scholarly journals Integration of Safety Aspects in the Maintenance Work of a Living Wall: An Overview of Practice and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Loo Jun Han ◽  
Nazirah Zainul Abidin
Keyword(s):  
Construction Site ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
Vegetation Growth ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Safety Aspects ◽  
Building Maintenance ◽  
Living Wall ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
Maintenance Requirements ◽  
Maintenance Process

Building maintenance is crucial to prolong a building's lifespan. Conducting the maintenance work can be dangerous, especially if it involves high-rise areas such as walls and roofs. Most literature discusses safety aspects at the construction site, while the safety aspects of maintenance work, which occur after occupancy, received less attention. This paper discusses the potential of integrating safety aspects into the maintenance work of a living wall. Living wall system (LWS) is one of the green design aspects in which the wall is designed to allow for vegetation growth. Maintenance works of a living wall involve various risks especially working in high or difficult places. This paper reviews the maintenance process and techniques adapted for maintaining the living wall through literature.  This paper presents the safety practices that have the potential to reduce the risks of conducting maintenance work on the living wall and its potential challenges. It is hoped that this paper raises further awareness that work safety in construction is not only enclosed within the construction site and its vicinity, but safety should also be considered post-occupation, especially when the design demands specific maintenance requirements such as a living wall. Keywords: Safety, building maintenance, living wall, maintenance risk, green wall

Relationship between building maintenance sourcing strategy selection factors and performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khai Ying Soh ◽  
Shirley Jin Lin Chua ◽  
Azlan Shah Ali ◽  
Cheong Peng Au-Yong ◽  
Anuar Alias
Keyword(s):  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Performance Measurements ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Building Maintenance ◽  
Sourcing Strategy ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Selection Factors

Purpose The building maintenance management becomes more complicated nowadays, with several sourcing strategies springing up for building maintenance work provisions. Various studies demonstrate that the selection factors and performance measurements are both essential aspects in determining and evaluating the sourcing strategy for building maintenance management. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between the selection factors and performance measurements of sourcing strategy. Design/methodology/approach The paper targeted to evaluate and analyse the perceptions of the building maintenance practitioners regarding the degree of importance of selection factors and performance measurements. Through quantitative approach, the paper adopted stratified random sampling to distribute the questionnaires to the building maintenance practitioners operating in both private and government high-rise office buildings in Kuala Lumpur. Findings The findings highlighted the quality factors as the most important selection group factors; meantime, the ability to fulfil client’s need and requirement as well as the ability to deliver the service with reasonable reliability and predictability are identically important performance measurements. There is a significant relationship between the selection factors and performance measurement of sourcing strategy. Originality/value This paper provides an impetus research which uncovered the sourcing practices in the industry and guided the sourcing process in determining the appropriate sourcing strategy.

scholarly journals PELAKSANAAN KERJA PENYELENGGARAAN RUMAH KEDAI LAMA DALAM ZON WARISAN DI KOTA BHARU KELANTAN, MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
FARRAH ATIKAH SAARI ◽  
MOHAMMAD RUSDI MOHD NASIR ◽  
WAN SAIFUL NIZAM WAN MOHAMAD ◽  
NASIRIN BIN ABDILLAH ◽  
SITI NUR ANIS BINTI MUHAMMAD APANDI
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Maintenance Policy ◽  
Building Maintenance ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
History Of ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
And Function ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Maintenance Process ◽  
House Building

Abstrak Bangunan rumah kedai lama merupakan aset yang memaparkan sejarah identiti pembentukan sesebuah negeri dan ia seharusnya dikekalkan untuk generasi baru. Namun kini, kebanyakan rumah kedai lama sedang diancam kepupusan kerana tiadanya proses penyelenggaraan yang baik. Bagi mengekalkankelangsungan hayat bangunan rumah kedai lama, penyelenggaraan terhadap keadaan dan fungsi bangunan perlu dilaksanakan dengan penyediaan sistem pengurusan penyelenggaraan yang sistematik. Sehubungan itu, objektif kajian ini adalah untuk mengenalpasti jenis-jenis penyelenggaraan yang telahdilaksanakan ke atas bangunan rumah kedai lama. Selain itu, kesan dan cadangan bagi kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan yang dilaksanakan juga turut dikaji. Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif yang menggunakan kaedah pemerhatian dan temubual. Berdasarkan dapatan kajian, terdapat prosespenyelenggaraan yang dilaksanakan terhadap struktur dinding, siling, lantai, cat dan fasad. Kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan yang dilaksanakan juga memberi impak yang positif terhadap nilai warisan. Saranan untuk menetapkan polisi khusus bagi penyelenggaraan bangunan warisan serta penglibatan semua pihakyang berkepentingan dalam usaha untuk melestarikan bangunan rumah kedai lama turut dikemukakan. Sebagai kesimpulan, hasil kajian ini telah menggariskan beberapa cadangan yang boleh dijadikan panduan oleh pihak berkuasa tempatan dalam melaksanakan kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan mengikutkaedah pemeliharaan yang lebih baik agar nilai warisan terus terjaga.   Abstract Old shop house building is an asset that displays the history of the identity of the formation of a state and it should be preserved for the new generation. But now, most old shop houses are threatened with extinction due to lack of good maintenance process. To maintain the longevity of old shop house building, maintenance of the condition and function of the building must be implemented with the provision of a systematic maintenance management system. Accordingly, the objective of this study is to find out the types of maintenance that have been implemented on the old shop house building. Inaddition, the effects of and recommendations for maintenance work carried out are also considered. This qualitative study uses observation and interview methods. Based on the findings, the study shows that there is a maintenance process that has been carried out on the structure of walls, ceilings, floors, paintsand facades. The undertaken maintenance works also indicate a positive impact on heritage value. This study also proposes that a specific maintenance policy be adopted for the heritage buildings and effective involvement of all parties be encouraged in the effort of preserving the old shop house building.In conclusion, this study has provided some recommendations for local authorities to consider in undertaking the maintenance works so that proper conservation methods can be practiced and heritage values can be maintained.

scholarly journals THE APPLICATION OF MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS TO DECISION SUPPORT FOR THE FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Vilutienė ◽  
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Facility Management ◽  
Multiple Objectives ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Property Management ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Building Maintenance ◽  
Residential District ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
Made In

The article deals with the problem of dwelling maintenance. In this paper the process of building maintenance in Lithuania is analysed, the activities of subjects carrying out maintenance work described, and a comparison of maintenance variants was made applying the methods WSM, WPM, AHP, Revised AHP and Topsis. A method of multi- criteria complex proportional evaluation of the projects was also applied for determining the efficient variant and the degree of its utility. The analysis of the application of the multi-criteria methods for solving the problems with multiple objectives was also made. In striving to prolong the existence of buildings the professional use of a property should be ensured. The article presents a model of property management with the participation of monitoring organisations. This model helps ensure a more effective facilities management process and the work quality in dwellings.

scholarly journals Variety of Accident Causes in Construction Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 203 ◽  
pp. 02006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idris Othman ◽  
Rafe Majid ◽  
Hisham Mohamad ◽  
Nasir Shafiq ◽  
Madzlan Napiah
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire World ◽  
Construction Works

Construction Industry is a high risk industry and widely recognised as one of most hazardous occupation in the world. The statistic of accidents in Malaysia give us a picture that Malaysian construction industry is one of the dangerous sectors that need a drastic overhaul from the current site safety practices. This paper describes a review of the accident causes occurred in construction site by various researchers during the last twenty (20) years. This paper discusses the accident causes in Malaysia construction works and entire world. The data collected shows that variety of accident causes in construction industry either in Malaysia or other country.

scholarly journals Mobile application tool for individual maintenance users on high-rise residential buildings in South Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 01002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee-Sung Cha ◽  
Jun Kim ◽  
Do-Hee Kim ◽  
Jia Shin ◽  
Kun-Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Repair Work ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Building Maintenance ◽  
Rapid Economic Growth ◽  
Feedback Structure ◽  
Online Feedback

Since 1980’s, the rapid economic growth resulted in so many aged apartment buildings in South Korea. Nevertheless, there is insufficient maintenance practice of buildings. In this study, to facilitate the building maintenance the authors classified the building defects into three levels according to their level of performance and developed a mobile application tool based on each level’s appropriate feedback. The feedback structure consisted of ‘Maintenance manual phase’, ‘Online feedback phase’, ‘Repair work phase of the specialty contractors’. In order to implement each phase the authors devised the necessary database for each phase and created a prototype system that can develop on its own. The authors expect that the building users can easily maintain their buildings by using this application.

BIM Technologies Applications in IBS Building Maintenance

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zul-Atfi Ismail ◽  
Azrul A. Mutalib ◽  
Noraini Hamzah ◽  
Shahrizan Baharom
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Automated Control ◽  
Component Failure ◽  
Building Maintenance ◽  
Maintenance Process

Because of their characteristic attributes of storing all the information of a building and visualising the maintenance process of a project over its entire lifecycle, generating the automated control and monitoring of building diagnosis (e.g. component utilisation, component failure, etc.) as well as providing decision support for the choice of maintenance measures and the scheduling of maintenance, BIM technologies have a special appeal for the building maintenance profession. In spite of this appeal, there are currently very few operational BIM technologies in the field of IBS building maintenance. One reason for this may be a lack of awareness by the industry as to what BIM technologies currently exist and what their capabilities are. Presenting this information to the potential users in an easily scannable format is one of the objectives of this paper. A second objective of this effort is to present the characteristics of the state-of-the-art BIM technologies to researchers and industry practitioners. This information will help them in making a choice of the most appropriate tools and trigger communication between users working in similar domains.  

scholarly journals Ambient Intelligence to Improve Construction Site Safety: Case of High-Rise Building in Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8124
Author(s):  
Kriengsak Panuwatwanich ◽  
Natapit Roongsrisoothiwong ◽  
Kawin Petcharayuthapant ◽  
Sirikwan Dummanonda ◽  
Sherif Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Ambient Intelligence ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Safety Case ◽  
Fall Accidents

The relatively high rate of injuries in construction is not surprising, as site work by its very nature ranks highly on fundamental risk factors. Working at heights often magnifies these risk factors. The literature reveals that falls from heights accounts for a large percentage of injuries in construction worldwide. Thailand is no exception, where fall accidents constitute the majority of high-rise construction accidents despite preventive measures being implemented. This paper examines how the use of a simple Ambient Intelligence (AmI) system—a device comprising a microcontroller, microwave sensors, Light Emitting Diode (LED) and audio alarm—could help to affect safety behavioural change of on-site construction workers in order to decrease the potential for fall accidents. An experiment was conducted at a high-rise building construction site in Bangkok, Thailand to examine the effectiveness of the AmI in helping workers mitigate the risk of falling from heights. The analysis of the data collected over two work weeks from the pre- and post-AmI application using X-bar charts and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed a significant reduction of about 78% in the number of workers passing through the fall hazard zones. The finding established the potential of a simple AmI for reducing the risk of fall accidents.

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