Vijverberg, G (2000) Basing maintenance needs on accommodation policy. Building Research & Information, 28(1), pp. 18-30. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
Managers and maintenance consultants in The Netherlands are working to objectify the inspection of real estate, and to increase the possibilities of controlling long-range maintenance expectations and setting priorities. However, in this view maintenance policy is still largely determined from the 'bottom up'; technical maintenance requirements play a predominant role. However, maintenance and investment practice ought also to be based on a 'top-down' vision of the desired level of functional performance of a particular building and of the total stock of buildings in the future. This vision would result in accommodation scenarios for these buildings to which a maintenance policy can then be adapted. Such a maintenance policy would link together the top-down and the bottom-up approaches.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | accommodation policy; accommodation scenarios; building stock; facilities management; maintenance; the Netherlands |
| Index terms: | bottom-up approach, facilities management, real estate, inspection, Netherlands, building stock, manager |
| Subjects: | management, Geography, asset management, quality assurance, practitioner, urban planning, real estate economics |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Governance, Business Strategy, Geographical Context, Urban Studies, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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