This subject provides a comprehensive profile of various aspects of property maintenance, covering current trends in procurement routes and the changing context in which maintenance is carried out.

Knowledge Core Competency: Upon completion of this subject, a student is expected to address the who, what, where, when, how, and why of maintenance activities.

Objectives:

1. Explain how to reduce long-term maintenance expenditure.
2. Provide efficient use of the building and its parts.
3. Emphasize the importance of safety and security for building occupants and users.
4. Highlight the significance of increasing the value and lifespan of a building.
5. Discuss the use of third-party contractors.

Skill Core Competency: Upon completion of this subject, a student is expected to address issues that arise in the normal process of maintaining a building in optimum condition.

Objectives:

1. Use concepts of building maintenance to meet expectations set by building management.
2. Utilize day-to-day prioritizations to ensure proper and effective workflow.
3. Effectively scan a building for deterioration and defects.
4. Develop maintenance work schedules.
5. Provide defect recognition and rectification reports to building management.
6. Provide defect upgrading and improvement reports to building management.