Facilities Planning And Design: An Introduction For Facility Planners, Facility Project Managers And Facility Managers (World Scientific Series On The Built Environment)

Contents
Foreword
Preface
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Ten essentials of facilities planning and design
	1.1 Definitions
	1.2 The importance of facilities planning and design
	1.3 Ten essentials that facility managers need to know about facilities planning and design
	1.4 Essential #1a — Understanding the phases in the life of a facility
		Plan
		Design
		Build
		Manage
		Different ways of naming the phases of a development project
		Example: RIBA Plan of Work 2020
	1.5 Essential #1b — Knowing the parties involved in the development of a building
		Internal parties
		External parties
			Consultants
			Main contractor
			Government and regulatory agencies
			The public and community
	1.6 Summary
		Review and discussion questions
Chapter 2 Strategic planning and the facility master plan
	2.1 What is strategic planning?
		Benefits and shortcomings of strategic planning
		What type of organisations find planning useful?
		What do planners do?
	2.2 The strategic planning process
		Preparation of the strategic plan
		Execution and monitoring of the strategic plan
		Stakeholders in the strategic planning process
	2.3 Essential #2a — How the organisation’s strategic plan drives the need for facilities
		Questions the FM needs to consider regarding the strategic plan
		Is the existing facility adequate?
		Does the facility need to be expanded or renovated?
		Where can the FM obtain the funding for the expansion or renovation of the facility?
		Other questions
		Example — Airport strategic plan
	2.4 Essential #2b — Why the facility master plan should bea ligned with the organisation’s strategic plan
		What is a facility master plan?
		Example — The link between a university strategic plan and the university master plan
	2.5 Dealing with uncertainty in facility master planning
		Review and discussion questions
Chapter 3 The owner’s role in planning and design
	3.1 Essential #3a — Responsibilities of the OwnerRep during planning and design
		Responsibilities across all phases of the project
		Responsibilities at each phase of the project
		The project management division in the owner organisation
		Who are the consultants involved in the design of the building?
	3.2 The strategic brief
		Background information, project description
		Requirements
		Timeline of works and estimated project cost
		Scope of services and information provided by employer
	3.3 Essential #3b — Managing the selection process for design consultants
		The selection process
		Step 1 — Write up the strategic brief
		Step 2 — Issue the request for consultancy services
		Step 3 — Evaluate the submitted proposals
		Step 4 — Submit recommendation for approval and award to successful tenderer
	3.4 Evaluation criteria and weightage for design consultants
		List of criteria
		Weightage
		Quality-fee weightage
		Evaluation committee and approval of selection
	3.5 Case study: Singapore Building Construction Authority (BCA) Quality Fee Method (QFM) framework
		Public Sector Panel of Consultants (PSPC) registration system
		Quality Fee Method (QFM) framework
		Review and discussion questions
Chapter 4 Space standards and universal design
	4.1 Essential #4a — Space and humans — Recognising how occupants and their activities impact the size and design of a space
		Adults
		Dimensions of standing adults
		Dimensions of sitting adults
		Moving humans (adults) — Corridor widths
	4.2 People with disabilities
		People in wheelchairs
		Corridor widths and ramp gradients (for people moving around in wheelchairs)
	4.3 Essential #4b — Universal Design — Making spaces accessible to all
		Case study: Creating an accessible built environment in Singapore
	4.4 Essential #4c — Area definitions and measurement methods
		Different definitions and measures for different purposes
		Definitions of different areas (gross floor area and net floor area)
		Building efficiency factors
	4.5 Essential #4d — Space standards
		Example: Airport space standards
		Example: School space standards
		Review and discussion questions
		Activities
Chapter 5 Programming and site selection
	5.1 What is “programming of buildings”?
		Initial programming
		The need for programming
		Techniques for information gathering
	5.2 Essential #5a — Learning the process for programming building spaces
		Step 1 — Determine programming framework and identify project goals
		Step 2 — Evaluate existing conditions and facts
		Step 3 — Identify concepts and requirements
		Step 4 — Determine space requirements
		Step 5 — Produce programming report
	5.3 Programmatic concepts
		Category 1: Primary Concepts (Priority, Hierarchy, Character)
		Category 2: Urban Planning issues (Density, Neighbours)
		Category 3: People (People grouping, Relationships, Communications)
		Category 4: Activities and Services (Activity grouping, Service grouping, Accessibility, Orientation, Flexibility, Tolerance)
		Category 5: Types of Flow (Separated Flow, Mixed Flow, Sequential Flow)
		Category 6: Safety and Security (Safety, Security)
		Category 7: Environmental (Energy Conservation, Environmental Control)
		Category 8: Construction-related (Phasing, Cost Control)
		Category 9: Office-related (Officing)
	5.4 Essential #5b — The site selection process
		Steps in the site selection process
	5.5 Site evaluation criteria
		Site evaluation form
	5.6 Examples of site selection processes and site selection criteria
		Example: Site selection process and criteria: University of Illinois
		Example: Site selection process and criteria: United States General Services Administration
		Review and discussion questions
Chapter 6 Facility master planning
	6.1 Urban planning
		Urban plans
		Stakeholder participation
		Singapore URA Long-Term Plan
		Singapore URA Master Plan
		District-level master plans
	6.2 The facility master plan — Planning on a campus level
		What is a facility master plan?
		What are the components of a facility master plan?
		Stakeholders — Government
		Examples of facility master plans
	6.3 Essential #6 — Learning about the master planning process
	6.4 Case study: Airport master plan
		Example: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) 2040 Master Plan
		Maintaining flexibility in master planning
	6.5 Case study: University master plan
		Review and discussion questions
Chapter 7 Environmental planning
	7.1 Essential #7a — Understanding the environmental impacts of development
		Air quality and air emissions
		Water quality and water resources
		Landscape and land contamination
		Biodiversity and natural resources
		Waste management
		Historic and cultural resources
		Socioeconomic impacts
		Others
		Environmental legislation
	7.2 Essential #7b — Learning the key aspects of the environmental impact assessment process
		Environmental impact assessment
		Environmental impact assessment legislation
		EIA process in Singapore
		EIA process in Singapore — Increased public involvement
		EIA process in Singapore — Recent enhancements
		EIA process
	7.3 Stakeholders
	7.4 Case study: Hong Kong International Airport Three-Runway System
		3RS project planning and approval phase
		3RS project construction phase — Environmental monitoring and audit
		Review and discussion questions
Chapter 8 Capital improvement planning
	8.1 Capital improvement planning
		Capital costs and capital improvement projects
		Capital budgets
		Who manages the capital improvement planning process?
	8.2 Essential #8 — Learning the key aspects of the capital improvement planning process and how to put together a capital improvement plan for a large facility
	8.3 CIP Process step 1 — Creating a list of potential projects
	8.4 CIP Process step 2 — Gathering information for each project
	8.5 CIP Process step 3 — Prioritising the projects
		Prioritisation criteria
	8.6 CIP Process step 4 — Finalising the list of projects
	8.7 Case study: Singapore Government capital budget and projects
		Example: Development estimates for the top five ministries
		Project cost estimates and expenditures
		Example: Woodlands Health Campus
		Example: Project funding using SINGA bonds
	8.8 Keeping stakeholders informed about capital projects
		Example: City of Austin capital projects information website
		Review and discussion questions
Chapter 9 Workplace planning and design
	9.1 Key trends that are driving change in organisations and the workplace
	9.2 Changes in workspaces, meeting spaces, support spaces and technology
		Negative effects of the changing workplace
	9.3 Essential #9 — Considerations that must be taken in the planning and design of offices
		Office project objectives
		Workspaces
		Meeting spaces
		Support spaces
	9.4 Challenges in implementing a new office concept
	9.5 Coworking spaces
	9.6 Hybrid working
		Working from home vs. working from the office
		Working from home
		Working in the office
		Review and discussion questions
Chapter 10 Space management
	10.1 Importance of managing space in a facility
		Challenges associated with space management
		Implications of design on usability of space
	10.2 Gathering information about the space
		Example: Gathering information about buildings on a university campus
			Dimensions of the space, the area of the space
			Occupants of the space and the type of activities that take place in the space
			Utilisation level of the space
			Additional information that can be collected for Facility Management purposes
	10.3 Essential #10a — Creating or updating the space management policy
		Authority for allocation of space
		Responsibilities of the various parties involved in managing space
		Process for allocation of space
		Process for reporting changes in use of space
		Conducting space audits
	10.4 Essential #10b — Using technology for space management
		Benefits of space management software
		Challenges with space management software
		Functions of space management software
		Example of space management software: SpaceIQ
	10.5 Example: Space management at a large university campus
		The responsibilites of various parties
		Process for allocation of space (for both existing space and new space)
		Process for reporting changes in use of space
		Conducting space audits
		Space benchmarking
		Review and discussion questions
Bibliography
Index