Publisher's Synopsis
Regular maintenance of building services plant and systems has assumed a growing importance in recent years, not only to comply with increasing health, safety and environmental legislation, but also to contain the costs of occupying buildings. Today, the value of building services maintenance in the United Kingdom is estimated at some #4 billion.;Effective maintenance requires a wide understanding at various levels. Legistative requirements, cost-benefit analysis, management procedures, condition monitoring and inspection, as well as individual plant requirements all need to be understood.;This bibliography has been compiled to provide a ready reference to the wealth of literature which exists on the subject of maintenance. It gives the reader selected references to works on the subject, and includes general discussion papers, educational texts, together with relevant British and other standards and specifications. For each reference, an abstract is provided indicating the salient points covered in the article or document. The whole bibliography has been arranged in groups, each reflecting a major area of interest within the overall subject of building services maintenance.;This publication should prove useful to large organizations with large maintenance and facilities management departments, as well as small organizations.
