... 04 05 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Buildings Contract Government policy Laws Property management Property management covers a range of services related to buildings, e.g. cleaning, maintenance and customer...

... and maintenance (O&M) typically include day-to-day activities necessary for the building systems and equipment to perform their intended functions. O&M are combined into the common term O&M because a facility cannot operate at peak efficiency without being maintained. The maintenance is defined...

.... The local governments provide most of the services themselves, but they also have the opportunity to finance private services production. Private service providers are, e.g. common in the kindergarten sector. Private production is included in the output measure. Buildings Modelling Property...

... as it provides stability and ability to complete all work assignments. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Maintenance costs Buildings Hospitals Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian population including both locals and expatriates has increased from seven million in the year 1974...

...Sarah Sayce; Henna Eerikäinen; Anna‐Liisa Sarasoja Purpose The aim of this article is to examine the current marketing situation of sustainable buildings from a Finnish real estate developer’s perspective and deepen the market’s understanding on this subject. Design/methodology/approach...

...Hilde Remøy; Peter de Jong; Wiechert Schenk Purpose Across use adaptation is a possible way of dealing with long term vacant office buildings, albeit previous research shows that there are many obstacles to be thrived. In The Netherlands several successful transformations of offices into housing...

...Sara J. Wilkinson; Richard Reed Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the potential for green roof retrofit to commercial buildings in a city centre to property managers and other property professionals. Design/methodology/approach This paper addresses the research question: what...

... to enter or to use, adequate provision of unobstructed access is required. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive literature review is conducted to identify whether there is room for improvement in the building laws regulating access for people with disabilities (PWDs), in order to achieve...

... conditional hedonic price indexes. Findings The results reveal that, high‐quality flats or flats within preferred locations clearly outperform their competitors in terms of price stability during an overall market downturn. However, it is also shown that contemporary building descriptions...

...Daniel CW Ho; Lawrence WC Lai; Daniel Chi‐wing Ho; Yung Yau; Siu‐kei Wong; Alex King‐chung Cheung; Kwong‐wing Chau; Hing‐fung Leung Purpose There has been a growing public concern over the importance of building management in apartment buildings. However, people's views toward the effects...

...Daniel CW HO; Lawrence WC Lai; Baizhan Li; Meng Liu; K.G. McKinnell Purpose The purpose of this paper is to trace the connection between China's growth and urbanization processes and the amount of building space that is being constructed. Design/methodology/approach Buildings consume energy...

...Brian Goodall; Gaye Pottinger; Tim Dixon; Henry Russell Heritage tourism depends on a physical resource based primarily on listed buildings and scheduled monuments. Visiting or staying in a historic building provides a rich tourism experience, but historic environments date from eras when access...

... The "Selling better buildings to industry" workshops are specifically for contractors supplying energy-efficient buildings and buildings services to industry – places are limited so early booking is strongly recommended. Both series of events are based around two newly-published Good...

... a number of options,from where further information on the development can be viewed. This includes location maps and details on communication links to the site. The specification of the proposed building is provided with plans of the individual floor plates. Clicking on "Progress on site" revealed a blank...

... assume that a university has identified that the existing accommodation of the Business Studies Department is inadequate for its needs. Pursuing an option that involves high capital expenditure (e.g. new buildings) is likely to increase the exposure to risk of the university. To consider solely...

... small, but essential part of the overall property sector. The major executants in Hong Kong are: property management agents in the private sector; statutory bodies responsible for the management of properties owned and developed by the public sector; and participatory building management organizations...

...Sandy Halliday Based on an evening workshop held under the auspices of the Construction Industry Environmental Forum on Tuesday, 27 April 1993, describes the development of an Environmental Code of Practice for Buildings and their Services. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Building management...

...S. Halliday Discusses the Building Services Research and Information Association′s Environment Code of Practice, a working document aimed at reducing the environmental impact of buildings at all stages of the lifecycle. Describes the potential for use of the Code of Practice as part of a company′s...

... regulations, particularly with regard to Health and Safety at Work regulations and risk management. Summarizes new requirements as designed to ensure health and safety throughout the project. Buildings Design Facilities management Health and safety Risk management This article was subsequently...

... of 1992, are already beginning to make their mark on the public and private sector in the United Kingdom. Property management is no exception and several of the Directives impinge directly or indirectly on property development and marketing, architecture and building services, facilities management...