Building Services Component Life Manual

• Main Author: Davies, Hywel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Science 2001
• Subjects: Building materials > Handbooks, manuals, etc; Buildings > Environmental engineering > Handbooks, manuals, etc
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 Here at last is the definitive source of robust data on the durability and maintenance requirements of mechanical and electrical plants. This unique manual provides much-needed guidance on the whole-life performance of building services components - which often account for 60% of a building's running costs. Service lives of components are explained - from control valves to hydraulic lifts, and are ranked according to recognized quality benchmarks, with adjustment factors for differing environments, use patterns and operating regimes. Summaries of typical inspection and maintenance requirements are given, along with specification guidance and references to further detailed sources of information.