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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34 results

Impact of living plants on the indoor air quality in a large modern building

Conference Proceeding
Smith, A. & Fsadni, A. (2015)
Impact of living plants on the indoor air quality in a large modern building. In Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress 2016, Volume II: Environmental Opportunities and Challenges. Constructing Commitment and Acknowledging Human Experiences, 128-140. ISBN ISBN 978-952-15-3742-4
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of living plants in enhancing the indoor air quality (IAQ) and the general indoor environment within a large modern open-pl...

The Use Of Mobile Devices By Uclan GB-ACE Students As An Aid To Learning

Presentation / Conference
Pye, C., & Smith, A. (2014, July)
The Use Of Mobile Devices By Uclan GB-ACE Students As An Aid To Learning. Poster presented at UCLan Learning and Teaching Conference
No abstract available.

Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria

Conference Proceeding
Olaniyi, O. O., Smith, A., Liyanage, C., & Akintoye, A. (2014)
Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria. In Promoting Innovation in FM (361-365
The purpose of this research is to determine the extent of sustainable facilities management (FM) practice in the management of commercial buildings in Nigeria and identify ba...

The applicability of neuroscience to facilities management.

Journal Article
Smith, A. (2014)
The applicability of neuroscience to facilities management. Journal of Facilities Management, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-08-2013-0041
Editorial.

Awareness and effectiveness of quality function deployment (QFD) in design and build projects in Nigeria

Journal Article
John, R., Smith, A., Chotipanich, S., & Pitt, M. (2014)
Awareness and effectiveness of quality function deployment (QFD) in design and build projects in Nigeria. Journal of Facilities Management, 12(1), 72-88. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-07-2013-0039
Purpose – Quality function deployment (QFD) is a method for structured product planning and development that enables a development team to specify clearly the wants and needs ...

Sustainability best practice in PPP: case study of a hospital project in the UK.

Presentation / Conference
Zhou, L., & Smith, A. (2013, March)
Sustainability best practice in PPP: case study of a hospital project in the UK. Paper presented at PPP Body of Knowledge International Conference, Preston, UK
Globally, sustainable development has been given high priority for the Government agenda in order to achieve a balance of social, economic and environmental factors. The UK go...

Towards an anthropocentric approach in sustainability research

Conference Proceeding
Akintoye, A., & Smith, A. (2012)
Towards an anthropocentric approach in sustainability research. In European Facility Management Conference and 11th EuroFM Research Symposium
Since 1973, when the issue of energy consumption was first addressed, there has been extensive research on how energy use in buildings can be reduced. Sustainability research ...

Neuroscience: an emerging field in facilities management?

Report
Smith, A., & Moustaka, A. (2012)
Neuroscience: an emerging field in facilities management?. Essential FM: Bloomsbury Professional

Total Quality Facilities Management and Innovation: A Synergistic Approach

Conference Proceeding
Ojelabi, M., Pitt, M., & Smith, A. (2012)
Total Quality Facilities Management and Innovation: A Synergistic Approach. In Proceedings of the Joint CIB W070, W092 and TG72 International Conference on Facilities Management, Procurement Systems and Public Private Partnership. , (37-42
The ideas of quality and performance management and innovation in facilities management service provision are not new. Total Quality Management (TQM) is widely recognised thro...

Sustainable workplaces and building user comfort and satisfaction

Journal Article
Smith, A., & Pitt, M. (2011)
Sustainable workplaces and building user comfort and satisfaction. Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 13(3), 144-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/14630011111170436
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the role of sustainable buildings in providing healthy workplaces in physical and perceptual terms. Design/methodology/approach – The pape...

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