The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) has gained increasing attention in construction
management (CM) domain as a technique to analyse complex situations and make sound …

Purpose Climate adaptation, energy efficiency, sustainable development and green growth
are societal challenges for which the Facilities Management (FM) profession can develop …

Nowadays, the belief that lighting can influence comfort, productivity and people's health is
well established. In educational rooms the absence of adequate levels of indoor comfort can …

Student housing significantly influences the quality and competitiveness of the university
education environment. Whereas the traditional post-occupancy evaluations (POEs) of …

Purpose Although facilities management (FM) has been advocated in the construction
industry to address the issues of facilities in buildings, their adoption is still plagued with …

Occupant complaints are a reflection of poor building performance and an unsatisfactory
indoor environment. One way to mitigate these complaints and to ensure occupants' …

The facility safety is a highly important issue in educational institutions and public facilities,
where the safety and health of the occupants (students, educational and public service staff) …

Purpose Preventive maintenance is an effective maintenance strategy to ensure the
constant and efficient usage of building systems and their components. The reactive-based …

Purpose–The next generation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) seeks to establish the
concept of Building Knowledge Modelling (BKM). The current BIM applications in …

Purpose Facilities management plays a significant role in the housing industry to support
human daily routine and enhancing the productivity of the activities in and around the …