Facilities: Volume 18 Issue 13/14

Modelling the effect of airport noise on residential property values: an examination of the Manchester Airport second runway

The management of large‐scale facilities such as airports requires a wide knowledge of potential problems that can arise as a result of strategic decisions. These decisions are…

Strategic needs analysis: its role in brief development

A great deal of international research has been focussed on the client briefing stage of projects and facilities. The authors have studied this research and propose a method of…

Views of building surveyors and building services engineers on priority setting of fire safety attributes for building maintenance

Fire safety is a major concern of most maintenance managers in Hong Kong, especially since many recent, serious fires. To maintain a building at an acceptable fire safety level…

Investigation of the early stages of project formulation

Investigates how large, experienced clients of the UK construction industry arrive at their decision to build. Explores the pre‐project stage, which begins within the…

Office conversions: the effects of craftsman‐user interaction

While service quality receives growing attention in the construction industry, few studies have dealt with the relation between craftsmen and building users. However, when office…

Significant metrics for facilities management benchmarking in the Asia Pacific region

Despite extensive use and ever‐increasing enthusiasm in the West, benchmarking for facilities management (FM) in the Asia Pacific region is only fledgling. The austere economic…

UK property market stifles corporate growth

The cost of maintenance work

Editorial

The new Peregrine offers integrated solutions from supplier to buyer throughout the lifecycle of asset use

The Corps of Commissionaires launches new remote monitoring service – technology to enable fewer people to work more effectively and safely

EU legislation forces major change in fire protection

Coventry City fans are first to use hi-tech "electronic wallets"

Poor thermal insulator meets specific requirements

Nu-Way turns up the heat on computer building programme

Honeywell introduces powerful integrated facility management solution

Global "Architectural Exchange" launched on the Web

Oscar Faber is Building Services Engineer of the Year

Information Facilities Management nets almost 300,000 hits in May

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Dalkia Workplace Services (formerly Symonds FM) seeking widespread user involvement in developing industry standard management manual for new facilities

Bidbusiness.co.uk

BFPSA announce plan for "Approved Register" at halon replacement conference

Analysis exposes that the rich get richer

Research and knowledge management consulting services in Europe

Flomerics' "Command Center" significantly accelerates air flow and thermal sensitivity studies in Flovent

Government sets targets to cut work-related deaths, accidents and illness in biggest health and safety shake-up for 25 years

9,500sq.m commercial graphic creates spectacular giant billboard in Rotterdam

Rentokil hygiene technology can save lives in hospitals

Internet editorial

Talk Zone – Millennium Dome, Greenwich

Groundbreaking teleworking survey shows that the homeworking dream is far from a reality

Facilities management professionals – new list released by Miller Freeman Direct

OPD Cost Code receives Innovation of the Year award

Transco launches Directory of Energy Saving Gas Equipment

Project managers get a life!

Distributor service excellence awards get full industry backing

24-hour customer care – courtesy of The Message Pad

Training for better integrated building services

First International Clean Up conference and exhibition wins aclaim