Facility Management encapsulates unprecedented positive forces with which any workforce in an organization can function and perform better. A right facility design is also beneficial for clients, patients, and other end users. You will be immersed in best case practices, showing organizational-spatial …

C-Level Debate: FM from different perspectives, that have to be adressed! Developing the strategy of an organization is the role of the C-level of an organization. How can FM help an organization reach its strategic goals or even help to identify them. What are themes that have to be adressed? We choose …

Noise is a common problem in hospitals, and it is known that social behavior can influence sound levels. The aim of this naturally-occurring field experiment was to assess the influence of a non-talking rule on the actual sound level and perception of patients in an outpatient infusion center. In a quasi-randomized …

A Dutch healthcare organisation modernizes its real estate portfolio to meet today’s requirements and acquired an office building for conversion into a nursing home for elderly with dementia. The purpose of the research has been to study the design principles for elderly with dementia, for innovative …

Gezonde GebouwenHet lectoraat Facility Management van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen levert een belangrijke bijdrage aan de verdere professionalisering van het praktijkgericht onderzoek naar de gebouwde omgeving in Nederland. Daarvoor wordt multidisciplinair en ontwerpgericht onderzoek gedaan. Altijd op …

Purpose This paper aims to identify antecedents that influence perceived cleanliness by consulting experts and end-users in the field of facilities management (facility service providers, clients of facility service providers and consultants). Business models were evaluated to understand why some antecedents …

presentation at Research community M&O, THUAS

Breastfeeding has important health consequences, not only for infants, but also for mothers (Victora et al., 2016). However, many mothers stop breastfeeding before the advised six month period. Research indicates that difficulties associated with combining work and breastfeeding are an important reason …

De tevredenheid over activiteitgerelateerde werkomgevingen (AGW omgevingen) valt vaak tegen, waarbij we opvallende verschillen zien tussen individuele gebruikers. Een beter begrip van deze verschillen kan bijdragen aan het optimaliseren van de tevredenheid en daarmee samenhangende organisatie uitkomsten. …