May 2017

CIB W070 – Facilities Management and Maintenance

New Commission Coordinator
In May 2017 the CIB Programme Committee appointed
Tore Haugen as New Coordinator of the CIB
Commission W070 – Facilities Management andMaintenance. He will replace Prof Dr Keith Jones whowill end his work as coordinator.

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Contact details
Tore Haugen•Tore.Haugen@ntnu.no
http://www.ntnu.edu/•Short CV
Tore Haugen is professor in architectural management
at NTNU – The Norwegian University of Science andTechnology, Department of Architectural Design andManagement. Haugen finished his doctor degree atNTNU in 1990, combined with studies at the Universityof California, Berkeley and at the Royal Institute ofTechnology, Stockholm. Haugen was full time
employed dean of Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art
during two periods from 2005 – 2013. Professor
Haugen was the elected rector of the Nordic Academyof Architecture for the period 2013 - 2015.

•••Vision•The vision for CIB W70 is to strengthen the existing
international research network for Facilities
Management and Modernization, and to develop
stronger connections with real estate research for theprivate and public sector.
Closer cooperation between research, education andpractise networks will be part of the development ofW70, and we will open up for more integrated andmultidisciplinary research in cooperation with other
CIB commissions and other networks.
The commission aims:•
to promote the strategic and operational valueof facilities management and asset
maintenance in meeting emerging businesschallenges•
to forge closer links and collaboration between
the financial, technical, sociological andoperational aspects of facilities management•

and asset maintenance through an integrated
resource management approach
to foster a deeper understanding of how ourbuilt environment influences human behaviour,
health and organizational productivity
to explore the role of facilities management inplanning and delivering the transition ofexisting built assets to those that are fit for
purpose in 20, 30 and 40 years’ time ?
to develop systems and business models for
FM innovation based on use of new technology
solutions for buildings and for future smart
cities (service delivery, workplace models,Internet of Things, etc.)
develop theories and models for service
solutions and the performance of existing built
assets under increasing pressure from climatechange, societal demographics and new
business models
to explore how adaption and re-use of built
assets based on new models for building
conservation and renewal can support future
urban living
to disseminate the findings of research workon facilities management and asset
management to a wider audienceto provide a forum for the exchange of knowhow and best practice in education, researchand industry that addresses physical workplaceand functional workspace demands
to communicate the work of CIB W070 bypublication of its symposium proceedings
to arrange a biannual symposium / workshop(next in 2018), and to participate with asymposium or workshop in CIB World
Congresses (next in Hong Kong June 2019)

Information
More information on CIB Commission W070 – Facilities
Management and Maintenance can be found here.
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