{"product_id":"building-maintenance-management-9781405135061","title":"Building Maintenance Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition of an informative and accessible book guides building surveyors and facilities managers through the key aspects of property maintenance and continues to be of value to both students and practitioners. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the increasing cost of new-build, effective maintenance of existing building stock is becoming ever more important and building maintenance work now represents nearly half of total construction output in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuilding Maintenance Management\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive profile of the many aspects of property maintenance. This second edition has been updated throughout, with sections on outsourcing; maintenance planning; benchmarking and KPIs; and current trends in procurement routes (including partnering and the growth of PFI) integrated into the text. There is also a new chapter on the changing context within which maintenance is carried out, largely concerned with its relationship to facilities management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In an era when sustainability and the efficient use of the world's resources have become paramount considerations, this book highlights practical ways of putting these principles into practice.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Building Appraisal\u003c\/i\u003e, Autumn 2007)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 -\u003c\/b\u003e The changing context within which Building Maintenance operates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 -\u003c\/b\u003e The Maintenance Dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 -\u003c\/b\u003e Maintenance Organisations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 -\u003c\/b\u003e The Design\/Maintenance Relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 -\u003c\/b\u003e The Nature of Maintenance Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 -\u003c\/b\u003e Information Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 -\u003c\/b\u003e Maintenance Planning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 -\u003c\/b\u003e Maintenance Contracts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 -\u003c\/b\u003e The Execution of Building Maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix 1 -\u003c\/b\u003e Statistics\u003cb\u003eAppendix 2 -\u003c\/b\u003e Methods of Financial Appraisal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407873253719,"sku":"9781405135061","price":56.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405135061.jpg?v=1730500811","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/building-maintenance-management-9781405135061","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}