Barriers and commitment of facilities management profession to the sustainability agenda

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-64

  Elmualim, Abbas ^a   Shockley, Daniel ^a   Valle, Roberto ^a,b   Ludlow, Gordon ^b   Shah, Sunil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM)   (United Kingdom)

^c Jacobs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facilities management; Policy; Sustainability; Sustainable development and leadership

Indexed keywords

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SENIOR MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP; SUSTAINABILITY; TIME CONSTRAINTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FACILITY LOCATION; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 70249092504     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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