Creating Maintenance Cost Model for University Buildings

• Main Authors: Olanrewaju, Abdul Lateef, Idrus, Arazi, Khamidi, M. Faris
• Format: Citation Index Journal
• Published: World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology 2011
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8196/1/creating_maintenance_cost_model_khamidi.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8196/

Maintenance costs incurred on building differs. The difference can be as results of the types, functions, age, building health index, size, form height, location and complexity of the building. These are contributing to the difficulty in maintenance development of deterministic maintenance cost model. This paper is concerns with reporting the preliminary findings on the creation of building maintenance cost distributions for universities in Malaysia. This study is triggered by the need to provide guides on maintenance costs distributions for decision making. For this purpose, a survey questionnaire was conducted to investigate the distribution of maintenance costs in the universities. Altogether, responses were received from twenty universities comprising both private and publicly owned. The research found that engineering services, roofing and finishes were the elements contributing the larger segment of the maintenance costs. Furthermore, the study indicates the significance of maintenance cost distribution as decision making tool towards maintenance management.