Building maintenance management [electronic resource]

Chanter, Barrie

Building maintenance management [electronic resource] - 2nd ed. - Oxford Blackwell 2007 - eBook

The changing context within which building maintenance operates -- The maintenance dimension -- Maintenance organisations -- The design/maintenance relationship -- The nature of maintenance work -- Information management -- Maintenance planning -- Maintenance contracts -- The execution of building maintenance

This eBook provides a complete profile of the many aspects of property maintenance. This updated edition incorporates changes in line with current legislation, contractual forms, statistics and government policy and guidelines. Contains sections on outsourcing, maintenance planning, benchmarking and performance evaluation techniques (Key Performance Indicators, Best value). Analyses current trends in procurement routes (including partnering and the growth of Private Finance Initiative) and the implications on maintenance. Covers maintenance organisations, aspects of health and safety as well as information technology. Presents in appendix basic principles of statistic and methods of financial appraisal. Has several charts and diagrams.

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