Issues of provision and maintenance costs

• Main Authors: Wong, Juno, Ng, Eng Kok, Harun, Nor Fariza, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/11664/1/P260.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/11664/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Maintenance is actually a process by which a building is kept usable at a pre-determined standard for the use and benefit of its occupants or users.The standard may vary according to the function of a building.It is an aspect of the construction industries that is often neglected.This neglects not only an impact on the building itself but also for the occupants inside.Currently, there are various issues related to lack of maintenance activities such as resource allocation, cost problems, etc.This issue is very important in building maintenance to ensure proper maintenance from time to time; so that the occupants can live with more comfortably and safely.The objective of this study is to investigate the cause of the lack of provisions and the costs involved in maintenance.There are three types of costs that can be identified in the activity of the maintenance such as cost of servicing, repair and replacement.This paper will discuss all the activities in more detail.