INTRODUCTION

Our research team conducted a research about the building design and

maintenance of University of Cebu buildings. We conducted a research of the two

buildings of University of Cebu, UC-main campus and UC Custom building about

its design and maintenance. The purpose of our research is to determine the design

and maintenance if two building is properly maintained and to survey if the two

existing building is still usable or need to be repair.

Our team conducted a research about the problems and issues of the design

and maintenance of the two buildings. We first studied the UC Custom building,

the problems we found out is the structural of the building and it`s interior design.

One of the issues we found is the waterproofing issue, that every time there is a

heavy rainfall a leak in the roof occurs and flows into the ceiling. Another problem

is cracks in the wall, columns and beams. According to Andrew Mackintosh a

Building Consultant, the common causes of such cracks are identified to the

difference thickness of plastering on structures, insufficient bonding element that

hold bricks to the column or beams.

 Another problem found is staining of the wall, such as water mark, existence

of moss, fungus and algae. After the conduction of research in UC Custom

building, the team proceeded to UC main-campus. The problems found in UC

main-campus are the same problems found in UC Custom building like cracks,

waterproofing issues, staining.

A research was conducted by Ahmad Suffian in Malaysia about the building

maintenance of Infra-Structures in Malaysia. Government of Malaysia is really

concern about the importance of building maintenance. If it can be carried out

wisely it could save money besides potential extended life span of the building.

The maintenance process involved two processes, the preventive maintenance and

corrective maintenance. Of the two, preventive maintenance is more crucial and

those who involve in the development of building must understand the importance

right from the beginning of the projects. Architects, Engineers, planners should

study the potential maintenance and operational problem before working out the

design. This study is presented with an attention to share his experiences on some

building defects and maintenance problems from the building owner`s perspective.

Our research could relate to the study of Ahmad Suffian about the building

maintenance in Malaysia. Because the buildings also of University of Cebu needs

to have an maintence base on the problems we found out during our research in the

two building.
 Our research team is compose of engineering student, since as an

engineering student studies the innovation, design, construction, operation and

maintenance of structures, machines, materials, devices, systems, processes, and

organizations. We have a great interest into this study because we are also affected

as a student of University of Cebu since we uses that two building. So our goal is

to help find a way or solution to the problems and issues found in the two buildings

so no accident will happen.