Abstract
A wide variety of disciplines engage in Smart Cities as the scope and breadth of it is broad. Within the built environment, there is much discussion on how planning and construction phases influence Smart Cities. There is little discussion on the role of Facilities Management (FM). However, there has been much work on the influence FM has on design phases to ensure functional and usable buildings. Neglecting to scale up the influence of FM from individual buildings to city scale may have long term consequences on sustainability of cities. Taking a mindset of including an FM perspective early in the development of a Smart City is considered here in terms of social aspects of required services. The work draws on ideas of Urban FM to operationalize local needs which also responds to the need to link to broader city sustainable strategies. The starting point is from the development of two districts in Trondheim, Norway. In a three-day workshop, students interpret the needs of the area based on their own knowledge-based perspective, guidance from tutors of Urban FM and through engagement with local users of the area. The work highlights the potential of including an FM perspective in the development of cities.
Highlights
Facilities management (FM) perspective of Smart Cities is necessary to consider as buildings become more and more connected to wider districts
The work draws on ideas of Urban Facilities Management (FM) to operationalize local needs which responds to the need to link to broader city sustainable strategies
This knowledge gap highlights the contradiction within sustainability angle of ZEN and Smart Cities as sustainability is for the long term, FM manages the long-term realities that come from ideas in planning and design stages and ignoring the role of FM may have long term consequences on how realities live up to ideas
Summary
Facilities management (FM) perspective of Smart Cities is necessary to consider as buildings become more and more connected to wider districts. There is very little understanding on how buildings are managed from a use stage which is where FM takes on the responsibility This knowledge gap highlights the contradiction within sustainability angle of ZEN and Smart Cities as sustainability is for the long term, FM manages the long-term realities that come from ideas in planning and design stages and ignoring the role of FM may have long term consequences on how realities live up to ideas. The connectivity of buildings within a district is apparent within the idea of Plus Energy Buildings (PEB). These buildings produce more energy than they consume and supply energy back to the grid or to surrounding buildings. A study in Vienna on a socalled ‘plus plus’ energy buildings found that appliances and powerful scientific desktop work stations which were not included in the original plans for the building combined with unintuitive lighting user
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