Norazman, N; Salleh, N M; Mohd Nashruddin, S N A and Wan Ismail, W N (2025) Strategic planning of sustainable maintenance in heritage school buildings: Malaysia perspectives. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 43(3), pp. 440-462. ISSN 2398-4708
Abstract
Purpose: Retrofitting and rehabilitation are part of the conservation approach in Heritage Building Conservation Guideline 2016 in Malaysia. Heritage buildings can be retrofitted to preserve their culture and history while being given a new lease. Rehabilitation is a preservation requirement that is more flexible since it assumes that the structure has already deteriorated to the point where repairs are required to prevent further deterioration. Although the strategies of these two approaches are different, their combination resulted in sustainable heritage building maintenance. This long-term maintenance strategy is necessary, especially for Malaysia's numerous heritage schools, which have serious maintenance problems as a result of infrequent maintenance, repairs, and funding shortages. Design/methodology/approach: This study involved secondary data from an intensive literature review along with a comparative study from articles review and context analysis. A comparative study was conducted to determine the typical issue with heritage school buildings and the best maintenance practice for these structures. Finally, it involved a SWOT analysis study of retrofitting and rehabilitating heritage school buildings will be discussed in this study as well. Findings: The findings of this study will focus on developing a strategic planning framework and maintenance for heritage school buildings in Malaysia to achieve sustainable maintenance. It will also highlight sustainable maintenance best practices for heritage school buildings in Malaysia. Finally, SWOT analysis will go over the pros and cons of retrofitting and rehabilitation for these buildings. Originality/value: This paper put forward the requirements of strategic planning in heritage school buildings and outlines the significance of sustainable maintenance for educational buildings. It is an alternative for cost savings that has not been extensively investigated in previous studies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | heritage school buildings; maintenance plan; rehabilitation; retrofitting; sustainability |
| Index terms: | strategy, literature review, deterioration, educational building, repair, history, shortages, retrofitting, methodology, school building, heritage building, secondary data, Malaysia, lease, cost saving, conservation, funding, best practice, comparative study, strategic planning, heritage building conservation |
| Subjects: | research design and methodology, business, data collection methods, material degradation and durability, architectural and construction history, data analysis and analytics, economics, renovation and retrofit, management, construction type, economic analysis, environmental policy, Geography, maintenance engineering, research methods, land economics, heritage and conservation |
| Topics: | Urban Studies, Design Practice, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Construction Materials, Research Practice, Construction Technology, Engineering Principles, Geographical Context, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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