Building Maintenance

Defects due to Design failures

Preventive maintenance (PM)
The care and servicing by qualified personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment
and facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection,
detection, and correction of incipient failures either before they occur or before they
develop into major defects.
Maintenance, including tests, measurements, adjustments, and parts replacement,
performed specifically to prevent faults from occurring.

Corrective maintenance
Corrective maintenance can be defined as a maintenance task performed to identify,
isolate, and rectify a fault so that the failed equipment, machine, or asset can be restored
to an operational condition within the tolerances or limits established for in-service
operations.
Corrective maintenance is maintenance which is carried out after failure detection and is
aimed at restoring an asset to a condition in which it can perform its intended function.
 Difference between Preventive maintenance" and "corrective Maintenance".

Corrective maintenance is done after problem while preventive is before problem.

Corrective maintenance is done randomly while preventive is done frequently.
Preventive maintenance will minimize the need of corrective, while corrective will
maximize the preventive actions.

ROOFING
Save yourself from recurring issues and unexpected failures by using a roof asset management
program. This strategy syncs preventive maintenance and inspections with corrective action,
ultimately extending the time between roof replacements.
Inspect at least twice a year and after any severe storm.
Create a roofing file for each building; review warranty information.
Clear roof drains of debris (roof warranties don't cover this).
Walk the perimeter to examine sheet metal, copings, and previously repaired sections.
Check roof-to-wall connections and examine flashings (at curbs and penetrations, etc.) for
wrinkles and tearing.
For single-ply roofs, re-caulk the top of face-mounted termination bars (if needed).
For bituminous roofs, check for splits in the stripping plies.
Be on guard against corrosion on metal roofs, which may be caused by condensate from
copper coils in rooftop HVAC units. Duct the condensation water to keep it from coming into
contact with the membrane.
Keep traffic off of the roof to avoid membrane damage.
Dont let your green roof die from lack of care. Be attentive to plant health by monitoring
growth and weeding and trimming as needed. Proper irrigation is not only critical for the survival
of vegetation but also protects your roof membrane against leaks and ponding.
Plan a moisture survey every 5 years to detect wet insulation or leaks.
If you have a rooftop solar array, be aware that panels can become dislodged by a buildup of
ice and snow. Inspect the racks and areas around penetrations during your regular walkthroughs.
You can also mount ballasted systems on a pad to protect the roof membrane from possible
damage
Factors affecting Durability of building Materials

1. High relative humidity

2. Sea salt carried in land on the wind
3. High sunshine hours, leading to high total solar radiation.
Degradation of Materials
Corrosion is the deterioration of a material as a result of a reaction with its environment,
especially with oxygen (oxidation).
Although the term is usually applied to metals, all materials, including wood, ceramics (in
extreme conditions) and plastics, deteriorate at the surface to varying degrees when they are
exposed to certain combinations of sunshine (UV light), liquids, gases or contact with other
solids.
Routine Maintenance Definition
Expenditures made for the regular upkeep of physical properties (i.e. Land, Buildings, and
Equipment) including recurring, preventive and on-going maintenance necessary to delay or
prevent the failure of critical and non-critical building systems and equipment. For purposes of
this definition, building operational costs are not considered routine maintenance. Tangible
personal property as defined in this section shall not be eligible for routine maintenance funds.

Examples of Routine Maintenance

Filter changes.
Painting
Re-roofing.
Equipment change-out
Caulking Sealing
Minor repair of components
Upgrades of components, or
Other activities planned and performed at regular intervals normally established by
manufacturers or associations and based on testing or other evidence indicating the
 maintenance work is necessary to extend the life or prevent the premature failure of
building components or equipment.

Intervals for Routine Maintenance can be as frequent as several times a day or longer
than a decade.