Quantitative models for building repair and maintenance: a comparative case‐study

This paper presents a comparative study of three well‐established building maintenance forecasting models in conjunction with a quantitative model which has been developed recently. After a brief introduction of each method, data collected from a large building survey were mapped into four distinctive methods and comparison was carried out in terms of priorities that these four methods adopt for future maintenance work. An analysis of responses to a questionnaire including 100 companies and individuals involved in maintenance and facilities management work (including quantity surveyors’ organisations) revealed that 100 percent of the public sector organisations use maintenance assessment methods for their prioritisation of maintenance management work. It also revealed that 92 percent of the private sector and 95 percent of all the organisations use condition based maintenance assessment methods for the prioritisation of maintenance operations. Results of this questionnaire have been used as introductory material to support the necessity for this piece of research.