Building Bulletin 70 Maintenance and renewal in educational buildings: maintenance of mechanical services

Publication Year

1990

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

BB70 outlines a strategy for making planned maintenance work more efficient. It proposes a method for conducting condition appraisal surveys and addresses the issue of whether to repair or replace equipment; a repair/replace decision tree is provided. Guidance is offered on a method of life cycle costing which determines the cost effectiveness of a replacement decision given a particular required payback period. A six point plan to avoid failure is proposed. The bulletin also considers how to deal with problems which have their roots in historical design factors and provides guidance on what action should be taken to prevent future maintenance problems.

ISBN

9780112707172

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