Building Maintenance
| AUTHOR | Wood, Brian; Wood, Brian J. B. |
| PUBLISHER | Wiley-Blackwell (09/28/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
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. It addresses the major questions regarding 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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781405179676
ISBN-10:
1405179678
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
328
Carton Quantity:
13
Product Dimensions:
6.70 x 0.70 x 9.50 inches
Weight:
1.54 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Civil - General
Technology & Engineering | Construction - General
Dewey Decimal:
690.24
Library of Congress Control Number:
2009001746
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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.
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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. It addresses the major questions regarding 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.
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