Implications of a sustainability policy for facilities management organisations

Price, Samantha; Pitt, Michael; Tucker, Matthew

doi:10.1108/02632771111146314

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“…FM is considered by some to still be in a stage of infancy, with FM moving away from a more simple process of building management towards a more holistic approach as a member of the core and support services of an organisation ( Edum-Fotwe et al , 2003 ;Price and Pitt, 2010 ). Increasingly, the FM provider is expected to participate in delivering environmental commitments of the host organisation because of their knowledge of building services and their capability of bringing about change internally ( Price and Pitt, 2010 ). The research in this article indicates that a strategic alliance between the FM provider, suppliers and building occupants could be an effective method to deliver environmental objectives.…”

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The developing use of strategic alliances in facilities management

Pitt

Werven²,

Price³

2011

J Retail Leisure Property

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Michael Pittis professor of FM innovation at the Bartlett school of graduate studies UCL. His main research involves understanding and improving the supply chain mechanism in FM. He is a member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors working party on sustainability and an advisor to Modus services ltd at MOD main Building Whitehall. Marjolein van Wervenis a research student at Maastricht University, and also at the University of Eindhoven. Her research looks at airport facility management. Samantha Priceis a research associate with University College London at the School of the Built Environment. During the past year, she has developed research in the areas of sustainable facilities management and energy reduction process for existing building stock. Price has just commenced the second year of her PhD and is interested in change management techniques as a tool for FM to advance strategically towards sustainable FM.ABSTRACT The latest trend of cooperation between bodies to deliver airport facilities management (AFM) can be interpreted as a networking activity. This article explores Facilities Management (FM) uses of strategic alliances through showing how alliances are formed, operated and also improve the strategic strength of the contract. Strategic alliances are diverse and complex in nature. The case of AF) is used to develop the theoretical understanding of the benefi t of strategic alliances used to deliver strategic change within FM. The increase in strategic strength for FM and AFM is evidenced through improved strategic positioning, improved effi ciency, greater environmental benefi ts and improved utilisation of the benefi ts of privatisation. This article will examine why airports form strategic alliances to deliver AFM and whether interfi rm rivalry and managerial complexity can cause problems within these strategic alliances.

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The developing use of strategic alliances in facilities management

Pitt

Werven²,

Price³

2011

J Retail Leisure Property

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“…An increased focus on sustainability performance from a range stakeholders has meant that companies must also adapt to support this new core activity (Price et al, 2011;Garza-Reyes, 2015). The built environment is responsible for half of the UK's water consumption (BIFM, 2007) thus sustainability targets are likely to include water usage.…”

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A Six Sigma Approach to Water Savings

Cairns¹,

Macpherson²

2017

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The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of a six sigma approach to reducing water losses through a combination of water efficiency and leak detection on a private distribution system. The paper takes the form of a case study that investigates the implementation of water reduction strategy across an estate with 26 miles of potable water pipe and over 200 facilities. This incorporates methods developed in the water industry such as water loss reduction and water demand management. The paper demonstrates that large water savings could be made through adoption of a six sigma approach. The approach has the potential to be applied to a wide range of situations including sites with limited technology. This case study provides a useful source for Facilities Managers involved in the management of utilities to determine suitable water saving approaches and strategies for large estates with private water distribution networks.

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“…The implication of this is the pressure on the FM function to continually express its strategic relevance to organizations by tangible value-adding performance output to support their organizations sustainability goals. Despite the ability to actively champion and implement activities capable of delivering sustainability benefits to organizations, this role is not fully recognized and appreciated [7]. This creates a new perspective to facilities performance measurement and management.…”

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“…According to Tucker [13], sustainable FM is all about "being able to manage, implement and deliver an organisation's non-core business services that contribute to the improvement of the economic, social and physical environment, and, in turn, to the greater environmental sustainability on an organisation's core business objectives" p 242. The potential of FM contributing to achieving sustainability goals within organizations have been acknowledged and investigated [2,7,23,26]. FM has been firmly established now as an integrated function that operates, manages, and improves buildings and infrastructure of organizations in order to create an environment that enables core business to thrive [27].…”

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A review of sustainable facilities management knowledge and practice

2016

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Abstract. Sustainability is seen as a far-reaching issue now, and one which the facilities management [FM] profession cannot overlook. This paper explores current sustainable facilities management [SFM] knowledge and practice with specific focus on performance as part of a research focus toward proposing a sustainable FM performance management framework for sustainable healthcare waste management in Malaysia. This paper utilized a review of extant literature on the subject of SFM, FM performance and FM development in Malaysia as source of information. Findings reflect the increasing recognition of the need for the strategic FM function, and how facilities managers are best positioned to drive organizations' sustainability agendas. In Malaysian context, this recognition is barely evident as findings show FM practice is still immature and predominantly operational. Unlike developed FM markets, FM relevance in Malaysia is being driven by the public sector. Also findings show a disharmony between organizations' sustainability priority areas and the responsibilities for facilities managers to execute them where the sustainability policy of organizations prioritize one FM service and the facilities managers' responsibilities prioritize another. As most of SFM implementation is driven by legislation this seems to strengthen the position that, organizations continue to view support services as non-value-adding, as unavoidable liabilities. The implication of this is the pressure on the FM function to continually express its strategic relevance to organizations by tangible value-adding performance output. This creates a new perspective to measuring and managing facilities performance. This paper therefore elevates the importance of FM performance management in SFM context taking into account the peculiar position of the facilities manager. This is seen as a way forward for FM to better express its value to the organization .

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Implications of a sustainability policy for facilities management organisations

Cited by 47 publications

References 34 publications

The developing use of strategic alliances in facilities management

The developing use of strategic alliances in facilities management

A Six Sigma Approach to Water Savings

A review of sustainable facilities management knowledge and practice

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