Facilities: Volume 41 Issue 3/4

Gender differences of color preferences for interior spaces in the residential built environment in Prishtina, Kosovo

Visar Hoxha, Hasan Metin, Islam Hasani, Elvida Pallaska, Jehona Hoxha, Dhurata Hoxha

The overall purpose of the study is to identify the gender differences in color preferences for different types of interior space in the residential built environment in…

Redesigning workspace at Adobe: an Indian perspective

Taran Kaur, Sanjeev Bansal, Priya Solomon

The purpose of this study is to describe the success story of a software company, Adobe, in redesigning the workplace environment from cubicles to a connected collaborative…

Business environment as a determinant in the uptake of cyber-physical systems for facilities management – a Delphi study

Matthew Ikuabe, Clinton Aigbavboa, Chimay Anumba, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Samuel Adekunle

Incorporating digital technologies such cyber-physical systems (CPS) for facilities management (FM) functions is fast gaining attention. However, the rudiments for the effective…

A framework to implement augmented reality based on BIM to improve operation and maintenance of mechanical facilities of commercial complexes

Omid Alijani Mamaghani, Esmatullah Noorzai

The mechanical facilities of large-scale buildings have many complexities, so facility management (FM) encounters a massive amount of information during the operation, and…

Facility management perspective in urban transformation projects: the opportunities and challenges in Turkey

Esra Keskin, Eunhwa Yang, Harun Tanrıvermiş, Ece Erdogmus

This study aims to gain a qualitative understanding of the residents’ perspective on the complexities of built environment management in Turkey. In addition, facility management…

Interaction and effects of dangerous and hidden points on firefighter’s health during fire overhaul using the PLS-SEM technique

Neda Rahnama, Esmatullah Noorzai, Mahmood Golabchi

The existence of hidden and dangerous points after the fire leads to loss of command of the rescue teams, casualties, and financial loss. This paper aims to identify these points…