Journal of Facilities Management: Volume 10 Issue 1

Risk mitigation strategies for guaranteed maximum price and target cost contracts in construction: A factor analysis approach

Joseph H.L. Chan, Daniel W.M. Chan, Albert P.C. Chan, Patrick T.I. Lam

There is a lack of empirical research on risk mitigation strategies for those construction projects procured by guaranteed maximum price contracts (GMP) and target cost contracts…

A Delphi study on building services engineers' core competence and statutory role in Hong Kong

Francis W.H. Yik, Joseph H.K. Lai, W.L. Lee, K.T. Chan, C.K. Chau

The purpose of this paper is to narrow the diverse views of the industry stakeholders on two controversial issues, namely the scope of core competence of building services…

Factors contributing to successful public private partnership projects: Comparing Hong Kong with Australia and the United Kingdom

Esther Cheung, Albert P.C. Chan, Stephen Kajewski

With the increasing interest in public private partnership (PPP), there is a need to investigate the factors contributing to successful delivery of PPP projects. The purpose of…

Developing a heat stress model for construction workers

Albert P.C. Chan, Michael C.H. Yam, Joanne W.Y. Chung, Wen Yi

Heat stress, having caused preventable and lamentable deaths, is hazardous to construction workers in the hot and humid summers of Hong Kong. The purpose of this paper is to…

Drivers and barriers of new product development and innovation in event venues: A multiple case study

Ahmed Hassanien, Crispin Dale

The purpose of this paper is to review the role of new product development (NPD) in event venue operations by drawing on existing literature. The paper acknowledges product…

2011 Awards for Excellence

How does award winning innovative FM fit with changing government vision?

Samantha Price