1998 facilities.pdf (3.21 MB)
Attitudes to building services component reuse in the UK healthcare sector
journal contribution
posted on 2012-04-12, 13:35 authored by Derek ThomsonDerek Thomson, John R. Kelly, Roy S. WebbMany organisations are responding to the diminishing stability of their operating environments by developing flexible methods of performing their core function. This creates demand for flexible supporting building space. While the architectural problems of providing such space have been solved for many years, its servicing remains problematic. This difficulty is manifested in the rising cost of services alterations necessitated when spaces are changed in use. The current inflexibility of services installation construction has prompted a study of reusable building services components. It is anticipated that this approach will increase services installation adaptability by reducing alteration costs. Focusing on the UK National Health Service, this paper presents a survey of trends in organisational function, their estate implications and the extent to which facilities managers can control or plan estate responses to frequent core function revision. Existing services component reuse practices are reviewed and component and process attributes conducive to disassembly and refurbishment are identified. It is concluded that, while reusable services components will achieve the required services installation adaptability, their technical feasibility and economic viability remain to be determined.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
THOMSON, D.S., KELLY, J.R. and WEBB, R.S., 1998. Attitudes to building services component reuse in the UK healthcare sector. Facilities, 16 (12/13), pp. 349 - 355Publisher
© MCB University Press (now Emerald)Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
1998Notes
This article was published in the journal, Facilities [© MCB University Press]. The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02632779810235663ISSN
0263-2772Publisher version
Language
- en