All Outputs (6)

Impact of facilities management in achieving sustainable buildings (2015)
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 comfort and to meet the sustainable development (SD) agenda requirements. Facili... Read More about Impact of facilities management in achieving sustainable buildings.

Impact of living plants on the indoor air quality in a large modern building (2015)
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)

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-plan office building with a central atrium design and a building management s... Read More about Impact of living plants on the indoor air quality in a large modern building.

Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria (2014)
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 barriers to it, in order to develop a solution model that will proffer ways o... Read More about Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria.

Towards an anthropocentric approach in sustainability research (2012)
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 trends of the past four decades have been focusing on how physics and engin... Read More about Towards an anthropocentric approach in sustainability research.

Total Quality Facilities Management and Innovation: A Synergistic Approach (2012)
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 throughout the world as a concept capable of providing competitive advantage. I... Read More about Total Quality Facilities Management and Innovation: A Synergistic Approach.

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