Papers by Ayokunle Lesanmi
American Journal of Civil Engineering, 2024
Sustainable measures for effectively maintaining buildings have become essential to sustainable b... more Sustainable measures for effectively maintaining buildings have become essential to sustainable building development with the growing influx of building portfolios worldwide. This is so, considering building maintenance problems have become a global menace. It has been ascertained that improving building maintenance operations for sustainable considerations will benefit university facilities in terms of profitability, user well-being, and increased lifespan. Although studies abound on the maintenance of university buildings in Nigeria, its barriers, and the factors affecting it, very few studies have touched on the solutions to maintenance problems and the measures to improve the maintenance management of these buildings. Therefore, this paper presents the findings from assessing the measures to improve the maintenance of buildings in six selected higher education institutions in the country. The study embraced a quantitative approach, and data were gathered from maintenance managers, supervisors, and technicians working in the Works Departments of the selected public institutions. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentile and factor analysis. Findings revealed that human, materials resources, and policy improvement measures, computerized approach to management, assessment, and feedback mechanism measures, less sabotage and quick response measures, and improved funding, design, and construction measures are the most viable measures to improve building maintenance in these universities.
American Journal of Construction and Building Materials
Building maintenance problems are a breakdown in a building's performance, function, and ... more Building maintenance problems are a breakdown in a building's performance, function, and user requirements. Moreover, these problems can be in its structure, services, and other facilities. These problems primarily manifest as defects and should be rectified immediately; otherwise, they would result in a higher maintenance cost, hinder operational efficiency, and even reduce lifespan. At the same time, poor building performance and inadequacies due to these maintenance defects have been known to cause unproductivity of building users and even illnesses. Therefore, it is pertinent to investigate these defects to create maintenance solutions for them. However, even though studies abound on university building maintenance in Nigeria, its issues, and the factors affecting it, there is still the need to explore the common maintenance defects affecting buildings in public universities. Few studies have been conducted on common building maintenance defects; however, these defects have been well-researched in this study. Therefore, this paper illustrates the findings from assessing the common defects in six selected higher education institutions in the country. This study embraced a quantitative approach, and data were gathered from maintenance managers, supervisors, and technicians working in the Works Departments of the selected public institutions. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentile and factor analysis. Findings revealed that the most common defects affecting university buildings are joinery infestation and fittings, substandard finishes and cracks, deterioration and leakages, and rusting and installation issues.
American Journal of Construction and Building Materials, 2023
Building maintenance problems are a breakdown in a building's performance, function, and user req... more Building maintenance problems are a breakdown in a building's performance, function, and user requirements. Moreover, these problems can be in its structure, services, and other facilities. These problems primarily manifest as defects and should be rectified immediately; otherwise, they would result in a higher maintenance cost, hinder operational efficiency, and even reduce lifespan. At the same time, poor building performance and inadequacies due to these maintenance defects have been known to cause unproductivity of building users and even illnesses. Therefore, it is pertinent to investigate these defects to create maintenance solutions for them. However, even though studies abound on university building maintenance in Nigeria, its issues, and the factors affecting it, there is still the need to explore the common maintenance defects affecting buildings in public universities. Few studies have been conducted on common building maintenance defects; however, these defects have been well-researched in this study. Therefore, this paper illustrates the findings from assessing the common defects in six selected higher education institutions in the country. This study embraced a quantitative approach, and data were gathered from maintenance managers, supervisors, and technicians working in the Works Departments of the selected public institutions. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentile and factor analysis. Findings revealed that the most common defects affecting university buildings are joinery infestation and fittings, substandard finishes and cracks, deterioration and leakages, and rusting and installation issues.
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Papers by Ayokunle Lesanmi