BSE Unit 8 lesson 3

What can data from various sources be used for in construction and building services engineering?

• Designing new software applications

• Understanding behaviour, assessing performance, improving market competitiveness, allocating resources, and managing costs

• Planning corporate events

• Conducting employee performance reviews

Which of the following is NOT a focus of the presentation mentioned in the document?

• Maintenance and replacement systems

• Post-occupancy evaluation

• Market analysis for retail businesses

• Data sources in construction and building services engineering

What is one of the primary objectives of carrying out maintenance according to the maintenance principles?

• To increase the complexity of service systems

• To maintain structural stability and safety

• To reduce the number of important assets

• To encourage legal non-compliance

Which of the following is NOT a reason for carrying out maintenance?

• To prevent loss of core business due to failure of service systems

• To ensure customer satisfaction

• To prevent non-compliance with legal requirements

• To cause health and safety breaches

What undesirable outcome can maintenance help to prevent?

• Increased operational complexity

• Customer satisfaction

• Non-compliance with legal requirements

• Improved structural stability

Maintenance can help in reducing:

• The efficiency of energy consumption

• The cost of catastrophic plant failures

• The number of service systems

• The availability of important assets

What is one of the purposes of maintenance according to the maintenance principles?

• To increase the energy consumption of a building

• To determine the causes of defects and help prevent reoccurrence or repetition

• To disregard the effects of weather on buildings

• To reduce the safety of the building for its occupants

Maintenance can help to:

• Ignore plans for renovation, refurbishment, retrofitting or new buildings

• Prevent unnecessary damage from the weather or from general usage

• Decrease the performance of the building for its occupants

• Ensure that buildings are only used for their original intended purpose

How can maintenance contribute to the lifecycle of a building?

• By causing rapid deterioration of the building structure

• By increasing the frequency of defects and damages

• By informing plans for renovation, refurbishment, retrofitting or new buildings

• By preventing any changes or improvements to the building

What is an outcome of optimizing the performance of the building for its occupants through maintenance?

• Decreased comfort and safety for occupants

• Increased operational costs

• Reduced lifespan of the building

• Optimized performance of the building for its occupants