Zobrazeno 1 - 10
of 63
pro vyhledávání: '"Francis W.H. Yik"'
Publikováno v:
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. 38:287-308
In this paper, a hypothetical district representing the typical urban districts in Hong Kong was considered and a district cooling system model was designed for this district. Mathematical models were tailor-designed for all the major district coolin
Publikováno v:
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 20:63-82
PurposeAs part of a study that aimed at enhancing the future roles and functions of building services (BS) engineers in Hong Kong, a survey was carried out to obtain demographic information about BS practitioners as well as their views and opinions o
Publikováno v:
Facilities. 30:417-431
PurposeWorldwide, many carbon audit guidelines have been developed, but comparative reviews of these guidelines and empirical findings of carbon emissions from hotels remain limited. The aim of the study reported here was to bridge these knowledge ga
Autor:
Francis W.H. Yik, Joseph H.K. Lai
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Hospitality Management. 31:229-235
Many hotels are using computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) to organize building and facility maintenance works. The data recorded by a CMMS are useful information to assessment of maintenance performance but few have paid attention to t
Publikováno v:
Journal of Facilities Management. 10:26-44
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to narrow the diverse views of the industry stakeholders on two controversial issues, namely the scope of core competence of building services engineers (BSEs) and the statutory role that they should play, which we
Publikováno v:
Facilities. 30:56-77
PurposeThe paper aims to describe a research study on the impacts of different facility service procurement methods on the perceived performance of hospital engineering services (HES). The procurement methods examined include in‐house organization
A case study on the application of air- and water-cooled oil-free chillers to hospitals in Hong Kong
Publikováno v:
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. 33:263-279
A comparison study on using air-cooled and water-cooled conventional and oil-free chillers in hospitals in Hong Kong is reported. The study commenced with a comprehensive literature review to reaffirm the effectiveness of recommended precaution measu
Autor:
Joseph H.K. Lai, Francis W.H. Yik
Publikováno v:
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. 33:141-157
The performance of facilities in buildings has profound influence on end-user satisfaction. This, in turn, would affect the buildings’ income and hence the level of resources available for maintaining their facilities. Probing into the computerised
Autor:
Francis W.H. Yik, Joseph H.K. Lai
Publikováno v:
Building and Environment. 46:165-175
Besides constructed quality and environmental quality, the quality of facilities in residential buildings is influential to the living quality of numerous residents there. The functional quality of the facilities, in turn, is dependent on the quality
Publikováno v:
Journal of Facilities Management. 8:130-142
PurposeThe survey reported here is intended to obtain an understanding of the general public's perception about building services and building services practitioners in Hong Kong.Design/methodology/approachTargeting a sampling error of within ±1 per