Design for Maintainability of Basements and Wet Areas

With the motto of “doing it right first time”, this study focuses on spearheading integration designers, constructors, and facility mangers, at outset planning/design stage, by providing easy-to-read tables summarising (1) knowledge learnt from past mistakes (2) maintainability benchmarks, to ensure high for Basements Wet Areas. The commonly occurring problems in Areas a total 110 buildings comprising commercial, hotels, industrial, institutions, healthcare facilities, residential facilities were evaluated using case field studies. Face-to-face interviews workshops with respective professionals involved design, construction, operation maintenance (O&M) conducted detailed investigation each problem their (a) types, (b) extent problem, (c) failure mechanism, (d) good practices design/construction/O&M/facilities management (FM), (e) environmental issues. Easy-to-read checklists based preventive/predictive performance-based approach, which defines acceptable standards construction O&M/FM practices, derived. help enhance managers ensuring productivity stage. They also derive, customise, validate own Maintainable Design Appraisal System (MDAS) according needs.