All Outputs (31)

Healthy workplaces: plantscaping for indoor environmental quality (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, A., & Pitt, M. (2011). Healthy workplaces: plantscaping for indoor environmental quality. Facilities, 29(3/4), 169-187. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632771111109289

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the indoor environmental quality benefits of plants in offices by undertaking trials using live plants. Design/methodology/approach – Using two offices in the same building, one with plants and o... Read More about Healthy workplaces: plantscaping for indoor environmental quality.

Contractors' perception of factors contributing to project delay: case studies of commercial projects in Klang Valley, Malaysia (2010)
Journal Article
Shah, A., Smith, A., Pitt, M., & Choon, C. H. (2010). Contractors' perception of factors contributing to project delay: case studies of commercial projects in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Journal of Design and Built Environment, 7(1), 43-57

Delay in construction projects is a situation where the project cannot be completed under the planned time. It is a common issue faced in the construction industry all over the world especially in developing countries. In the Malaysian construction i... Read More about Contractors' perception of factors contributing to project delay: case studies of commercial projects in Klang Valley, Malaysia.

The benefits of indoor landscaping (2009)
Preprint / Working Paper
Smith, A. (2009). The benefits of indoor landscaping. Essential FM Report: Bloomsbury Professional

Improving Office Users Workplace Perceptions Using Plants (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, A. (2009, May). Improving Office Users Workplace Perceptions Using Plants. Paper presented at Liverpool Conference in Built Environment and Natural Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool

This paper explores the importance of user perceptions within an organisational context, and more specifically, aims to identify and demonstrate the benefits of plants in offices in contributing to employee wellbeing by influencing their perceptions... Read More about Improving Office Users Workplace Perceptions Using Plants.

Sustainable workplaces: improving staff health and well‐being using plants (2009)
Journal Article
Smith, A., & Pitt, M. (2009). Sustainable workplaces: improving staff health and well‐being using plants. Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 11(1), 52-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/14630010910940552

Purpose-The paper aims to identify and demonstrate the benefits of plants in offices in contributing to employee health and well-being by applying the study to a working office. Design/methodology/approach-Via comprehensive literature reviews, the pa... Read More about Sustainable workplaces: improving staff health and well‐being using plants.

Preference for plants in an office environment (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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 overall organisational performance. However, findings of previous studies h... Read More about Preference for plants in an office environment.

User perceptions in workplace productivity and strategic FM delivery (2008)
Journal Article
Tucker, M., & Smith, A. (2008). User perceptions in workplace productivity and strategic FM delivery. Facilities, 26(5/6), 196-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770810864989

Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of user perceptions within an organisational context, and more specifically, how user perceptions are evidenced and positively applied within facilities management (FM). Design/methodolog... Read More about User perceptions in workplace productivity and strategic FM delivery.

Innovative Customer Performance Measurement Productivity (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitt, M., Tucker, M., & Smith, A. (2008, March). Innovative Customer Performance Measurement Productivity. Presented at British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) Annual Conference, Oxford

An assessment of waste management efficiency at BAA airports (2003)
Journal Article
Pitt, M., & Smith, A. (2003). An assessment of waste management efficiency at BAA airports. Construction Management and Economics, 21(4), 421-431. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619032000089599

The issue of waste management within airports is becoming increasingly important with enormous increases in passenger numbers and is a key responsibility of the facilities manager. Airports are notoriously poor environmental performers and this growt... Read More about An assessment of waste management efficiency at BAA airports.

Waste management efficiency at UK airports (2003)
Journal Article
Pitt, M., & Smith, A. (2003). Waste management efficiency at UK airports. Journal of Air Transport Management, 9(2), 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0969-6997%2802%2900063-7

The aviation industry has a reputation for being a major polluter. Using primary data obtained directly from BAA this paper examines the ways in which BAA (formerly the British Airports Authority) has improved efficiency in the management of airport... Read More about Waste management efficiency at UK airports.

Waste management at airports (2002)
Journal Article
Pitt, M., Brown, A., & Smith, A. (2002). Waste management at airports. Facilities, 20(5/6), 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770210426684

The aviation industry worldwide has a reputation for being a major polluter. This paper examines the ways in which airports address the issue of the environment through examining both the problems and the strategies adopted in disposal. The paper con... Read More about Waste management at airports.