Abstract
It has been put forward in recent years that facilities management considerations
should be better integrated into planning, design and construction of new buildings. It
is difficult to disagree with the idea that it would good to establish a feedback
mechanism from buildings in use to the production of new buildings, but is it
possible? And are there obstacles? This paper will through examples from
construction management literature and some cases outline issues related to this
integration of facilities management. It is the intention to improve the understanding
of the complexities in the integration of FM considerations by linking to a more
general debate in construction management. It is demonstrated that it is not as easy as
it may seem to create such a learning loop. There is an important and seemingly
neglected link to the discussion on fragmentation of the construction industry. A
feedback mechanism cannot simply be engineered into construction. A demand from
up front in the construction process for knowledge about existing buildings will be
needed, as well as mechanisms for passing on the knowledge through the construction
process.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ARCOM Annual Conference 2010 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Volume | 1 |
Place of Publication | Leeds |
Publisher | ARCOM, Association of Researchers in Construction Management |
Publication date | 2010 |
Edition | 26 |
Pages | 715-725 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-9552390-4-5 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | 26th Annual ARCOM Conference : Association of Researchers in Construction Management - Leeds, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Sept 2010 → 8 Sept 2010 Conference number: 26 |
Conference
Conference | 26th Annual ARCOM Conference |
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Number | 26 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Leeds |
Period | 06/09/2010 → 08/09/2010 |
Keywords
- fragmentation
- facilities management
- change