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Informationen zum Autor Brian Wood is a senior lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University. He previously worked in the public and private sectors as an architect and surveyor. He was a contributor to Quality in Traditional House Building , published by the Building Research Establishment, and is author of Building Care (Wiley-Blackwell). Klappentext Maintaining a building is expensive: it costs many times more to run a building over its lifetime than to build it, yet maintenance is often not accorded the priority it warrants. A poorly maintained building will be a drain on resources and will impair building use, whereas a well maintained building will function smoothly and represent an appreciating asset to its owners. Building Maintenance is a core text on the technical aspects of maintenance for undergraduate degree students on built environment courses, particularly building surveying and facilities management. It addresses the 'who, what, where, when, how and why' of maintenance activities and shows that maintenance should be considered seriously at the design stage. Extensive case studies illustrate what can go wrong, how to put matters right and how to get it right first time, next time. A professional approach is required to building maintenance. By encouraging maintenance managers to stand back and take a strategic view of building maintenance alongside their day-to-day tasks, this book will help practitioners and students to achieve that. Zusammenfassung Maintaining a building is expensive: it costs many times more to run a building than to build it! yet maintenance is often accorded a low priority. Building Maintenance covers the technical aspects of maintenance for undergraduate students on built environment courses! particularly building surveying and facilities management. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Professor Jim Smith. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction. Arrangement of this book. Problems. Checklists. Maintenance: what is it; what is it for? Definitions. Shortcomings of definitions. Purposes of building maintenance. Context of building maintenance. Political. Economic. Social. Technological. Environmental. Summary. References. 2 Design temptations. Design standards. Design team. Design quality. Summary. References. 3 Maintenance planning. Strategy. What, where, when, how, (and how often), who and why. Why a maintenance plan? What? Where? When? How? Who? Communication. Case study: estate strategy in a UK university. Background. Issues. Proposal. Progress. Assessment. Summary. References. 4 The client. The key decision maker. Reminder: the client pays the bills. Wants and needs. How to determine and differentiate wants and needs. Practical application: example scenario. Seeking advice. When to seek advice? How often to seek advice. How soon to seek advice. From whom to seek advice. Giving advice. Taking advice. Summary. References. Useful websites. 5 Expectations. Functionality. Standards. Overproduction. Transportation. Waiting. Inventory. Motion. Overprocessing. Defects and rework. Other 'wastes'. Customer service. Needs of the future: looking ahead. A worked example - developing a checklist related to expectations. Case study: maintenance delivery in a UK university. Organisational context. Priorities. Monitoring and reporting. Reflection. Summary. References. Websites. 6 Day-to-day prioritisation.
