Abstract
Purpose: To investigate and give guidance on how Sustainable Facilities Management (SFM) can add value to organisations and the environment.
Methodology: A conceptual framework has been developed for investigating the opportunities for Facilities Management (FM) to add value in relation to six selected value parameters: Branding, Economy, Flexibility, Productivity, Risk and Sustainability and the five FM scopes: Portfolio management, Project management, Space and workplace management, Property management, and Service management. The main focus of the paper is on environmental sustainability and in particularly materials and energy. For each scope a value tree with interventions as value enablers and a list of key performance indicators were developed. The paper is based on literature reviews, discussions and verifications in a group of researchers and experts with comprehensive practical experience from FM organisations and consulting companies.
Findings: The paper concludes that SFM can contribute to organisational and environmental value within all five scopes. Synergies and trade-offs between Sustainability and the other five value parameters are discussed.
Implications: The results can be used to obtain a deeper understanding of how SFM can add value to organisations and the environment. The conceptual framework can give inspiration to further research on the added value of FM. Practitioners can find inspiration and guidance on how to contribute to added value by SFM within each of the five FM scopes.
Methodology: A conceptual framework has been developed for investigating the opportunities for Facilities Management (FM) to add value in relation to six selected value parameters: Branding, Economy, Flexibility, Productivity, Risk and Sustainability and the five FM scopes: Portfolio management, Project management, Space and workplace management, Property management, and Service management. The main focus of the paper is on environmental sustainability and in particularly materials and energy. For each scope a value tree with interventions as value enablers and a list of key performance indicators were developed. The paper is based on literature reviews, discussions and verifications in a group of researchers and experts with comprehensive practical experience from FM organisations and consulting companies.
Findings: The paper concludes that SFM can contribute to organisational and environmental value within all five scopes. Synergies and trade-offs between Sustainability and the other five value parameters are discussed.
Implications: The results can be used to obtain a deeper understanding of how SFM can add value to organisations and the environment. The conceptual framework can give inspiration to further research on the added value of FM. Practitioners can find inspiration and guidance on how to contribute to added value by SFM within each of the five FM scopes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 22nd CIB World Building Congress |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication date | 2022 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Event | 22nd CIB World Building Congress - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 27 Jun 2022 → 30 Jun 2022 Conference number: 22 |
Conference
| Conference | 22nd CIB World Building Congress |
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| Number | 22 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 27/06/2022 → 30/06/2022 |