Homes Designed for Easier Upkeep Could Mean Lower Maintenance Fees for Owners

Homes designed for easier upkeep could mean lower maintenance fees for owners

Developments such as Copen Grand and Shaw Tower show how relatively small design choices can reduce maintenance costs over a building's lifetime, a study by the Building and Construction Authority has found.

Design for maintainability saves costs

Discover how designing buildings for easier maintenance can lead to significant long-term cost and manpower savings. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Buildings can be easier to maintain and reap 'substantial' cost savings with DfM features: study

Demand for building maintenance works continues to increase as Singapore’s building stock grows and ages. The manpower available to maintain buildings also continues to shrink. To ensure that buildings remain well-maintained over time, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has been advocating for the built environment sector to factor longer-term maintenance considerations into the design process from the start.  This is known as Design …

Singapore developers, architects urged to design buildings for easier maintenance, major cost savings

BCA study shows owners of commercial buildings can save up to S$950,000 a year in upkeep Read more at The Business Times.