We live in a wonderful world of Facility Management. How fortunate we are. A strong community and an interwoven system of research, education, and practice. What can be our next smart move? In his keynote Mark discusses research with societal impact and uses these to sketch a resilient way forward.

People in western countries spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. This severely affects their health (WHO 2013; Klepeis et al. 2001). The health risks are exacerbated if people travel between indoor spaces by car or public transport. Buildings on streets specifically designed to create a human …

Increasingly, adding trees to the city is a new goal on the urban agenda in order to fight climate change. There is an interesting contrast when looking at the average lifespan of trees in the city: 30 years. The reason is that trees are still being seen from a utilitarian perspective and as urban furniture …

Substantial changes in the Dutch health care landscape have led to new ways of funding and designing hospitals. Flexibility in the design of hospital real estate provides options to adapt to changing circumstances. FREM plays an important role in managing hospital real estate and the utilization of these …

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 …

Onderzoek en ontwerp van zorgvastgoed heeft veel invalshoeken. Health Space Design heeft onderzoek gedaan met simulatie met verouderingspakken in het UMCG, simulatie van ziekenhuisbezoek in een mock-up van een spreekkamer in Nij Smellinghe en ontwerponderzoek van looplijnen en healthy ageing in diverse …

Presentatie communicatieuur Instituut voor Facility Management (SIFM)