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Maintenance Engineering for Buildings. Digital Solutions and Sustainable Practices. Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering

  • Book

  • November 2024
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5971506
Maintenance Engineering for Buildings: Digital Solutions and Sustainable Practices offers a thorough body of knowledge on organizational frameworks, assessment models, and digital tools to carry out maintenance procedures aimed at keeping edifices and many other assets in the urban landscape not only in good working condition, but also compliant with regulatory safety requirements and environmental standards. As well as covering current research and the best practice in the field, the volume is enriched by a number of case studies taken from the educational sector which explore how recent developments and other trends from are being applied in different geographical and economic contexts.

This reference work stands out for its invaluable relevance to audiences both in industry and academia, while also serving as an excellent reference resource for future works in the area.

Table of Contents

1. General introduction
2. Understanding sustainable building maintenance
3. Sustainable maintenance in the fourth industrial revolution
4. Sustainable maintenance models and frameworks
5. Gaps in existing sustainable maintenance frameworks and models
6. Conceptualising sustainable building maintenance in the fourth industrial revolution
7. Exploring the conceptualised sustainable building maintenance model through expert opinions
8. Sustainable maintenance strategies in developed countries case studies from the educational sector
9. Sustainable maintenance strategies in developing countries case studies from the educational sector
10. Conclusion

Authors

Ntebo Ngcobo Lecturer and Head of Department., Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Dr. Ngcobo holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is currently the Head of the Civil Engineering Technology Dept. at the University of Johannesburg and oversees several research activities within the department. Her research interest cut across diverse areas in the built environment including maintenance of construction works. In collaboration with other researchers, she has authored several conference papers and journal articles. Clinton Aigbavboa Full Professor, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Clinton Aigbavboa is a Professor of Sustainable Human Development and also the Director of the CIDB Centre of Excellence and Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a PhD in Engineering Management and, before his academic career began, he was a quantity surveyor for infrastructural projects in Nigeria and South Africa. He has published extensively in the areas of housing, construction, and engineering management, as well as research methodology for construction students. He is currently the Editor of the Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation (accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training of South Africa) and has received national and international recognition in his field of research.

Douglas Aghimien Senior Lecturer, Department of Built Environment, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Dr. Aghimien holds a PhD in Engineering Management from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He currently teaches Quantity Surveying at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture at De Montfort University in the UK. He is a prolific researcher with a keen interest in construction digitalization, smart and sustainable construction, and value management.