ASSESSMENT OF BUILDINGS MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: (A CASE OF SELECTED TOWNS IN SOUTHERN NATIONS, NATIONALITIES, AND PEOPLE’S REGIONAL STATE)

Abstract

Building defect is a failing or shortcoming in the function, performance, statutory or user requirements of a fabric, facilities in a building. Maintenance is an important program for the sustainability of buildings under occupancy. (The present buildings) Observed buildings in this study in SNNPRS were manifesting deterioration that should have been maintained long ago. In the region, defects in public buildings appeared and their impacts had been of high maintenance costs. Material and construction deficiency observed as the main causes of building defect under occupancy stage of buildings (Bedru M. , 2015). This research assessed the defects and maintenance management practices in the occupancy stage of public buildings in selected towns of SNNPRS. At the end, effects of defects and defect reducing measures were investigated. Interview survey, case study and desk study were used and analyzed by SPSS for research work. Thirteen buildings were considered during the interview, case studies and desk study. Building administrators, facility managers and other concerned body were considered in the selected buildings in the region for the interview questions. From the result, the main types of defects were identified; economic, functional and social consequences of defects were investigated; the practices of maintenance management in public buildings were assessed and defect reducing measures were finally recommended for buildings. The frequent types of defects identified in the study were; dampness; peeling of paint; leakage and defects in building service installation. Similarly the average results showed that the most common causes of building defect were construction and material deficiency with corresponding shares of 41.95 % and 37.55 % of the defects respectively. High amount of maintenance cost was consumed in a building in the desk study analysis in one time maintenance for a building defect. This implies there was no preventive mechanisms set for buildings. Before beginning of the actual maintenance work, maintenance directory (report) should be prepared for all defective items in team in order to know the severity of defects which enables to prepare maintenance BoQ for execution. Periodic maintenance shall be recommended for public buildings under occupancy