Impact of facilities management in achieving sustainable buildings
Conference Proceeding
Olaniyi, O., & Smith, A. (2015)
Impact of facilities management in achieving sustainable buildings. In Proceedings of the European Facility Management Conference EFMC 2015: 14th EuroFM Research Symposium, Glasgow, UK, 1- 3 June 2015
A sustainable environment is the primary focus of many building designers, and even building users in order to attain high level of satisfaction of occupants' safety and comfo...
Impact of living plants on the indoor air quality in a large modern building
Conference Proceeding
Smith, A. & Fsadni, A. (2015)
Impact of living plants on the indoor air quality in a large modern building. In Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress 2016, Volume II: Environmental Opportunities and Challenges. Constructing Commitment and Acknowledging Human Experiences, 128-140. ISBN ISBN 978-952-15-3742-4
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of living plants in enhancing the indoor air quality (IAQ) and the general indoor environment within a large modern open-pl...
Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria
Conference Proceeding
Olaniyi, O. O., Smith, A., Liyanage, C., & Akintoye, A. (2014)
Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria. In Promoting Innovation in FM (361-365
The purpose of this research is to determine the extent of sustainable facilities management (FM) practice in the management of commercial buildings in Nigeria and identify ba...
Towards an anthropocentric approach in sustainability research
Conference Proceeding
Akintoye, A., & Smith, A. (2012)
Towards an anthropocentric approach in sustainability research. In European Facility Management Conference and 11th EuroFM Research Symposium
Since 1973, when the issue of energy consumption was first addressed, there has been extensive research on how energy use in buildings can be reduced. Sustainability research ...
Total Quality Facilities Management and Innovation: A Synergistic Approach
Conference Proceeding
Ojelabi, M., Pitt, M., & Smith, A. (2012)
Total Quality Facilities Management and Innovation: A Synergistic Approach. In Proceedings of the Joint CIB W070, W092 and TG72 International Conference on Facilities Management, Procurement Systems and Public Private Partnership. , (37-42
The ideas of quality and performance management and innovation in facilities management service provision are not new. Total Quality Management (TQM) is widely recognised thro...
Preference for plants in an office environment
Conference Proceeding
Pitt, M., & Smith, A. (2008)
Preference for plants in an office environment. In Healthy and Creative Facilities: CIB W070 Conference in Facilities Management (629-637
Plants in the workplace are known to bring a number of benefits including psychological as well as aesthetic and air quality benefits. Therefore, plants can have an impact on ...