.... Lam can be contacted at: bsplam@polyu.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Australia United Kingdom Public sector Hospitals Project finance Facilities management Framework Output specifications PPP/PFI hospitals Apart from the UK samples, another two output...

... trigger further reactions simultaneously leading to worsening behaviour. A global hypothesis was formulated that the interrelated effect of sensory environmental stimuli significantly influences the daily learning performance of ASD individuals and adversely affects their behaviour. United Kingdom...

... of building life cycle, economized exploitation, and environmental protection (Mickaityte et al., 2008). Contractors Sustainable development Refurbishment Landlords Tower blocks United Kingdom Buildings Housing Residential property The first paper, entitled “The perception...

... United Kingdom Economic value added The role of higher education in enhancing individual and social wellbeing has long been established. However, with the ever‐increasing complexity of today's economic, environmental and social systems the importance of higher education becomes even more crucial...

..., suggesting the paradigm needs to be better developed and nuanced for mental healthcare facilities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 United Kingdom France Health care Mental illness Adults Mental health services Facilities Mental healthcare facilities Design Accessibility Universal...

... Tower blocks United Kingdom Sustainable design Buildings High rise blocks account for 5 per cent to 6 per cent of public sector housing in the UK. Many of these blocks are now more than 20 years old and need major refurbishment. The costly alternative in many cases is demolition and re...

... literature with a focus on existing practices. The review highlighted a need for further research into contractor involvement in POE in the UK construction industry. An electronic questionnaire survey was produced and distributed to the United Kingdom Contractors Group. Subsequent semi‐structured interviews...

... progress monitoring, financial control and commercial management of projects had means below the neutral response. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Building surveying Curricula Education Graduates Quality United Kingdom The UK built environment professional bodies...

.... Yufan Zhang can be contacted at: y.zhang2@salford.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Primary schools User studies Quality control United Kingdom School buildings Best practice Post occupancy evaluation is a general term for a broad range of activities and processes...

... compared to the building's life cycle – Time (T). Kemi Adeyeye can be contacted at: o.adeyeye@brighton.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Buildings Construction industry Project planning United Kingdom Adaptation projects constitute a large percentage of work carried...

... is a concept that the industry would benefit from. RM is a theory that the FM industry would benefit from. The FM industry does not understand the concepts of RM. Relationship marketing United Kingdom The business world of today is in a state of extreme competition, which has led...

... at: a.a.elmualim@reading.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Communication technologies Buildings Facilties United Kingdom Himanen (2003) points out: The results showed 46 per cent use CAFM systems for intelligent buildings. This includes the respondents that have identified...

... 2009 Benchmarking Customer satisfaction Performance management Facilities United Kingdom Ireland Facilities management (FM) is “the integration and alignment of the non‐core services, including those relating to premises, required to operate and maintain a business to fully support...

... and limitations. Architecture Procurement Facilities United Kingdom In order to engage in a rounded introduction to post‐occupancy evaluation (POE) it is necessary to conduct a literature review of existing knowledge of POE. At this introductory stage it should be acknowledged that, in the vast...

... on factors that might be underrated in current design methods and performance assessment ratings. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Benchmarking Energy Customer satisfaction United Kingdom Different drivers have been pushing the international construction industry over the last...

... be contacted at: s.alves@eca.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Open spaces Elderly people Leisure activities United Kingdom Neighbourhood outdoor environments such as parks are public facilities that have the potential to offer diverse benefits for local residents...

... Publishing Limited 2006 Patients Hospitals National Health Service Facilities United Kingdom In 2000, the UK Government published The NHS Plan which set out an ambitious strategy to create a health service that is more responsive to the citizens who pay for it and the patients...

... reasons (Northcott and Llewellyn, 2003): A. Halim Boussabaine is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: halim@liv.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Performance measures National Health Services Data analysis Facilities United Kingdom The UK National Health...

... Collins Solicitors). Further Reading Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) (n.d.), “ Community enterprise ”, available at: www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1128393 . Facilities Housing United Kingdom Sustainable development Communities Social enterprises along with other...

...., 1994, as cited in Fisher, 2004). Flexibility Return on investment Property management United Kingdom Corporate real estate and facilities costs represent the second highest cost to most organisations after staff costs (Sminski, 2000). Property and facilities management (PFM) can...