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Sustainable Facility Management in UN Development Goals (2023)
Journal Article
Lok, K. L., Opoku, A., Smith, A., van der Pool, I., & Cheung, K. L. (2023). Sustainable Facility Management in UN Development Goals. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1176(1), Article 012022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012022

Facility Management (FM) is currently focusing on sustainability through the adoption of the newly recognised United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) when making business decisions. Strategic Sustainable FM has the potential towards the r... Read More about Sustainable Facility Management in UN Development Goals.

Sustainable digitalisation and implementation of ISO standards for facilities management (2023)
Journal Article
Lok, K. L., van der Pool, I., Smith, A., Opoku, A., & Cheung, K. L. (2023). Sustainable digitalisation and implementation of ISO standards for facilities management. Facilities, 41(5/6), 434-453. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-03-2022-0038

Purpose This viewpoint paper aims to discuss sustainable digitalisation of facilities management (FM) through the implementation of the newly recognised International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards within the ISO 41000 series. D... Read More about Sustainable digitalisation and implementation of ISO standards for facilities management.

Modelling the drivers of data science techniques for real estate professionals in the fourth industrial revolution era (2023)
Journal Article
Osunsanmi, T., Olawumi, T. O., Smith, A., Jaradat, S., Aigbavboa, C., Aliu, J., …Oyeyipo, O. (2024). Modelling the drivers of data science techniques for real estate professionals in the fourth industrial revolution era. Property Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-05-2022-0034

Purpose The study aims to develop a model that supports the application of data science techniques for real estate professionals in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) era. The present 4IR era gave birth to big data sets and is beyond real estate... Read More about Modelling the drivers of data science techniques for real estate professionals in the fourth industrial revolution era.

Indoor CO2 and Thermal Conditions in Twenty Scottish Primary School Classrooms with Different Ventilation Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Bain-Reguis, N., Smith, A., Hollins-Martin, C., & Currie, J. (2022). Indoor CO2 and Thermal Conditions in Twenty Scottish Primary School Classrooms with Different Ventilation Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pollutants, 2(2), 180-204. https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants2020014

Healthy indoor environments influence the comfort, health and wellbeing of the occupants. Monitoring the indoor temperature, relative humidity and CO2 levels in primary schools during the COVID-19 pandemic was mandated by a local authority in Scotlan... Read More about Indoor CO2 and Thermal Conditions in Twenty Scottish Primary School Classrooms with Different Ventilation Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Challenges of Sustainable Development on Facilities Management Outsourcing Services: An Investigation in Educational Facilities (2021)
Journal Article
Lok, K. L., Smith, A., Opoku, A., & Chen, C. (2021). The Challenges of Sustainable Development on Facilities Management Outsourcing Services: An Investigation in Educational Facilities. Sustainability, 13(15), Article 8156. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158156

((1) Background: Generally, firms are reluctant to report outsourcing failures, no matter what industry they operate within. To eliminate poor performance of outsourced service providers, it is necessary to establish a specific outsourcing relationsh... Read More about The Challenges of Sustainable Development on Facilities Management Outsourcing Services: An Investigation in Educational Facilities.

Practical approach for paving the way to motivate BIM non-users to adopt BIM (2020)
Journal Article
Elhendawi, A., Omar, H., Elbeltagi, E., & Smith, A. (2020). Practical approach for paving the way to motivate BIM non-users to adopt BIM. International Journal of BIM and Engineering Science, 2(2), 1-22

Typically, the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is considered one of the most effective contributor to the national developments worldwide. However, the AEC industry is facing myriad challenges due to the pressing calls for... Read More about Practical approach for paving the way to motivate BIM non-users to adopt BIM.

Methodology for BIM implementation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2019)
Journal Article
Elhendawi, A., Smith, A., & Elbeltagi, E. (2019). Methodology for BIM implementation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of BIM and Engineering Science, 2(1), 1-21

Purpose The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is considered the most effective contributor to development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). However, the AEC industry is facing myriad challenges due to the vast construct... Read More about Methodology for BIM implementation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria: The FM Approach (2018)
Journal Article
Olayinka, O., & Andrew, S. (2018). Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria: The FM Approach. Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 3(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jccee.20180301.11

People around the world are beginning to aspire to live and work in sustainable buildings (SBs), that is, buildings that are comfortable, healthy and have low impact on the environment. However, many buildings in Nigeria, particularly commercial buil... Read More about Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria: The FM Approach.

Impact Of Facilities Management In Achieving Sustainable Buildings (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, A., & Olayinka, O. (2017). Impact Of Facilities Management In Achieving Sustainable Buildings. International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology, 6(6), 3496-3508

This paper aims to examine FM functions that relate to sustainable building (SB) throughout the phases of the building life-cycle. Many building designers progressively work towards achieving a sustainable environment in order to attain high level of... Read More about Impact Of Facilities Management In Achieving Sustainable Buildings.

Indoor living plants' effects on an office environment (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, A. J., Fsadni, A., & Holt, G. (2017). Indoor living plants' effects on an office environment. Facilities, 35(9/10), 525-542. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-09-2016-0088

Purpose The use of indoor living plants for enhancement of indoor relative humidity and the general environment of a large, modern, open plan office building; are studied using a mixed-methods paradigm. Design/methodology/approach The quantitat... Read More about Indoor living plants' effects on an office environment.

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.

Awareness and effectiveness of quality function deployment (QFD) in design and build projects in Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
John, R., Smith, A., Chotipanich, S., & Pitt, M. (2014). Awareness and effectiveness of quality function deployment (QFD) in design and build projects in Nigeria. Journal of Facilities Management, 12(1), 72-88. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-07-2013-0039

Purpose – Quality function deployment (QFD) is a method for structured product planning and development that enables a development team to specify clearly the wants and needs of customers. This method has been successfully employed in the construct... Read More about Awareness and effectiveness of quality function deployment (QFD) in design and build projects in Nigeria.

Sustainability best practice in PPP: case study of a hospital project in the UK. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Zhou, L., & Smith, A. (2013, March). Sustainability best practice in PPP: case study of a hospital project in the UK. Paper presented at PPP Body of Knowledge International Conference

Globally, sustainable development has been given high priority for the Government agenda in order to achieve a balance of social, economic and environmental factors. The UK government realise the importance and criticality of sustainable development... Read More about Sustainability best practice in PPP: case study of a hospital project in the UK..

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.

Sustainable workplaces and building user comfort and satisfaction (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, A., & Pitt, M. (2011). Sustainable workplaces and building user comfort and satisfaction. Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 13(3), 144-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/14630011111170436

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the role of sustainable buildings in providing healthy workplaces in physical and perceptual terms. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a literature review, considering the history of sustai... Read More about Sustainable workplaces and building user comfort and satisfaction.

The Use Of Mobile Devices By Students As An Aid To Learning (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, A., Pye, C., & Blackburn, T. (2011, June). The Use Of Mobile Devices By Students As An Aid To Learning. Poster presented at UCLan Research Seminar, School of Built and Natural Environment, Preston

Healthy, productive workplaces: towards a case for interior plantscaping (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, A., Tucker, M., & Pitt, M. (2011). Healthy, productive workplaces: towards a case for interior plantscaping. Facilities, 29(5/6), 209-223. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632771111120529

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate office users’ perceptions of their working environment in relation to the addition of plants. Design/methodology/approach – Office users’ perceptions were examined using a survey, administered to... Read More about Healthy, productive workplaces: towards a case for interior plantscaping.

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.

Improving Office Users Workplace Perceptions Using Plants (2009)
Presentation / Conference
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)
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.

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
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.