BUILDING TECHNOLOGY, DEFECTS & MAINTENANCE

Course Background

The life cycle of a building can be categorised into three main phases as shown. Upstream activities of Design and Construction can impact downstream Real Estate & Facilities Management (REFM) activities in particular, defects occurrence and repairs.
 

The REFM phase in the building life cycle is the longest. REFM work ensures and enhances building performance and asset value, consumes the highest aggregate resources in the building life cycle and is yet accorded the lowest priority in budget allocation. Insufficient attention to maintenance and funding leads to unattended defects which can cause major impacts on service delivery and organisation reputation as recent incidents have shown.

Course Objectives

The course has been developed in response to the growing incidence of defects in new buildings and the ageing of existing buildings which require a preventive, corrective and predictive approach to address. The courses will provide a better understanding of the building design and construction process and the properties and performance of building materials, prerequisite underpinning knowledge in proactive defects mitigation and management.

Course Outline

• BUILDING DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
  • Building Life Cycle Management
  • Real Estate / Facilities Management & Maintenance
• BUILDING STRUCTURES & SYSTEMS
  • Building Structures & Structural Forms
  • Building Systems & Components / Elements
• BUILDING MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
  • The Maintenance Concept
  • Types of Maintenance Work
  • Maintenance Systems
• BUILDING DEFECTS
  • Common Causes & Manifestation of Defects
  • Defects & Design-Construction-Maintenance Link
• BUILDING MATERIALS
  • Building Materials: Overview
  • Cement / Concrete / Reinforced Concrete
  • Bricks & Blocks
  • Metals
  • Natural Stone
  • Plaster & Screeds
  • Tiles
  • Wood/Timber
  • Plastics
  • Glass
  • Paints & Varnish
  • Sealants & Waterproofing
• BUILDING DEFECTS & CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
  • Building Defects & Performance Loss
  • Building Condition Assessment / Inspections

Who should take this course?

The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

• Developers
• Building Owners
• Government Officials
• Architects
• Engineers
• Project Managers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers
• Property Managers
• Facilities Managers
• Maintenance Managers
• Management Corporations
• Town Councils
• and Others

Course Accreditation and Certificate of Attendance

The course has been approved for 14 PDU units under the PE Board Continuing Professional Development programme. Attendance certificates will be issued; they may also be suitable for meeting the CPD requirements of other relevant professional bodies not operating a CPD course accreditation system.