Buildings deteriorate gradually over time due to several reasons, including unattended
defects, neglected damage, and natural causes. Hence, maintenance activities are required …

Buildings have been consistently identified as the sector with the greatest potential to reduce
both energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions through more sustainable …

Improving the operation and maintenance of buildings can significantly reduce carbon
emissions, energy consumption, and other environmental challenges while promoting …

In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), rapid development in innovative
technologies facilitates the adoption of smart facilities management (FM) in the built …

Building flaws are one of the main aspects of building problems that need to be carefully
considered. Besides the high demand for construction projects in Ethiopia, the problems of …

Purpose The recent COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the declining conditions of many of
the hospital buildings, especially in developing countries. Past studies have shown …

Purpose The largest share of a building maintenance budget goes towards preventing or
repairing building defects. Also, building defects shorten a building's lifetime, impact the …

All buildings require Repair and Maintenance (R&M) in their life cycle period. However, if
R&M activities are not carried out properly, deterioration will occur, service life of buildings …

Purpose This study aims to identify the relationship between different maintenance practices
and productive efficiency in continuous process productive plants as well as the moderating …

Purpose Health-care building maintenance has been receiving concern because of the
recent global pandemic. However, there are inadequate broad studies affecting health-care …