning Services in Swiss Hospitals
This paper uses a qualitative research design to develop a benchmark methodology for cleaning services in Swiss hospitals, resulting in 21 clearly […]
Toward a Comprehensive KPI Reference Model for FM in Hospitals
This study assesses KPI specifications for FM in hospitals, providing the basis for controlling and benchmarking steps, development of corresponding adjustments of […]
Construction Claims: Impact of Defective Construction on Long-term Facility Maintenance Costs
A study conducted to quantify the impact of defective construction procedures and methods on sustainable construction projects’ recurring FM costs. The data […]
Health Care Facility Space and Equipment Management During High Patient Demand
This paper identifies the problem of overcrowding in several hospital case studies and explores strategies applied for mitigation, providing staff opinions and […]
Facility Management History and Evolution
By synthesizing the evolution of FM, this paper aims to answer the question, “Did the need to provide a separate name to […]
Raising the 3Ps of Sustainable FM in Singapore: Profession, Perception and Prospection
This study examines how the target set by Singapore’s Inter-Ministerial Committee for Sustainable Development to have a minimum of 80 percent of […]
Utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) for FM
This study explores perceptions of BIM in the FM community and attempts to highlight real world issues that FMs have faced while […]
Space, Conversations and Place: Lessons from Organizational Development
Addressing the effects of space on cognitive processes, this research suggests that modern workplaces (with their emphasis on interaction) need to focus […]
Performance-based FM: An Integrated Approach
This research presents an integrated FM model for health care facilities through case study. The proposed Integrated Health Care Facility Management Model […]
Significant Parameters for Building Automation Performance
With the goal of defining a model-as-performance-measurement-tool for building automation systems (BAS), the study identifies and illustrates issues affecting BAS and the […]