1-DAY TRAINING COURSE 28 FEBRUARY 2012

PE Board Accredited: 7 PDUs

COURSE BACKGROUND

In an efficient and cost effective maintenance system, repairs and replacement work is executed only when necessary and budgets allocated accordingly.

Response and cyclical-based maintenance systems are traditionally used in the industry. Maintenance work in a response-based system is determined by complaints received; this leads to high expenditure, sub-optimal decision-making with little possibility for adequate evaluation of work and costs. Work in a cyclical-based system is determined from stipulated replacement cycles of building components; component life is however determined by factors such as design, construction, use and maintenance quality. It is hence inaccurate to use cycle times to determine maintenance requirements, which in most cases are unique to a building. Cyclical-based systems can thus lead to over-maintenance due to premature replacement or to unexpected failures when components fail between cycle times.

In a condition-based maintenance system (see figure below), work is based on the actual condition of the building as ascertained/predicted from inspections and planned and prioritised according to actual needs and budget available. Up to 100% cost savings has been achieved between a condition-based and response-based system in engineering installations maintenance; these successes have spurred development of condition-based building maintenance systems.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course will provide knowledge and understanding of the:

• Pitfalls in Traditional Response and Cyclical Maintenance Systems
• Features of a Condition-Based Maintenance System and Process Model
• Pre-requisites for Establishing a Condition-Based Maintenance System
• Implementation Protocol for a Condition-Based Maintenance System.

COURSE PROGRAMME (8.30 am – 5.30 pm)

1. Building Degradation and Maintenance

• Building Defects and Maintenance
• Traditional Maintenance Systems
• Weakness of Traditional Systems

2. Condition-Based Maintenance System

• Process Model and Information Needs
• Budgets and Repair Prioritisation
• Outsourcing Maintenance Work

3. Condition Assessment and Inspection Norms

• Condition Assessment and Subjectivity in Inspections
• Condition Assessment Standardisation and Norms
• Condition Scores

4. Maintenance Planning and Budget Allocation Norms

• Technical Parameters
• Non Technical Parameters
• Prioritisation Norms

5. Establishing a Condition-Based Maintenance Management System

• Methodological Phase
• Organisational Phase
• Operational and Administrative Phase
• IT and Computerisation

COURSE LEADER

Dr Quah Lee Kiang MRICS
Dr Quah is the Director of the Real Estate and Construction Centre & the Real Estate & Construction Academy in Singapore. She has extensive regional and international experience in Project and Facilities Management & Maintenance research, advice and academia.

Dr Quah led the EU funded project BE4213 Condition Assessment and Maintenance Strategies for Buildings and Building Components, which among other things, sought to develop an objective building condition assessment system. This project formed part of ongoing research over the last 20 years which culminated in Dutch Standard NEN 2767 on Condition Assessment of Buildings, believed to be a ‘world first’.

Dr Quah’s professional and research affiliations include being Coordinator of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) Working Commission 70 on Facilities Management and Maintenance from 1990-2000 and past President of the Chartered Institute of Building Singapore Centre for two terms. She is also a member of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Asia and Singapore Board. Dr Quah was conferred an Honorary Fellow by Oxford Brookes University for her work in real estate and construction education and the unusual impact her career has had on this particular academic field in Asia.

COURSE DATE AND VENUE

Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Training Lab C.303, Block C Level 3, Employment & Employability Institute
141 Redhill Road, Singapore 158828

COURSE FEES

The course fee of $595.00 includes course documentation and refreshments at breaks. A group discount of 10% will apply for three or more delegates from the same organisation.

COURSE ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

The course has been approved for 7 PDU units under the PE Board Continuing Professional Development programme. Attendance certificates will be issued; they may also be suitable for meeting the CPD requirements of other relevant professional bodies not operating a CPD course accreditation system.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

• Developers
• Building Owners
• Government Officials
• Architects
• Engineers
• Project Managers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers
• Property Managers
• Facilities Managers
• Maintenance Managers
• Management Corporations
• Town Councils
• and Others

CANCELLATIONS

Cancellations made less than 1 week before the commencement of the course will be subjected to an administrative fee of $100.00. Substitutions can be made at any time.

COURSE ENQUIRIES AND REGISTRATIONS

Mr Ken Chew
Tel:  6474 7442   Fax: 6474 2724   E-mail: recc@pacific.net.sg

Download Registration Form

PLEASE NOTE

It may be necessary for reasons beyond RECC’s control, to change the content and timing of the programme and the identity of the course leader/s.