...Kofi Owusu Adjei; Murendeni Liphadzi; Francis Kwesi Bondinuba; Stanley Owuotey Bonney Purpose Emergency evacuation is crucial for occupants’ security in neighbourhoods. Despite the provision of emergency exits, many casualties occur during disasters. This study aims to explore the barriers...

... for evacuation of people with and without vulnerabilities in high-rise residential buildings (HRRB). The purpose of this study is to identify the main considerations to enable the assessment and improvement of operational procedures and processes from a building safety manager (BSM) and occupant perspective...

...Achini Shanika Weerasinghe; Eziaku Onyeizu Rasheed; James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi Purpose This paper aims to investigate building managers’ approach towards occupant energy behaviours and rationalises organisational energy culture concerning their strategy to address occupants’ preferences in New...

...Cristian Roberto Valle; Casper Boks; Thomas Berker Purpose This paper aims to put the building manager (BM) as the professional responsible for implementing occupant engagement initiatives (OEIs) in the work environment and discusses the challenges they may experience in fulfilling...