Sustainable Practice for the Facilities Manager

Shah, Sunil

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“…Die potensiële bydrae van fasiliteitsbestuurders tot die bereiking van volhoubaarheidsdoelwitte is goed gedokumenteer (Wood, 2006;Shah, 2007). Die ontwikkeling van volhoubare fasiliteitsbestuurspraktyke is aangespoor deur die behoefte om 'n bydrae tot die vermindering van die impak van beboude omgewings op die omgewing te maak (Ikediashi, Ogunlana, Oladokun & Adewuyi, 2012).…”

Section: Die Rol En Belangrikheid Van Volhoubare Fasiliteitsbestuurspunclassified

Volhoubare fasiliteitsbestuur in winkelsentrums in Pretoria

Merwe

Kleynhans

Cloete

2017

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word tot 'n veel mindere mate toegepas, as gevolg van die persepsie dat sulke praktyke nie lei tot finansiële besparings of bydra tot die bestuur van die sentrums nie en dus as minder belangrik geag word.Trefwoorde: Volhoubare fasiliteitsbestuur; eiendomsbestuur; volhoubaarheidskriteria; winkelsentrums. AbstractAlthough sustainable facility management is increasingly gaining recognition in developing countries and is implemented in new buildings, in particular, hardly any information is available regarding sustainable practices in facility management that are applied locally in South Africa, and particularly in Pretoria. In this article, five key areas for sustainable facility management in shopping centres are investigated, namely energy consumption, water consumption, materials and resource management, internal environment quality management, and location management.This study also established which sustainable facility management strategies and methods are currently being applied and what perceptions property managers in shopping centres in Pretoria have regarding sustainable facility management.Questionnaires and one-on-one interviews with property managers and centre managers and owners were employed to obtain qualitative information such as the perceptions and knowledge of the respondents, as well as quantitative information such as quantities and percentages. The sample and data collected for the study are limited to shopping malls in Pretoria with a commercial area of 10 000m² or more, which yielded a total of 69 shopping centres.Completed questionnaires were returned by approximately a quarter of the total sample population, representing a lettable area of 765 835m 2 and 1 663 stores. Nearly 90% of the respondents indicated that the 'property' management function is done internally, compared with over 94% that internally manage the 'facility' management function.It was found that sustainable facility management practices are being applied in shopping centres in Pretoria, but that there is a clear preference for widely applied practices that lead to financial savings. Practices that contribute to social and environmental objectives are applied to a much lesser extent, due to the perception that such practices do not result in financial savings or contribute to the management of the centres and are, therefore, regarded as less important.

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Section: Die Rol En Belangrikheid Van Volhoubare Fasiliteitsbestuurspunclassified

Volhoubare fasiliteitsbestuur in winkelsentrums in Pretoria

Merwe

Kleynhans

Cloete

2017

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“…This drawback has lead to a lack of understanding and skills that required to put the sustainability agenda into action. Proper capabilities and skills among FM practitioners can contribute hugely to the success implementation of the sustainability agenda in the FM sector [6,10]. Yet, FM practitioners still suffer from the lack of capabilities and inconsistency of skills to implement sustainability in their routines.…”

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“…In addition to their technical and operational skills, FM professionals have a great opportunity to make a valuable strategic contribution towards their organisation's sustainable business. However, the concerning issue of limited capabilities in achieving this vision has risen an alarming situation and solutions were needed [6,10,14]. Due to this, the FM professionals need to understand and recognise how the growing importance of sustainability is influencing the way they discharge their duties, roles and responsibilities.…”

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“…Yet, FM practitioners still suffer from the lack of capabilities and inconsistency of skills to implement sustainability in their routines. Furthermore, issues such as the lack of sustainability knowledge and also knowledge gap add to the difficulty [10,11,12]. Transition to sustainability will not materialise until facility manager were empowered with the necessary knowledge and capabilities in order to face the sustainability challenges [13].…”

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A Guidelines for People Capability Enhancement to Support Sustainable Facility Management in Infrastructure Project

Sarpin¹,

Kasim²,

Zainal³

2017

CAFES-17, ICFCT-2017, SDMCAE-17 April 18-19, 2017 Kyoto (Japan)

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“…Energy conservation is becoming a signifi cant concern for facility managers. Aspects of waste and wasted energy are issues that facilities planning and management professionals should be taking into consideration if they are keen to add value to their organizations ( Shah, 2007 ). The identifi cation and implementation of programs to reduce resource usage is a signifi cant issue.…”

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Analysis of factors influencing office workplace planning and design in corporate facilities

Hassanain

2010

J Build Apprais

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This article presents an assessment of the infl uential factors that space planners and design professionals must consider during the planning and design of offi ce space in corporate facilities, so as to enable staff to perform their tasks as effi ciently as possible. Published literature has been analyzed for the purpose of investigating the role of offi ce space as an enabling resource and addressing the concepts of space planning and management in corporate organizations. The analysis was extended to synthesize the factors that infl uence the provision of offi ce workplace. These factors were classifi ed under three distinct groups. The article addresses the need for sustainable planning of the offi ce workplace and the importance of reviewing the performance of the offi ce workplace during the operation phase. A survey was administered to qualitatively assess the perceived level of importance for each of the identifi ed factors by a sample group of space planners and design professionals. The fi ndings of the survey were analyzed and reported to conclude on the signifi cance of the identifi ed factors. This article provides a practical value to space planners, design professionals and facility managers involved in the development, design and operation of offi ce workplaces.

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Sustainable Practice for the Facilities Manager

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Volhoubare fasiliteitsbestuur in winkelsentrums in Pretoria

Volhoubare fasiliteitsbestuur in winkelsentrums in Pretoria

A Guidelines for People Capability Enhancement to Support Sustainable Facility Management in Infrastructure Project

Analysis of factors influencing office workplace planning and design in corporate facilities

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