doi:10.3850/978-981-08-7920-4_S1-S03-cd
Application of Industrial Maintenance Methods on Building Maintenance
Markus Christen1, Gerhard Girmscheid2 and Holger Wallbaum2
1ETH Rat, Zurich, Switzerland.
2Institut für Bau und Infrastruktur, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
ABSTRACT
Currently, the existing building stock is refurbished or replaced at a very low annual rate.
Nevertheless due to its immense total value this slow replacement requires a considerable
part of the GDP. It is important to ensure that this capital is invested in the best way with
most profit for the society and future generations as well as for the investors. This presentation
explores differences between maintenance of industrial facilities and maintenance of
real estate. Industrial maintenance has developed different instruments to optimize the costs
of maintenance while ensuring the required productivity or reliability. Building maintenance
historically was more driven by external factors like profitability or the urban development in
the surrounding area. Based on the assumption that maintenance of industrial facilities is more
advanced, industrial maintenance methods have been classified and their application in real
estate maintenance explored. The paper gives examples of these methods and explores if it is
possible to adapt proven methods from industrial maintenance for building maintenance and
looks at the potential to improve the sustainability of buildings by using industrial maintenance
methods on buildings.
Keywords: Industrial maintenance methods, Building maintenance, Sustainability, Quality cycle, Facility management, Keywords.
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