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A study on the maintenance factors in building design in their project / Nurshawal Lina Thaaidi

The degree to which the design of a building embraces maintenance considerations has a major impact on its performance. In Malaysia for instance, most designers claimed to have knowledge and experience on building maintenance aspects but only few are aware of the importance to consider maintenance f...

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Main Author: Lina Thaaidi, Nurshawal
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying 2013
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16614/2/PPb_NURSHAWAL%20LINA%20THAAIDI%20AP%2013_5.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.166142019-10-08T08:06:27Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16614/ A study on the maintenance factors in building design in their project / Nurshawal Lina Thaaidi Lina Thaaidi, Nurshawal The degree to which the design of a building embraces maintenance considerations has a major impact on its performance. In Malaysia for instance, most designers claimed to have knowledge and experience on building maintenance aspects but only few are aware of the importance to consider maintenance factors during design stage. A survey was carried out on 37 designer firms (architectural, civil & structural consultant firms) and 31 maintenance firms located in Shah Alam and Kuala Lumpur. The aim was to find out the building defects and other maintenance problems that are heavily attributed to design deficiencies, inadequate information gathering, material limitations and lack of maintenance knowledge. The data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package of Social Sciences). Findings show that main problems that the maintenance firms are currently facing are caused by building design deficiencies, poor construction quality and poor performance of building which is directly related to functional layout, choice of building material and choice of building equipment. It appears that designer firms consider maintenance factors like ease of cleaning, access to cleaning area and repair and replacement to be the least important when designing buildings. Lack of communication between designer firms and maintenance firms as well as building users or owners resulted in designer firms not fully aware of the maintenance-related problems frequently reported by building owners. Designers seem to be neglecting the benefits of designing for ease of maintenance that can prolong the building lifespan, reduce defects rate and therefore reduce maintenance costs. Therefore, it is important for project team management to develop awareness and policy from the very early start of project to ensure the concept for ease of maintenance can be understood and implemented successfully in local construction practice. Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying 2013 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16614/2/PPb_NURSHAWAL%20LINA%20THAAIDI%20AP%2013_5.pdf Lina Thaaidi, Nurshawal (2013) A study on the maintenance factors in building design in their project / Nurshawal Lina Thaaidi. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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description The degree to which the design of a building embraces maintenance considerations has a major impact on its performance. In Malaysia for instance, most designers claimed to have knowledge and experience on building maintenance aspects but only few are aware of the importance to consider maintenance factors during design stage. A survey was carried out on 37 designer firms (architectural, civil & structural consultant firms) and 31 maintenance firms located in Shah Alam and Kuala Lumpur. The aim was to find out the building defects and other maintenance problems that are heavily attributed to design deficiencies, inadequate information gathering, material limitations and lack of maintenance knowledge. The data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package of Social Sciences). Findings show that main problems that the maintenance firms are currently facing are caused by building design deficiencies, poor construction quality and poor performance of building which is directly related to functional layout, choice of building material and choice of building equipment. It appears that designer firms consider maintenance factors like ease of cleaning, access to cleaning area and repair and replacement to be the least important when designing buildings. Lack of communication between designer firms and maintenance firms as well as building users or owners resulted in designer firms not fully aware of the maintenance-related problems frequently reported by building owners. Designers seem to be neglecting the benefits of designing for ease of maintenance that can prolong the building lifespan, reduce defects rate and therefore reduce maintenance costs. Therefore, it is important for project team management to develop awareness and policy from the very early start of project to ensure the concept for ease of maintenance can be understood and implemented successfully in local construction practice.
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A study on the maintenance factors in building design in their project / Nurshawal Lina Thaaidi
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title A study on the maintenance factors in building design in their project / Nurshawal Lina Thaaidi
title_short A study on the maintenance factors in building design in their project / Nurshawal Lina Thaaidi
title_full A study on the maintenance factors in building design in their project / Nurshawal Lina Thaaidi
title_fullStr A study on the maintenance factors in building design in their project / Nurshawal Lina Thaaidi
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