Transformative Technologies for Facility Management Professionals: A Technical Review
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2022
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Oluwunmi, A.O
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JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
Abstract
Globally, the facility management (FM) profession has seen
significant transformations. The role of FM professionals has moved
beyond simply managing facilities to creating, implementing, and
maintaining strategic value in facilities by utilizing technology. FM
professionals - particularly in developing countries - must develop the
capacity to boost business performance by leveraging relevant
technologies. Taking this into account, this study conducted a
thorough evaluation of the literature on FM technologies published in
both developed and developing nations. Materials were reviewed on
technologies that can potentially transform the FM profession (that is,
FM technologies). The findings revealed that Building Information
Modeling (BIM) and the Internet of Things (IoT) accounted for the
larger percentage (58%) of research efforts. Moreover, the review
also showed that research efforts on FM technologies are recent
because a lot of materials (53%) on the topic were published
between 2021 and 2022. It was suggested that FM professionals
keep an eye out for emerging technologies that can help them
manage buildings, people and processes more efficiently, while also
boosting business performance and occupiers’ satisfaction. This
research will help in achieving the United Nations' Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) number 9 (Industry, Innovation, and
Infrastructure).
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Oluwunmi, A.O. (2022). Transformative Technologies for Facility Management Professionals: A Technical Review.