Journal of Information Technology in Construction
ITcon Vol. 30, pg. 461-495, http://www.itcon.org/2025/20
Exploring current research gaps and opportunities in facility management for construction
DOI: | 10.36680/j.itcon.2025.020 | |
submitted: | December 2023 | |
revised: | March 2025 | |
published: | April 2025 | |
editor(s): | Amor R | |
authors: | Dilan Durmus, PhD student,
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy email: d.durmus@pm.univpm.it Alessandro Carbonari, Professor Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy email: alessandro.carbonari@staff.univpm.it Alberto Giretti, Professor Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy email: a.giretti@staff.univpm.it Žiga Turk, Professor University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia email: ziga.turk@fgg.uni-lj.si | |
summary: | Successful operation and maintenance of buildings relies on facility management (FM). However, effective implementation of FM practices poses diverse challenges. Through quantitative and qualitative analysis, this research briefly assesses the current state of FM, explores the main challenges in the sector and identifies the underlying gaps causing these challenges. 11 substantial gaps are identified in knowledge, integration, information, interoperability, education and training, validation, tools, collaboration, standardization, communication, and awareness. The paper suggests future research directions for enhancing information quality through knowledge management, fostering seamless data integration and interoperability in FM, data-driven decision support for sustainable facility management, and immersive learning environments in the construction industry. | |
keywords: | construction, data integration, facility management, gaps and challenges, information quality, knowledge management | |
full text: | (PDF file, 0.919 MB) | |
citation: | Durmus D, Carbonari A, Giretti A, Turk Ž (2025). Exploring current research gaps and opportunities in facility management for construction, ITcon Vol. 30, pg. 461-495, https://doi.org/10.36680/j.itcon.2025.020 | |
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