The future workplace of SMEs: A research in the ongoing experiences of the pandemic on the hybrid workplace strategy for Dutch SMEs

The Dutch government implemented strict regulations to reduce the spreading of the virus and highly encouraged travel restrictions and to work from home if possible. As a result, organizations were forced to adapt and implement remote working. These implications became the norm for close to two years. Consequently, the needs and preferences of...

Developing an indicator-based sustainability assessment framework for office appraisal: Exploring ways to integrate sustainability into appraisels

Sustainable development is the key solution to mitigate the impact of the 21st century’s major challenges such as the depletion of our natural resources, emissions that accelerate climate change together with the large waste generation. One of the largest contributor to the aforementioned issues is the existing building stock, in particular the...

New Model for Adding Value by FM and CREM

Model in four steps on how to add value to the organisation by interventions in buildings, facilities and services.

The Delft legacy of Adding Value by CREM

This book chapter presents an overview of many publications on adding value through corporate and public real estate, in chronological order. It discusses the concepts of added value and adding value, various value parameters, the relationships between input-throughput-output-outcome, and how to manage adding value by CREM in four steps. A such...

Alignment of corporate real estate strategy and corporate business strategy

Adding Value by Health Care Real Estate: Parameters and Priorities

Purpose Due to the transition of the Dutch health care sector from a governmentally steered domain towards regulated market forces, health care organisations have become fully responsible for their real estate. This paper explores if/how Dutch health care organisations adopt the concept of adding value by corporate and public real estate, which...

Added value of FM: A critical review

The purpose of this paper is to provide a state of the art of how the topic “Added value of FM” has been treated recently in research and practice. The paper is based on research papers from EFMC 2013 and 2014. The paper provides an overview and a critical review of this research. A main focus is to examine to which degree there is a cumulative...

Adding value by hospital real estate: An exploration of Dutch practice

Objectives: To explore how hospital real estate can add value to the health care organisation , which values are prioritized in practice, and why.<br/>Background: Dutch healthcare organisations are self-responsible for the costs and benefits of their accommodation. Meanwhile, a lively debate is going on about possible added values of corporate...

Building for a better hospital: Value-adding management & design of healthcare real estate

Recent deregulation of laws on hospital real estate in the Netherlands implies that healthcare institutions have more opportunities to make independent accommodation choices, but at the same time have themselves become responsible for the risks associated with the investment. In addition, accommodation costs have become an integral part of the...

Added Value Framework and Information Technology Capabilities of Enterprise Application Integration

This research deals with enterprise application integration with two new perspectives. The two perspectives are added value and information technology capabilities. Enterprise applications are a set of software packages that help organizations run their businesses. Enterprise applications have been used consistently in all industries. This wide...

Do we really need the F in DB(F)MO? An empirical study into the substitutes of the F component in Dutch DBMO building projects and the effects on added value

Due to the difficulties around the F component, it recently appears that more attention has been paid to exploring the alternatives of bank financing. New forms of integrated contracts are gradually being developed that are funded by public resources, but are directed at producing comparable incentives as produced by the F component. In addition...

The added value of flagships for German car manufacturers

Adding Value by FM and CREM in Dutch hospitals

Purpose: To explore if and how Dutch hospital managers steer on adding value by well-considered Facility Management (FM) and Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM), which values are leading, and how adding value is being translated into concrete interventions. Methodology: In addition to a review of literature, eighteen interviews have been...

De toegevoegde waarde van architectuur voor de zorg in ziekenhuizen

Real estate added value and decision-making in hospital infrastructure

This paper explores the concept of adding value to corporate performance by real estate, and how this concept could be applied in decision-making processes for new hospital infrastructure. A literature review forms the starting point for interviews carried out with hospitals‘ CEOs on how real estate added value is perceived and used in design...

Value-based design and management of hospital buildings

The purpose of this paper it to explore the concept of adding value by real estate and related performance indicators, and the way it is or could be applied in value-based design and management of buildings. The concept is being illustrated with research findings on hospital buildings, based on a literature review and ten interviews with CEOs...

Value-based design and management of hospital buildings

The purpose of this paper it to explore the concept of adding value by real estate and related performance indicators, and the way it is or could be applied in value-based design and management of buildings. The concept is being illustrated with research findings on hospital buildings, based on a literature review and ten interviews with CEOs...