Building Maintenance Management and Facility Lifecycle Engineering Training Course

Module 1: Fundamentals of Building Maintenance Management

• Principles and objectives of Building Maintenance.
• Maintenance management functions.
• Building maintenance strategies.
• Planned versus reactive maintenance.
• Maintenance performance and service availability.
• Relationship between maintenance and asset performance.

Module 2: Building Systems and Asset Identification

• Building structure and fabric.
• Mechanical and electrical systems.
• HVAC and ventilation systems.
• Plumbing and water systems.
• Fire protection and life-safety systems.
• Building automation and control systems.
• Asset registers and equipment classification.

Module 3: Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

• Maintenance planning principles.
• Preventive maintenance programmes.
• Predictive and condition-based maintenance.
• Maintenance frequency determination.
• Work-order planning and scheduling.
• Labour, tools, materials, and spare-parts planning.
• Emergency and corrective maintenance planning.

Module 4: Asset Management and Lifecycle Engineering

• Asset management principles.
• Asset criticality assessment.
• Lifecycle stages of building assets.
• Asset performance and risk management.
• Lifecycle cost analysis.
• Replacement and renewal strategies.
• Whole-life asset management decisions.

Module 5: Facilities Engineering and Technical Operations

• Role of facilities engineering in building performance.
• Engineering operations and technical support.
• Building services coordination.
• Equipment reliability and availability.
• System performance monitoring.
• Operational efficiency and engineering controls.
• Integration of maintenance with facility operations.

Module 6: Condition Assessment and Reliability Management

• Building condition surveys.
• Asset inspection techniques.
• Defect identification and classification.
• Failure modes and maintenance risks.
• Reliability-centred maintenance concepts.
• Root-cause analysis.
• Condition-based intervention decisions.

Module 7: Maintenance Cost and Performance Management

• Maintenance budgeting and cost control.
• Lifecycle costing.
• Maintenance productivity measurement.
• Key performance indicators.
• Mean time between failures and mean time to repair.
• Contractor and service-provider performance.
• Maintenance reporting and management dashboards.

Module 8: Safety, Compliance and Risk Management

• Maintenance-related safety requirements.
• Risk assessment for building systems.
• Permit-to-work principles.
• Planned inspection and testing.
• Regulatory and compliance considerations.
• Emergency maintenance procedures.
• Documentation and maintenance records.

Module 9: Sustainable Building Maintenance

• Energy-efficient maintenance practices.
• Sustainable asset management.
• Building performance optimization.
• Water and energy management.
• Environmental considerations in maintenance decisions.
• Extending asset life through sustainable maintenance.
• Lifecycle approaches to refurbishment and replacement.

Module 10: Practical Building Maintenance Management

• Developing building maintenance strategies.
• Preparing preventive maintenance plans.
• Creating asset registers and maintenance schedules.
• Prioritizing maintenance activities.
• Evaluating lifecycle replacement options.
• Analysing maintenance performance data.
• Applying lifecycle engineering principles to real building scenarios.