... with various degrees of opacity to control direct sunlight. The teaching blocks are separated by sky gardens at different levels, providing open communal areas for students to socialise. The engineering systems followed the preliminary version of local codes of practice for building energy efficiency (EMSD...

... management fees structure. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) Property management Property service agents (PSAs) Efficiency Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) Hong Kong Residential property Tenancy Tenants Attributes The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) is the biggest public sector...

... for optimised management of process interfaces to better integrate core and support processes and increase effectiveness and efficiency. Design/methodology/approach Based on an extensive overview of general management literature about process management issues in FM, certain challenges and requirements...

...Francis W.H. Yik; W.L. Lee; C.K. Ng The lack of knowledge and motivation of the operation and maintenance (O&M) staff together with the available financial resources, are the key barriers to improving energy efficiency of buildings. A survey of O&M personnel has been conducted recently...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Energy management Efficiency Pollution Transco launches Directory of Energy Saving Gas Equipment Keywords Energy management, Efficiency, Pollution Transco, in association with The Society of British Gas Industries, has launched the new...

... associated with workplace design which arise from the study and highlights those which justify investigation and research. The changing facet of employment is having a larger impact on the planning of offices than many believe. Work is being carried out more efficiently with the increasing use...

...Oliver J. Jones States that recent rapid changes affecting the UK building industry require that the sector introduces increased efficiencies, innovations and cost reductions. Addresses the historical perspective and identifies why many building firms are resistant to change. Analyses the primary...

... assumption has the GMS model been based? To what extent has this model affected their operational efficiency? What are the financial implications? What are the future prospects? Concludes that, despite the degeneration of school buildings resulting from lack of funding, there are still many opportunities...

... occupied will be vacant, therefore, and added conference and meeting spaces will be created. Expressing the flexibility of the new arrangements, office nameplates will be Velcro backed. JIT OFFICE Dr Franklin Becker, Bethany Davis and Dr William Sims have been conducting the "Managing Space Efficiently...