Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith

Dr Andrew Smith CIWFM MCMI FHEA

Lecturer

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  A.Smith7@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Dr Andrew Smith is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment and Programme Leader for MSc Facilities Management and MSc Real Estate Management and Investment. He is the Built Environment Subject Lead for Learning and Teaching.

Andrew has over 10 years academic experience and his industrial experience includes global corporations, SMEs and the Public Sector. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a Certified Member of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (CIWFM) and a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI). He has worked as an external examiner and external advisor for various universities nationally and internationally.

He has research interests in the built environment, particularly in facilities and workplace management, real estate, sustainability and higher education research. He has published more than 30 research papers on themes such as workplace wellbeing and productivity, sustainability, indoor environmental quality and the relationship of people to their working environment in Internationally-recognised academic and professional journals and conferences. Andrew is an experienced PhD supervisor and examiner.

Recent research projects include an industry funded project to investigate the wellbeing and productivity effects of plants in offices and supervision of PhDs researching sustainable facilities management in Nigeria; impacts of the work environment on midwives in clinical settings; indoor environment in primary school classrooms; emotional intelligence in the construction industry and Building Information Modelling (BIM). His PhD research was funded by the UK Government and an industrial partnership.

Andrew is also on the editorial advisory boards of several academic journals including The Journal of Facilities Management, Sustainability and The International Journal of BIM and Engineering Science.

Andrew’s role involves teaching and scholarly activity at undergraduate and postgraduate level. His teaching interests include facilities management, building economics, real estate valuation and construction financial management.

Andrew is available for research collaboration and consultancy.

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Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • Member of School Quality Committee, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2018-2019
  • Academic Conduct Officer, School of Engineering and the Built Environment and Member of University Academic Conduct Forum, 2018-2020
  • School Lead for Research Integrity (School of Engineering and the Built Environment) and member of University Research Integrity Committee, 2017-2019

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • Member of Scientific Committee, Transdisciplinary Workplace Conference, Milan, Italy, 2022
  • Member of Scientific Committee, Transdisciplinary Workplace Conference, Weimar, Germany, September 2020
  • Member of Scientific Committee, EuroFM European Facility Management Conference 2019
  • Member of Scientific Committee, EuroFM European Facility Management Conference 2018
  • Member of Scientific Committee, First Transdisciplinary Workplace Conference, Tampere, Finland, September 2018

 

Editorial Activity

  • Topic Editor on Sustainable Facilities Management - Sustainability: with responsibility for defining the topic scope, guiding authors and promoting the topic
  • Invited Guest Editor for a special issue of Sustainability on Workplace and Facility Management Perspectives on Sustainability, 2021-2022
  • Member of Editorial Board - Sustainability
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of BIM and Engineering Science (IJBES)
  • Invited member of specialist editorial advisory board for a special issue of Facilities, 2018
  • Guest Editorial - Smith, A. (2014). “The applicability of neuroscience to facilities management.” Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 12 (1).
  • Guest Editorial - Smith, A. (2011). “How important is the physical workplace to engagement and productivity?” Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 9, No. 2
  • Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Facilities Management

 

External Examining/Validations

  • IWFM Assessor - Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management
  • External Examiner - Liverpool John Moores University
  • External Advisor - MSc Facilities Management Validation, University of Central Lancashire, 2019
  • External Examiner - University of Wales Trinity St David, 2016-2021
  • External Examiner - University of Northampton, 2012-2017

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Facilities Management, 2019
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Facilities Management, 2016

 

Invited Speaker

  • Invited expert panel member in a hypothetical Facilities Management scenario at EuroFM European Facility Management Network Conference and Research Symposium, Glasgow, 2015
  • Invited speaker at a European Facilities Management research workshop, Centre for Facilities Management, Manchester, 2013

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Certified Member, Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (CIWFM)
  • Member, Chartered Management Institute (MCMI)

 

Research Degree External Examining

  • External Examiner, RMIT University, Melbourne - Exploring the Adoption of Building Information Modelling Technology using the TOE Framework in the Saudi Construction Industry (2022) (PhD)
  • External Examiner, Liverpool John Moores University - An Investigation of Digital Construction Supply Chain Value Stream Integration based on the Formwork Industry (2022) (DBA)
  • External Examiner, Liverpool John Moores University - The evolution of facility management (FM) in the Building Information Modelling (BIM) process: An opportunity to use critical success factors (CSF) for optimising built assets (2020) (PhD)
  • External Examiner, Liverpool John Moores University - Optimising facility management communication in Swiss hospitals: The development of an FM communication framework (2019) (PhD)
  • Internal Examiner, University of Central Lancashire - The construction partnering paradigm: A dynamic conceptual engagement framework (2015) (PhD)
  • Internal Examiner, University of Central Lancashire - Development of a framework for sustainable social housing provision (SSHP) in England (2014) (PhD)
  • Internal Examiner, University of Central Lancashire - The uptake and implementation of sustainable construction: Transforming policy into practice (2012) (PhD)

 

Reviewing

  • Supporting ENRoute, Edinburgh Napier's professional recognition framework, by providing formative feedback on draft submissions for fellowship/senior fellowship of Advance HE
  • Peer Reviewer for REF2021 Outputs in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment
  • Journal Reviewer - Facilities Management, Workplace, Real Estate and Sustainability

 

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Sustainable facility management practices and the sustainable development goals

Book Chapter
Lok, K. L. (., Opoku, A., Smith, A. J., & Cheung, K. L. (2024)
Sustainable facility management practices and the sustainable development goals. In A. Opoku (Ed.), The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals (439-455). Edward Elgar Publishing

Modelling the drivers of data science techniques for real estate professionals in the fourth industrial revolution era

Journal Article
Osunsanmi, T., Olawumi, T. O., Smith, A., Jaradat, S., Aigbavboa, C., Aliu, J., …Oyeyipo, O. (2024)
Modelling the drivers of data science techniques for real estate professionals in the fourth industrial revolution era. Property Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-05-2022-0034
Purpose The study aims to develop a model that supports the application of data science techniques for real estate professionals in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) era....

Indoor CO2 and Thermal Conditions in Twenty Scottish Primary School Classrooms with Different Ventilation Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal Article
Bain-Reguis, N., Smith, A., Hollins-Martin, C., & Currie, J. (2022)
Indoor CO2 and Thermal Conditions in Twenty Scottish Primary School Classrooms with Different Ventilation Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pollutants, 2(2), 180-204. https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants2020014
Healthy indoor environments influence the comfort, health and wellbeing of the occupants. Monitoring the indoor temperature, relative humidity and CO2 levels in primary school...

The Challenges of Sustainable Development on Facilities Management Outsourcing Services: An Investigation in Educational Facilities

Journal Article
Lok, K. L., Smith, A., Opoku, A., & Chen, C. (2021)
The Challenges of Sustainable Development on Facilities Management Outsourcing Services: An Investigation in Educational Facilities. Sustainability, 13(15), https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158156
((1) Background: Generally, firms are reluctant to report outsourcing failures, no matter what industry they operate within. To eliminate poor performance of outsourced servic...

Practical approach for paving the way to motivate BIM non-users to adopt BIM

Journal Article
Elhendawi, A., Omar, H., Elbeltagi, E., & Smith, A. (2020)
Practical approach for paving the way to motivate BIM non-users to adopt BIM. International Journal of BIM and Engineering Science, 2(2), 1-22
Typically, the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is considered one of the most effective contributor to the national developments worldwide. However, ...

Methodology for BIM implementation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Journal Article
Elhendawi, A., Smith, A., & Elbeltagi, E. (2019)
Methodology for BIM implementation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of BIM and Engineering Science, 2(1), 1-21
Purpose The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is considered the most effective contributor to development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Howev...

Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria: The FM Approach

Journal Article
Olayinka, O., & Andrew, S. (2018)
Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria: The FM Approach. Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 3(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jccee.20180301.11
People around the world are beginning to aspire to live and work in sustainable buildings (SBs), that is, buildings that are comfortable, healthy and have low impact on the en...

Impact Of Facilities Management In Achieving Sustainable Buildings

Journal Article
Smith, A., & Olayinka, O. (2017)
Impact Of Facilities Management In Achieving Sustainable Buildings. International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology, 6(6), 3496-3508
This paper aims to examine FM functions that relate to sustainable building (SB) throughout the phases of the building life-cycle. Many building designers progressively work t...

Indoor living plants' effects on an office environment

Journal Article
Smith, A. J., Fsadni, A., & Holt, G. (2017)
Indoor living plants' effects on an office environment. Facilities, 35(9/10), 525-542. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-09-2016-0088
Purpose The use of indoor living plants for enhancement of indoor relative humidity and the general environment of a large, modern, open plan office building; are studied usin...

Impact of facilities management in achieving sustainable buildings

Conference Proceeding
Olaniyi, O., & Smith, A. (2015)
Impact of facilities management in achieving sustainable buildings. In Proceedings of the European Facility Management Conference EFMC 2015: 14th EuroFM Research Symposium, Glasgow, UK, 1- 3 June 2015
A sustainable environment is the primary focus of many building designers, and even building users in order to attain high level of satisfaction of occupants' safety and comfo...

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • Indoor living plants' effects on an office environment - collaborative research project funded by the University of Central Lancashire and a local authority in South West England

Current Post Grad projects

Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions

  • Quality Management in Chinese Manufacturing Industries
  • Development of a Facilities Management Framework for Sustainable Building Practice in Nigeria