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The Week of 10th January to 17th January 2000:
Construction and Building Management
Structural Engineering | Facilities
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This review updates the previous review on Property, Building, and Earthquakes, published last year. For those who have not yet seen that review, we suggest you visit that review first. All articles reviewed in the former review AND this one plus many others from the two featured journals are available for free download this week only.
It was only a few months ago that we published our first review on this subject. Accordingly this short update reviews just those relevant articles that have been added to the database since that time.
Firstly, an article that focuses on Shanghai, a center of much growth, especially in construction, in the massive China market. Not much research here, but some useful personal on-the-ground observations from two professionals.
Challenge and opportunity: facility management in Shanghai
John D. Gilleard , Pan Yiqun
Facilities; 17: 3/4 1999; pp. 105-111
China is currently the fastest growing economy in the world. This paper discusses the current state of property management in Shanghai and reviews the challenges and opportunities for facility management in this city. In particular, it focuses on the embryonic role of FM resulting from the changes that are taking place in attitudes, both at the corporate and government level. It considers issues arising from personal observation of, and visits to, companies in Shanghai, and discussions with professionals in the property management sector in China. It describes typical property management provision in Shanghai and the growth in the importance of training for property management as part of the growing recognition of the significance of facility management in China. However, it concludes that until the property management industry fully matures it is unlikely that facility management will be widely practised for some time.
Keywords: Facilities management, Property management
Article Type: Journalistic
Content Indicators: Research Implication- *, Practice Implication- **, Originality- ***, Readability- **
From a developing market to a developed one, Werner's article below examines the effect of telecommunication on commercial property, and underlines how important liberalization of the telco industries is to the ability of property developers to construct "competitive buildings"...
Coping with Asian telecommunication liberalization in commercial buildings
David P. Werner
Facilities; 17: 3/4 1999; pp. 91-96
As Asian telecommunications markets become liberalized, there will be significant impact on the design and management of telecommunications space and pathways. Details of the impact will vary according to each country's unique approach to liberalization and according to tenants' expectations with regard to an increasingly competitive telecommunications market. This article explores via each element of telecommunications space and pathways how liberalization of the telecommunications market in Hong Kong is being used as a catalyst to improve services and competitiveness of commercial buildings owned and operated by Hongkong Land Ltd, a major developer of grade A office space in Asia.
Keywords: Asia, Deregulation, Facilities management, Telecommunications, Utilities
Article Type: Case study
Content Indicators: Research Implication- *, Practice Implication- **, Originality- **, Readability- **
Another article from Hong Kong, this time focusing on fire safety and how it can be policed and developed by government and the industry itself.
A building safety inspection system for fire safety issues in existing buildings
Siu Ming Lo
Structural Survey; 16: 4 1998; pp. 209-217
The majority of the population in Hong Kong live in multi-storey high-rise buildings. The safety conditions of these buildings are a major concern of the Government and the public. Fire safety is one of the major concerns especially after several large fire tragedies in the past few years. The Hong Kong Government has introduced a mandatory safety assurance requirement which is called the "Building Safety Inspection Scheme". Under this scheme, building owners are required to appoint appropriate building professionals to assess the safety level of their buildings and to recommend appropriate actions. One of the major aspects relates to the fire safety. In order to ensure uniform standards and easy administration, the Hong Kong Government intends to publish a Code of Practice on the assessment for use by building professionals. This paper proposes a fire safety assurance approach including the fire safety assessment method which may form the basis of the Code of Practice.
Keywords: Fire safety, Inspection
Article Type: Theoretical with worked example
Content Indicators: Research Implication- **, Practice Implication- **, Originality- **, Readability- **
Singapore, as you would expect, is also at the forefront of ensuring safety in the building and construction industries. The following article focuses on contract law issues as it affects the building and construction industry in Singapore.
Contractual and statutory liability for building defects in Singapore
Stephen Donohoe
Structural Survey; 17: 1 1999; pp. 32-35
Singapore and the UK share the same common law heritage. English law was imported into Singapore through the colonisation of the island in the nineteenth-century. Singapore law developed in a similar manner to English law, subject to exceptions to reflect the different ethnic and religious identity of Singapore. It is not true to say that English law and Singapore law are identical, despite their common law roots. Since the passing of the Application of the English Law Act in 1993, English statutes are no longer automatically followed in Singapore; however, English common law principles reflected in case law continue to be important. This paper looks at applications in contract law of key areas relating to building defects, such as materials, workmanship and design, in the context of contract law in Singapore.
Keywords: Contracts, Defects, Law, Legislation, Singapore
Article Type: Theoretical with worked example
Content Indicators: Research Implication- *, Practice Implication- ***, Originality- **, Readability- *
Finally a very recent but specialised article from Hong Kong, but with some implications for policy development...
The use of thermography for the detection of external finishes defects of buildings in Hong Kong
Siu Ming Lo
Structural Survey; 17: 1 1999; pp. 22-26
Infrared thermography is said to be a technique that can detect external finishes defects. However, there exist numerous parameters that can affect the accuracy of this technique. Its use should be subject to strict control and the results cannot be considered as conclusive. This paper discusses the complications of the thermal signature and the possible procedures when carrying out the survey. It also indicates that such a technique may be useful to the building control authority for mass-screening of a large batch of buildings to justify the issuance of statutory orders.
Keywords: Defects, Hong Kong, Surveys, Thermography
Article Type: Technical
Content Indicators: Research Implication- *, Practice Implication- ***, Originality- **, Readability- * |
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