Smart Facilities Management: Aligning Core Business with Effective Building Management
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 1026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: facilities management; built environment–human interactions
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Interests: project performance; evaluation; decision makings; adaptation and conversion; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue invites submissions that explore the intersection between smart facilities management (FM) and business strategy. The aim is to highlight how cutting-edge FM technologies such as the IoT and AI can enhance business efficiency, productivity, and sustainability. Contributions are expected to cover a range of topics including the impact of technological integration on business outcomes, the strategic alignment of FM with business objectives, and the role of sustainable practices in boosting economic performance. This Special Issue will provide discussion on how smart FM contributes to workplace innovation, employee well-being, risk management, and compliance, emphasizing how well-managed facilities can support broader business goals. Submissions can include original research, case studies, and reviews that provide insights into the synergy between smart FM and corporate strategy, demonstrating how advanced management of facilities can transform business operations across various sectors. We seek to provide a comprehensive overview of how strategic facilities management can drive significant business advantages, fostering a deeper understanding of its critical role in organizational success. This is a call to scholars and practitioners alike to contribute to this evolving discussion, which is pivotal in today's technology-driven market landscape.
Dr. Cynthia Hou
Dr. Michael Sing
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- smart facilities management
- business strategy
- risk management
- workplace innovation
- occupant well-being
- technological integration
- sustainability
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