ii. Facility Management & Maintenance

Facility management and maintenance activities ensure that building systems, components, and spaces remain safe, functional, and efficient throughout an asset’s operational life. These practices protect asset value, support occupant experience, and reduce long-term operational risk.

Asset Register

A centralized record of building components, equipment, and systems, including specifications and maintenance history.

Corrective Maintenance

Repairs performed in response to equipment failure or system malfunction.

Deferred Maintenance

Maintenance work that has been postponed, often increasing long-term cost or risk.

Facility Management (FM)

The coordination of people, processes, and systems to ensure the effective operation of a building.

Lifecycle Costing

An assessment of the total cost of owning and operating an asset over its useful life, including maintenance and replacement.

Maintenance Log

A record documenting maintenance activities, inspections, and repairs performed on building systems.

Preventive Maintenance

Scheduled maintenance activities intended to prevent failures and extend equipment life.

Reactive Maintenance

Unplanned maintenance performed after a system or component fails.

System Commissioning (Operations)

Ongoing verification that building systems continue to perform as intended after handover.

Work Order

A formal request or instruction to perform maintenance, repair, or inspection tasks.