...Sachindra Hewavitharana; Srinath Perera; Xiaohua Jin; Krisanthi Seneviratne; Keivan Bamdad Purpose Building Services Systems ( BSS ) accounts for up to 60% of the cost of a construction project with multiple stakeholders, lengthy life cycles and high financial investment, making their procurement...

... by enabling systematic predictions and automation. The purpose of this study is to analyse the interrelationship between ML techniques and predictive maintenance of building services, identifying key research trends and future directions. Design/methodology/approach A bibliographic analysis was conducted...

... spent a lot of their lives in the working environment. To complete their work in an ideal, safe, healthy and comfortable way, a decent work environment must be in place (Al-Omari, Okasheh, 2017). Hygiene Building services Hospital Well-being Physical environment COVID-19 Health-care...

...Florence Abugtane Avogo; Williams Miller Appau; Elvis Attakora-Amaniampong Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of using word-of-mouth and online housing website strategies for student housing selection and building services satisfaction during COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach...

... Assistant engineer Conventional 18 09 2016 26 04 2017 22 06 2017 14 09 2017 02 11 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Conventional method Information and communication technology Building services...

... of thick insulation and a modern ventilation system, all the other building services should also be appropriate. For example, when it comes to lighting, fluorescent or light-emitting diode lights and motion detectors can reduce the used energy for lighting by 75 per cent (Edminster, 2009). Especially...

... Publishing Limited 2008 Residential property Building services Water supply Hong Kong Pressure Transient air pressure control in drainage stacks of high‐rise buildings has been identified as an important factor in ensuring the performance of a building drainage system (Cheng et al...

...Francis W.H. Yik; Joseph H.K. Lai Purpose To explain the recent emergence of the trend of outsourcing for building services operation and maintenance (O&M) work for commercial buildings in Hong Kong and to predict its future development. Design/methodology/approach Based on economic...

... countries. It is only recently that consultants have published FM cost data for offices in Sweden. Building services User studies Interpersonal relations Sweden As a result of changes in the business environment, principles of how to manage corporate real estate (CRE) have been transformed...

...Joseph H.K. Lai; Francis W.H. Yik; Phil Jones A clear definition of the responsibilities of the contracting parties is crucial to any contract. However, many building services maintenance contracts contain vague terms that are often causes of disputes, suspension of work, unsatisfactory performance...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Building services Guidelines Delivering value to building users through commissioning Keywords: Building services,Guidelines Improved commissioning of building controls can deliver improved functional performance of buildings, enabling...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> NHS Structural engineering Building services Ventilation Lighting New Worcester Royal Infirmary Keywords: NHS, Structural engineering, Building services, Ventilation, Lighting These days most hospitals or hospital units are either built...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Awards Architecture Building services Grass-roofed extension to conference venue wins Godalming Trust award Keywords: Awards,Architecture, Building services Carving out a building underground, and using waterproof concrete for its retaining...

... The Happold Brilliant annual award was introduced by CIBSE to recognise excellence in the teaching of building services engineering. The award was the idea of the late Professor Sir Edmund "Ted" Happold, and is sponsored by the Happold Trust. Ted Happold believed deeply in promoting...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Awards Building services CIBSE Buro Happold – Large Building Services Consultancy of the Year 2000 Keywords: Awards, Building services, CIBSE The Building Services division of multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy,Buro Happold...