Browsing NTNU Open by Journals "Facilities"
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At Differing Scales: The Commonalities Between Green Leasing and Urban FM from the perspectives of Sustainable Urban Development Projects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose The purpose of this study is to look at what Urban Facilities Management (FM) and Green Leasing have in common and the degree to which they are ultimately reliant on one another. Whilst both are similar in terms ... -
Bridging the gap between sustainable FM and sustainable buildings an exploratory study of six public buildings in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how sustainable facilities management (SFM) and sustainable buildings (SB) can be designed and managed, bridging these gaps with a more integrated process. The need to bridge ... -
Development of a new standard for evaluation of sustainable refurbishment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Abstract Purpose – Increasing focus on sustainability, in general, climate change impact, circular economy and a substantial need for CO2 footprint reduction within the construction industry, requires new knowledge and ... -
Discussion of facilities management as an academic discipline: To what extent are the general requirements met and what does it mean?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore what an academic discipline is and to apply and discuss this definition using facilities management as an example. The paper addresses an academic world that is facing the ... -
Effect of systematic completion on public construction projects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of a systematic commissioning process on project management performance of construction projects, expressed as cost, time, quality and customer satisfaction. The ... -
Energy consultants calculating sustainability for residential buildings
(Journal article, 2019)Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the role of a particular energy calculator in enhancing the energy efficiency of existing homes by asking how this calculator was developed and how it is domesticated by ... -
Exploring urban facilities management approaches to increase connectivity in smart cities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how the discipline facilities management (FM) can be developed in a smart city perspective through considering the current and new FM services under the role of Urban FM, as ... -
Failing to plan - planning to fail: how early phase planning can improve buildingsʼ lifetime value creation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to know how do early-phase planning of real estate (RE) and facilities management (FM) create value for owners and users of commercial and public sector buildings. Design/methodol ... -
FM perceptions on occupant impact and the shaping of occupant engagement practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose This paper aims to apply frame analysis to explore the mental models by which building managers interpret the impact of building occupants on energy use and rationalize their approach to occupant engagement. De ... -
Green leases and green leasing in theory and in practice: a state of the art review
(Journal article, 2018)Purpose – This paper aims to identify the state of the art in Green Leases and Green Leasing in theory and practice, while also identifying how the roles and motivations of the stakeholders of “owner/landlord”, “lessee” ... -
The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how an Urban Facilities Management (Urban FM) focused summer school in Norway in 2019 impacted knowledge creation, as well as the host and foreign educators, along with ... -
An interactive tool for citizens’ involvement in the sustainable regeneration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test possibilities of real participation in FM field in response to the energy sustainable demand by using new technologies for better communication. It is acknowledged that the ... -
Management of integrated workplace concepts at multiple locations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose This study aims to provide insight into how the implementation and management of an integrated workplace concept (IWC) in multiple office locations are affected by local management practices and other contextual ... -
Maturity of workplace relocation: a systematic literature review from 1990 to 2020
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose – This study aims to identify research gaps on workplace relocation, through investigating and critiquing the published literature, in the facilities management (FM) and real estate management (REM) domains, over ... -
Measuring perception about sustainability of building materials in Kosovo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The purpose of this paper is to develop the empirically tested framework about the knowledge and perception about sustainability of building materials in Prishtina, Kosovo from the perspective of users, construction industry, ... -
Missed opportunities: two case studies of digitalization of FM in hospitals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose Digital practices of facility management (FM) are undergoing transformation. Several Nordic countries have ambitious hospital-building projects, driven by large public clients with long-term experience of operating ... -
Norwegian stakeholder's attitudes towards EU Taxonomy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose The European Union (EU) aims to become climate-neutral by 2050. Achieving this requires targeted measures and strategies. One of the instruments of the EU is the EU taxonomy, a classification system with the ... -
Occupant engagement in the office environment: role assumptions about the building manager
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose This paper aims to put the building manager (BM) as the professional responsible for implementing occupant engagement initiatives (OEIs) in the work environment and discusses the challenges they may experience in ... -
Research and evidence-based standards paving the way for digital and sustainable transformation of the built environment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose Researchers and standardisation bodies are key to accelerating societal transition and contributing to society’s demands for sustainability, resilience and digitalisation. Standards are the agreed-upon best ... -
Shaping Tomorrows Facilities Management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose – Against the background of earlier publications on the future of facilities management (FM) and acknowledging digitalization and sustainability as two major shaping forces, the purpose of this paper is to place ...