Course description
Building Services deliver the comfort, security, safety, communication, protection, movement and control that tenant’s need in their buildings. Without these different systems, the modern Built Environment would simply not function. The correct management, operation and maintenance of these Building Services systems is therefore crucial.
This course begins by examining different Building Services systems and the crucial role they play in making properties work. The course then explores the categories of Building Services to understand different systems and their maintenance requirements. As the course progresses, common maintenance terminology and the procurement of maintenance services are also discussed.
The course will highlight the best methods in the area and inspires participants to ensure that building services perform at their optimal level.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This Building Services Maintenance and Management course is ideal for:
- Building and Facilities Maintenance Professionals
- Asset Management Professionals
- Property & Facilities Management Professionals
- IT & and Business Control Professionals
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of this Building Services Maintenance and Management course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the importance of Building Services systems to the high performance of any property
- Recognise why different maintenance tasks require various skill sets and need to be undertaken at different frequencies
- Identify common and critical Building Services elements that need maintaining
- Boost occupant comfort, satisfaction and wellbeing.
- Add value and contribute to the success of the business of the occupier.
- Improve health safety.
- Decrease operating cost, energy use, carbon emissions and environmental impact.
- Optimise cost and value.
- Provide techniques for constant improvement and sustainable operation.
Training Course Content
Day 1
Introduction to Building Services
- Building Services – What they are and why they are important
- The key elements of Building Services systems
- The categories of Building Services systems
- Maintenance & Asset Management as a business process
- Asset management landscape model – The asset management system
- Strategy framework
- Line of sight
- Asset management planning / strategic property management
- Asset management policy, asset strategy (demand analysis / asset policy), asset management strategy, maintenance strategy
- Maintenance & asset management objectives (goal setting)
- (Strategic) Asset management plan & maintenance reference plan
- Feedback & improvement
Day 2
Building Services Maintenance
- Maintenance – What it is and why it matters
- Common terms used in Building Services maintenance
- Delivering a maintainable building
Day 3
Building Services Maintenance Standards
- Building Services Maintenance Standards
- Building Services systems and their maintenance
- Building Services systems and their maintenance (Continued)
Day 4
- Risk Identification, Assessment & Management
- Outsourcing and Contracting
Day 5
Financial Aspects
- Insight in financial management basics
- Cashflow
- CAPEX/OPEX
- Working capital
- Budgeting principles
- An introduction to Life Cycle Costing and Nett Present Value
- Insight in funding of investments in buildings and facilities and the need for a long term investment & maintenance plans
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