Facilities: Volume 41 Issue 7/8

AEC/FM performance in adaptive reuse projects: investigation of challenges and development of practical guidelines

Mohammad A. Hassanain, Mohammad B. Hamida

This paper aims to provide architecture, engineering, construction and facilities management (AEC/FM) practitioners with a guiding tool for overcoming the challenges affecting…

Using image analysis to quantify defects and prioritize repairs in built-up roofs

Kareem Mostafa, Tarek Hegazy, Robert D. Hunsperger, Stepanka Elias

This paper aims to use convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to provide an objective approach to classify deteriorated building assets according to the type and extent of damage…

Development trends and current status of facility management and professionalization of facility services in Turkey

Esra Keskin, Harun Tanrıvermiş, Alenka Temeljotov Salaj

Facility management (FM) is picking up steam in Turkey. However, delays in creating standards and adopting FM as a profession by corporate and public institutions led to an…

Intended versus implemented workspace: a systematic literature review of the implementation of activity-based working in higher education

Bernadette Nooij, Claire van Teunenbroek, Christine Teelken, Marcel Veenswijk

The purpose of this study is to apply spatial theory to a review of the literature on activity-based working in higher education. Globally, the office concept of activity-based…

US healthcare facility management workforce trends: a comparison with demographics, compensation and tenure of facility management professionals in nonhealthcare industries

Steven Call

The purpose of this study was to better understand the state of the healthcare facility management (FM) workforce and trends and how it compares to the nonhealthcare industries.