Download or read book Building Maintenance Processes and Practices written by Abdul Lateef Olanrewaju and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to be an inclusive for the best practice approach to building maintenance management, where the processes, procedures and operational systems meet a high standard of professional and academic competence. It offers a different perspective on building maintenance management by presenting the schematic building maintenance value chain model and it’s implementation in Malaysian university buildings. The findings show an improvement to building performance, lower maintenance cost, building sustainability and increased maintenance service user satisfaction. The learning outcomes and summaries provided for each chapter and the extensive use of tables and figures add to the readability of the text. Though the book is based on data from Malaysia, it is useful for a much wider audience, and the informal writing style makes it an interesting reference source. This book is valuable for readers who are practitioners, professionals and for academic institutions that offer courses in the building field, including architecture, quantity surveying, civil engineering, building and facility management, property management, real estate. It will also be of interest to governments and others involved in the construction industry.
Download or read book Assessing Building Performance written by Wolfgang Preiser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The building performance evaluation (BPE) framework emphasizes an evaluative stance throughout the six phases of the building delivery and life cycle: (1) strategic planning/needs analysis; (2) program review; (3) design review; (4) post-construction evaluation/review; (5) post-occupancy evaluation; and, (6) facilities management review/adaptive reuse. The lessons learned from positive and negative building performance are fed into future building delivery cycles. The case studies illustrate how this basic methodology has been adapted to a range of cultural contexts, and indicates the positive results of building performance assessment in a wide range of situations.
Download or read book Facility Management Risks and Opportunities written by Bev Nutt and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facility management (FM) is now one of the fastest growing professional disciplines. Its relevancy and potential is increasingly recognized by the business community as well as industry and government. But the expertise of the facility manager is vulnerable as long as it remains reliant on management knowledge borrowed from other disciplines. This book helps to build up a distinctive body of FM knowledge and practice. It examines the key issues - from PFI to e-commerce - with expert opinions from major players in FM, providing invaluable insights to current and emerging best practice. The editors have forged new 'smart' knowledge links between the four key attributes of FM (business, people, property and knowledge), to ensure that this book: * relates FM issues to your business objectives * creates a secure platform for innovation in FM * offers advice by forward-thinking facility leaders to help you argue your case. This is essential reading for forward-thinking facility managers and corporate property managers, as well as an informative text for masters courses in FM. "The editors have compiled a wide body of FM knowledge and the experience of leading academics and practitioners" IFMA News, October 2001
Download or read book Measurement of Facilities Management Performance in Ghana s Public Hospitals written by Daniel Amos and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the concept of healthcare facilities management performance measurement (HCFMPM) using Ghana as a case study. It set forth in-depth theoretical and empirical underpinnings of performance measurement concepts for hospital facilities services, with the view to demonstrate critical performance dimensions to improve FM contributions and added value to healthcare delivery. The research approach adopted is mixed method encompassing qualitative interviews in case study setting and a questionnaire survey of sampled hospitals in Ghana. The book presents a number of useful tables, graphs as well as a pedagogic illustration of statistical analysis which are useful in understanding the concepts under reference. It develops a structural equation model for performance measurement of FM services. The book is of relevance to healthcare managers, facilities management practitioners and academics towards measuring and improving FM performance in hospitals. Although the data used in the analysis is based on the case study country Ghana, the result is by extension useful to several developing countries faced with the challenge to improve FM services delivery in public hospitals as well as other facilities management sectors.
Download or read book Performance Measurement written by Patria de Lancer Julnes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the "ASPA Classics" series compiles the most influential contributions to the theory and practice of performance measurement that have been published in various journals affiliated with the American Society for Public Administration. The book includes major sections of original text along with the readings, and provides students and practitioners with a handy reference source for theory development and practice improvement in performance measurement. The coverage is broad, including methods and techniques for developing effective performance measurement systems, building performance-based management systems, and sustaining performance-based budgeting. The articles are all classics in the field that have endured the test of time and are considered 'must reads' on performance measurement.
Download or read book Performance Based Management Systems written by Patria de Lancer Julnes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expectations for performance management systems continue to grow in the public sector. Yet few administrators know how to effectively implement and sustain these systems. Performance-Based Management Systems: Effective Implementation and Maintenance supports practical efforts to build and maintain performance management systems in public organizations, explaining obstacles to measurement efforts and providing guidance on how to overcome them. The book begins by exploring performance measurement as a key element of performance-based management systems. It discusses its legacy and its limitations and offers competing explanations of the factors that constrain its effective use. Next, it focuses on building theory in support of practice through a mixed methods approach. It examines research reconciling the conflicting explanations for the lack of proper use of performance measurement information. Then it offers new insights for developing a context-sensitive model of performance measurement that can lead to effective practices. The third part develops these insights into a pragmatic model of performance-based management. It provides a realistic explanation of the contributions of performance measurement and gives advice derived from current practice. The author concludes by highlighting the rationale, methods, and findings of two studies that served as the foundation for this book. She also provides final suggestions of how to move practice and theory forward. This volume explains why performance measurement is not more widely used in the public sector, and explores how implementation of performance measurement can be improved with insights gained from extant literature on public policy, organizational politics and culture, and knowledge utilization. Mastery of this material will enable practitioners to understand how to effectively implement policies that will positively impact their organizations and their employees.
Download or read book Facility Management Practices written by Solomon Pelumi Akinbogun and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Performance Measurement Verification Protocol Concepts and Practices for Improved Indoor Environmental Quality Volume II written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Maintenance Management written by Barrie Chanter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of an informative and accessible book guides building surveyors and facilities managers through the key aspects of property maintenance and continues to be of value to both students and practitioners. With the increasing cost of new-build, effective maintenance of existing building stock is becoming ever more important and building maintenance work now represents nearly half of total construction output in the UK. Building Maintenance Management provides a comprehensive profile of the many aspects of property maintenance. This second edition has been updated throughout, with sections on outsourcing; maintenance planning; benchmarking and KPIs; and current trends in procurement routes (including partnering and the growth of PFI) integrated into the text. There is also a new chapter on the changing context within which maintenance is carried out, largely concerned with its relationship to facilities management. More coverage is given of maintenance organisations and there are major updates to relevant aspects of health and safety and to contract forms.
Download or read book Operations and Maintenance Manual for Energy Management written by James E. Piper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete reference that features a wealth of proven maintenance methods that can reduce energy use in any type of building. Provided are numerous forms and maintenance procedures for reducing energy use, improving system performance, and cutting total maintenance costs.
Download or read book Compendium of Research Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Performance Measurement written by Harry P Hatry and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before reinventing government came into vogue, the Urban Institute pioneered methods for government and human services agencies to measure the performance of their programs. This comprehensive guidebook synthesizes more than two decades of Harry Hatry's groundbreaking work. It covers every component of the performance measurement process, from identifying the program’s mission, objectives, customers, and trackable outcomes to finding the best indicators for each outcome, the sources of data, and how to collect them. Hatry explains how to select indicator breakouts and benchmarks for comparison to actual values, and describes numerous uses for performance information. Since the publication of the first edition in 1999, the use of performance measurement has exploded at all levels of U.S. government, in nonprofit agencies, and around the world. The new edition has been revised and expanded to address recent developments in the field, including the increased availability of computer technology in collecting and presenting information, the movement to use outcome data to improve services, and the quality control issues that have emerged as data collection has increased. It is an indispensable handbook for newcomers and an important resource for experienced managers looking to improve their use of outcome data.
Download or read book Measuring and Improving Infrastructure Performance written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nation's physical infrastructure facilitates movement of people and goods; provides safe water; provides energy when and where needed; removes wastes; enables rapid communications; and generally supports our economy and quality of life. Developing a framework for guiding attempts at measuring the performance of infrastructure systems and grappling with the concept of defining good performance are the major themes of this book. Focusing on urban regions, within a context of national policy, the volume provides the basis for further in-depth analysis and application at the local, regional, state, and national levels.
Download or read book The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals written by Alex Opoku and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the link between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the built environment, this erudite Companion provides a comprehensive overview and critical examination of key topics and complex research issues. Structured around the 5Ps of the SDGs - people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships - the Companion suggests potential routes for the future direction of research within this multidisciplinary field of study.
Download or read book Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Rehabilitation and Maintenance in Civil Engineering written by Stefanus Adi Kristiawan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Rehabilitation and Maintenance in Civil Engineering (ICRMCE 2021), held in Surakarta, Indonesia. The papers are grouped into sequential themes representing the structure of this book: o Part 1: Factors affecting building and infrastructure performance o Part 2: Testing and inspection of existing building and infrastructure o Part 3: Protection, maintenance, repair, and retrofitting of building and infrastructure o Part 4: Maintenance management of building and infrastructure o Part 5: Service life modelling of building and infrastructure o Part 6: Hazard mitigation o Part 7: Sustainability aspect in civil engineering design, process, modelling, maintenance, and rehabilitation Postgraduate students, researchers, and practitioners specializing and working in the area of protection, maintenance, repair, and retrofitting of civil engineering infrastructures will find this book very useful.
Download or read book Introduction to Built Asset Management written by Anthony Higham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Built Asset Management Provides a multidisciplinary introduction to building maintenance management and execution, covering a wide range of current technical and management issues The maintenance and upgrading of existing buildings is no longer viewed as separate from the operational phase of the completed building. Maintenance and management are now regarded as fundamental parts of a building’s life cycle, forming a significant percentage of the construction industry’s total output. As higher education programmes in the UK and elsewhere continue to place greater emphasis on the longer-term view of construction projects, students and instructors require a thorough and up-to-date textbook that emphasises the comprehensive nature of building maintenance. Introduction to Built Asset Management is a systematic introduction to both the technology and management issues central to building maintenance and refurbishment. Covering the entire life cycle of built assets, the textbook reviews the role of framework agreements, describes key performance indicators, discusses recent advancements in the procurement of maintenance activities and more. Detailed yet accessible chapters include illustrative examples, seminar questions and self-assessment tasks that enable students to measure their progress as they work through the material. Designed to meet the needs of today’s learners, this much-needed textbook: Addresses a variety of both environmental and commercial concerns Evaluates important concepts of sustainability, sustainable maintenance and carbon resilience Discusses the growing retrofit market in the wider context of asset management and maintenance Describes information management tools such as building information modelling (BIM) and geographic information systems (GIS) Introduction to Built Asset Management is ideally suited for courses in construction, construction management, building surveying and facilities management with modules in built asset management and maintenance.
Download or read book Performance Measurement in the Dutch Social Rented Sector written by M. J. Koopman and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the societal and practical needs of housing associations, in order to develop better instruments for performance measurement. This book features a range of examples that are related to the public tasks of Dutch housing association. It ascertains a general guideline for performance management by housing associations.
