The new system of mandatory structural surveys for buildings in Singapore: strategic maintenance planning opportunities and practical issues

Thomas, M.

The new system of mandatory structural surveys for buildings in Singapore: strategic maintenance planning opportunities and practical issues - 1990 - Hong Kong Surveyor 6(1) April 1990, 16-22(7) .

Describes the background to Singapore `s Building Control Act 1989 , which required most building owners to commission periodic structural surveys , lists its main provisions and suggests how the survey process and data could benefit government policy makers and owners in formulating and implementing planned maintenance structures.