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23rd EuroFM Research Symposium

Organized by: EuroFM

Overview

During the EuroFM Conference 2024 the 23rd EuroFM Research Symposium will take place. The theme of the symposium centers around transformation to contribute to future-proof Facility Management (FM).

The (preliminary) programme for the EuroFM Conference 2023 and 23rd EuroFM Research Symposium can be found below.

Programme

Day 1 – 10 June 2024

08.30 – 09.00Registration
09.00 – 09.15Welcome and opening of the 29th EuroFM Conference and 23rd Research Symposium
Room: Great Hall
09.15 – 09.30Opening Insights by Jane Ballantyne
Academic Insights from London Metropolitan University
Room: Great Hall
09.30 – 10.15Opening Keynote by Perry Timms
Skills of the Future
Room: Great Hall
10.15 – 11.00Workshop with Jon Green and Giovanni Fiore
Indoor Air Quality
Room: TM3-03
11.00 – 11.30COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 13.00Session 1 – Research Symposium: Digital Transformation 1
Chair: Nipuni Sumanarathna, London Met (UK)
Room: TM3-03
1.1Olli Vigren, Chiara Tagliaro, Toomaj Ghalandar, and Tin Phan
Exploring Digitalization in Facility Management: Towards a Research Agenda
1.2Nadine Wills and Niels Bartels
Aligning Academic Curriculum with the Needs of Facility Management Industry – An Analysis
1.3Aravinda Adhikari, Tharindu Karunaratne, and Nipuni Sumanarathna*
Machine Learning Techniques for Building Predictive Maintenance: A Review
1.4Per Anker Jensen, Susanne Balslev Nielsen, and Helle Lohmann Rasmussen
Tools and Guidelines for Digital and Sustainable Facility Management: Operational Plans and Budgets
13.00 – 14.00LUNCH
14.00 – 15.30Session 2 – Research Symposium: Digital Transformation 2
Chair: Oluseun Ajayi, London Met (UK)
Room: TM3-03
2.1Tim Barthel, Paul Becker, and Nadine Wills
Time-Benefit Analysis of Semiautomatic 3D Laser Scanning for BIM-based Facility Management
2.2Nipuni Sumanarathna, Kalani C. Dahanayake, and Aravinda Adhikari
Big Data Analytics in Facilities Management Higher Education: A Way Forward
2.3Karlijn Sissingh
How Do Customers Respond to a Digital Human at the Facility Management Service Desk?
2.4Douglas Bawauh, Federica Pascale, and Nebil Archour
The Role of Digital Twins to Optimise Hospital Resilience Strategies to Heatwaves: A Review
15.30 – 16.00COFFEE BREAK
16.00 – 17.00Session 3 – Research Symposium: Green Transformation 1
Chair: Alenka Temeljotov Salaj, NTNU (Norway)
Room: TM3-03
3.1John Scott and Nipuni Sumanarathna
Rehabilitation of an Existing Building: Structural Information Requirements
3.2Ronan O’Hara, Wanigarathna Nadeeshani, and Keith Jones
Show Me the Backlog! Opportunities to Improve UK Public Sector Maintenance Investment Planning
3.3Ådne Lund Øvstebø and Alenka Temeljotov Salaj, Anders-Johan Almås, and Svein Bjørberg
Resilience of Existing Buildings to Norwegian Climate Stressors
17.15 – 17.30Wrap-up and Closing of Day 1
Room: Great Hall
17.30 – 19.30Networking with Students

Day 2 – 11 June 2024

08.30 – 09.00Registration
09.00 – 09.45Keynote by Matthew Tucker
Navigating the Technological Landscape in Facility Management
Room: Great Hall
09.50 – 11.20Session 4 – Research Symposium: Green Transformation 2
Chair: Per Anker Jensen, DTU (Denmark)
Room: TM3-03
4.1Per Anker Jensen and Henrik Juul Nielsen
Exploring Circular Facilities Management: A Case of Portfolio, Building and Workplace Transformation
4.2Rebecka Lundgren, Riikka Kyrö, Saija Toivonen, and Lassi Tähtinen
Enabling Circular Futures of Workspaces through Facilities Management: A Backcasting Approach
4.3Rachel Kuijlenburg, Sjors Houtveen, Frans Joosstens, and Marlinda Dressen
The smart buildings paradox! How to combine smart building and novel IT-technologies?
4.4Markus Krämer and Richa Srivastava
Scenario-Driven Approach for Enabling Sector-Coupled Energy Systems by Adapting Site Operations
11.20 – 11.30COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 13.00Session 5 – Research Symposium: Spatial Transformations
Chair: Chiara Taglioro, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Room: TM3-03
5.1Ronald Beckers*
Exploring the Home Office with Participatory Photography
5.2Susanne Colenberg and Mathilda du Preez
Developing a Community-Supporting Office Layout for Academics: A Case Study
5.3Chuyao Wang, Riikka Jääskeläinen, Vera Luostarinen, Satu Kankaala and Tuuli Jylhä
The Role of Facility Management in University Startup Ecosystems: A Startups’ Perspective
5.4Jenni Poutanen*
Campus Transformations and Student Preferences
13.00 – 14.00LUNCH
14.00 – 15.30Session 6. Services in Transformation
Chair: Tuuli Jylhä, Aalto University (Finland)
Room: TM3-03
6.1Per Anker Jensen, Susanne Balslev Nielsen and Helle Lohmann Rasmussen
What is the FM Value Guide – and How to Make a Value Guideline?
6.2Ida Ekman, Niko Penttinen, and Tuuli Jylhä
Transformation of Outsourcing and In-Housing Practices in Corporate Real Estate Management
6.3Andera Pelzeter, Silke Bustamante, Martina Martinovic, and Heike Prüße
Carbon Benchmarks for Non-Medical Services in Hospitals
6.4Michel Altan, Andrew Mzembe, and Hugo Mutsaerts
The Integration of Facility and Healthcare Departments in the Context of Food Production and Delivery Processes
15.30 – 16.00COFFEE BREAK
16.00 – 16.30Wrapping up the 23rd Research Symposium
Tuuli Jylhä and Riikka Kyrö
16.30 – 17.15Closing Keynote by Simone Fenton-Jarvis
People in FM
Room: Great Hall
17.15 – 17.30Closing of the EuroFM Conference
Room: Great Hall
18.00 – 21.00Charity Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony**
Venue: TBC

* Best Paper Candidate

** Not included in Presenting Author registration

Please note that all details mentioned

on this page may be subject to change.

Additional information

This year’s EuroFM Research Symposium will be held on 10 and 11 June 2024 during the EuroFM Conference 2024 in London.

More information on this event can be found on www.eurofmconference.uk.

Details

From June 10
to June 11, 2024

London Metropolitan University
166-220 Holloway Road
London N7 8DB
United Kingdom

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