{"id":56246,"date":"2017-05-29T09:17:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T02:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bca-to-unveil-new-building-maintenance-framework-tighter-facade-maintenance-regime\/"},"modified":"2017-05-29T09:19:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T02:19:51","slug":"bca-to-unveil-new-building-maintenance-framework-tighter-facade-maintenance-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bca-to-unveil-new-building-maintenance-framework-tighter-facade-maintenance-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"BCA to unveil new building maintenance framework, tighter facade maintenance regime"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nThe Building and Construction Authority (BCA) eyes to roll out a new design-for-maintainability framework by end-2017, and tighter fa\u00e7ade maintenance regime, reported Channel News Asia.
\nThis comes as building maintenance is both a productivity and safety issue that \u201ctakes up a lot of manpower\u201d, said Dr John Keung, the outgoing CEO of BCA.
\n\u201cWe are consulting the industry before we roll out the guideline to get the architects and engineers to see what we can do upfront \u2013 to design buildings in such a way that it is easy to maintain.\u201d
\nSome of the measures that will be looked into include the types of paints and building materials that require less maintenance as well as on how buildings can provide easier access for cleaning.
\nMeanwhile, he noted that fa\u00e7ade maintenance is important given the city-state\u2019s high-rise, high-density environment.
\n\u201cIn the past when our buildings were still young, we had less of such problems. But going forward, as our buildings are getting older, you need to do a lot more to make sure that the facades are properly maintained,\u201d said Dr Keung.
\nWith this, courses on fa\u00e7ade inspection are being developed by BCA Academy. BCA said the courses are set for launch later in the year.
\nAfter more than 10 years as BCA\u2019s CEO, Dr Keung will step down from 1 June and serve as dean of BCA Academy, where he will oversee the development of a \u201czero energy\u201d medium-rise building and a \u201csuper-low energy\u201d high-rise building.
\n\u201cWe want to walk our talk. We cannot be asking the industry to do it and we don\u2019t do it ourselves,\u201d said Dr Keung, referring to its push for a more sustainable and productive construction techniques.
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\nThis article was edited by Denise Djong.
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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