Maintenance issues

What a building is used for and the type of building influences the focus and approach to planned maintenance, for example:

• A temporary classroom building will be treated rather differently to a grade I listed building.
• For a retail outlet or prestige headquarters building, appearance may be a key determinant of planned maintenance - with an emphasis on cleaning.
• A historic building may have a maintenance policy of retaining as much of the existing fabric as possible.
• A factory or warehouse may concentrate on maintaining a weather-tight envelope and constant functioning of plant, rather than appearance.

Different areas or spaces in a building may be treated differently in a planned maintenance strategy, for instance:

• The services plant and fabric of a hospital operating theatre may have a much higher frequency of checking, cleaning and replacement than, say, a hospital staff room.
• The redecoration cycle for a school corridor - say every 3 years - may be shorter than the redecoration cycle for the school office which may be planned for every 5-7.