MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS Course Background Electrical distribution installations and systems are getting increasingly complex today and incorporate a wider range of equipment and related accessories. For safety reasons, electrical distribution within buildings must comply with Codes of Practice. For maintenance servicing, a ready means […]

FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS Course Background Fire safety concerns the protection of occupants, building structure and contents from the risks associated with fires. Protective measures at design building stage include layout planning and suitable construction form and materials aimed at preventing the spread of fire […]

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE Course Background Facilities Management (FM) remains a term, which eludes precise or consensus definition. Nonetheless it has emerged in the modern business economy as a key strategy for developing and sustaining competitive advantage. Despite frequent references to it being a non-core […]

DEFECTS IN BUILDINGS Course Background Building defects affect society at large due to possible danger posed; they also result in direct and indirect cost in repairs, abnormally high maintenance, disputes and possible loss of building use. Defects are generally caused by inadequacies in design, poor […]

BUILDING MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT Course Background Buildings require maintenance to ensure their functionality and ensure that they do not deteriorate to a state of creating safety concerns to users. The importance of maintenance is unfortunately not appreciated by most owners who view it as a necessary […]

BUILDING LIFE CYCLE COST & QUALITY MANAGEMENT Course Background Evaluation of building quality has hitherto been focused more on measurement of ‘Initial Quality or Time Zero Quality’ rather than ‘Quality Over Building Life’. The continual strive for higher quality and developments in the Total Quality […]