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Bennett, J (1983) Project management in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 1(03), 183-97.
Burrows, B G and Seymour, D E (1983) The evaluation of change in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 1(03), 199-215.
Leopold, E and Bishop, D (1983) Design philosophy and practice in speculative housebuilding: Part 2. Construction Management and Economics, 1(03), 233-68.
Lewis, B T (1983) Building maintenance planning and estimating system. Construction Management and Economics, 1(03), 217-31.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: estimating; maintenance; performance; planning; productivity; standards
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446198300000017
- Abstract:
Building maintenance work measurement is no substitute for good management, yet without the use of time standards, maintenance departments are unlikely to operate efficiently and effectively. Such departments may have skilled craftsman and up-to-date tools and equipment but operating efficiency may be only 50% of capacity. The cause of this low productivity can often be traced to the lack of a common unit of work measurement for each job which is understood by supervisors and craftsmen when considering costs, performance and goals. A set of building maintenance time standards is described, which has been developed and published by the United States Navy, entitled Engineered Performance Standards. The time standards are used for comparative planning and estimating in either a manual or computerized mode in public or private sector organizations. The data are readily available to maintenance organizations.