ABSTRACT
The main purpose of the application Facilities
Management Procedures is to aid in prolonging the life span of the building.
It’s indicated that the type of maintenance and procedures used will help in
preserving historical buildings. The research examines the level of application
of Facilities Management Procedures in Historical Building using Tafawa Balewa
Square as the Case study. The research adopted a survey design and used self-
administered questionnaires that were served on 133 users of the case study.
Out of this number 88 were received back. The data obtained was analyzed using
descriptive and inferential statistical tool. The study found out that, the
maintenance of equipment and systems in line with the manufacturer’s
specification is a the procedure best carried out by the Facilities Manager of
the case study, while the use of substandard materials and building components does
not occur in the maintenance of the case study. During the analysis of Performance of Facility
Management as applied to the case study, routine inspection was rated as the
highest task carry out by the Facility Manager, replacement of equipment when faulty
is a task Facility Manager of the case study find it hard to tackle. The
nonpayment of service charge by the user is the greatest challenge faced by the
Facilities Manager of the case study. It is recommended that great awareness is
done to let users know why Facilities Management is needed in all kind of
buildings and the payment of service charge is best pay before the services are
rendered to enable tasks to be done when needed and not to be delayed because
of lack of fund.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables viii
List of Figures ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background of Study 1
1.2 Statement
of Problem 3
1.3. Statement of
Research Questions. 4
1.4. Aim and Objectives 4
1.5
Significance of Study 4
1.6. Scope and Delimitation 5
1.7. Definition of Terms. 6
CHAPTER
TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Preamble 7
2.2.
Reasons to Save Historical Buildings 7
2.3. Overview of
Maintenance Approach to Historical Building 10
2.4.
What is Maintenance?
12
2.4.1types
of Maintenance 12
2.4.2.
Preventative Maintenance
12
2.4.3. Condition-Based
Maintenance or Predictive Maintenance 13
2.4.4. Corrective Maintenance
21
2.4.5. Deferred Maintenance
21
2.5. The Importance of Maintenance
22
2.6. The Need of Maintenance within the Conservation Context 23
2.7. What is Facility Management?
24
2.8. Facility Management
Nature and Components
28
2.8.2 Fm in
Terms of the Commonly Performed Functions
And Sub Functions
30
2.9. How Information Technology can be Applied to
Facility Management Of
Historical Building 32
2.9.1 Computer Aided Facility Management 32
2.9.2 Features of Integrated CAFM
Systems and Capabilities 33
2.10.
Experience of Facilities Managers. 35
2.11. Advantages of Applying Facilities Management in Relation
to Historical Building 37
CHAPTER THREE:
METHODOLOGY
3.0 Preamble 38
3.1 Research Design 38
3.3 Population
of the Study 39
3.4 Sample
Size Determination 39
3.5 Sampling Techniques
40
3.6 Research Instrument 41
3.7 Validity of Instrument 42
3.8 Procedure for Data Analysis 42
CHAPTER FOUR:
DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULT
4.0 Preamble 43
41 Questionnaire Administration Reports 43
4.2 Profile of
Respondents Procedures on Tafawa Balewa Square 44
4.3 The
Extent of Application of Facility Management Procedures
on
the Case Study 46
4.4 The
Performance of Facility Management as Applied in the Case study
48
4.5 The
Challenges Facing the Applications of the Facility
Management
in the Case Study 50
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0 Preamble 52
5.1 Summary 52
5.2 Conclusion. 55
5.3 Recommendations 55
References 56
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE
1: 3.1 Reliability Statistics
Table 2 4.1:
Descriptive result of response to questionnaires administered
Table 3 34.2: Characteristics
of the Respondents
Table 4 4.3: The Extent of Application of Facility Management
Procedures on Tafawa Balewa Square
Table 5 4.4: the Performance of Facility Management as applied in
Tafawa Balewa Square
Table 6 4.5: The Challenges Facing the Applications of Facility
Management in Tafawa Balewa Square.
LIST
OF FIGURES
Fig 2.1
Reactive Maintenance Impact
Fig 2.2
How Predictive Maintenance Works
Fig 2.3
Showing decreasing of failure rate thru maintenance
Fig 2.4 Theory of Preventive Maintenance
Fig 2.5. Showing the advantages and
disadvantages of different maintenance strategies.
Fig 2.6 Showing the type of Maintenance
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
This developing study seeks to establish
the effectiveness of applying a multidisciplinary, approach, such as that of
Facility Management (FM) to the conservation of Heritage Sites and their
contents. As a developing, international business management profession, FM has
spread globally at pace. It contains numerous linked specialist areas that
differentiate it from more singular, traditional approaches taken towards
building care. The approach can be defined in various ways, however; the
interpretations of two of the leading professional bodies, within the field
retain great similarity. (Francis, T J, Greens, A J and Littlewood, J (2010)
FM,
according to the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA), is‘…a
profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality
of the built environment by integrating people places, processes and technology.
Whilst, the British Institute of
Facilities Management (BIFM 1996) define FM as:
‘… The integration of multi-disciplinary
activities within the built environment, and the management of their impact
upon people and the workplace.’
Concepts of: integration,
multi-disciplinary skills, people and places, clearly pervade.
Day to day management of buildings and
their contents has challenged succeeding generations for more than five
millennia. Yet, it is within a period of rapid societal change, and following
the evolution of highly complex, computer controlled and intensely serviced
properties that FM has come to the fore. Initially founded within the office,
health and defense sectors; it could be argued that this is a profession
eminently suited to the care of contents and buildings that could be termed:
special, cultural or iconic. Levels of care, environmental control and
monitoring utilized within historic facilities; often have to be integrated and
delivered to the highest possible standards if degradation of the contents and
historic fabric is not to occur. (Francis, T J, Geens, A J and Littlewood, J
(2010)
Although
individual or socio-cultural groups may have their own opinions about what is
historic and what it is not.
According
to (Susan Harp of the Bureau of Historic Preservation United State of America).
That the criteria to be used for evaluating of eligibility for listing in the
National Register of historic places are as follows:
‘Districts,
sites, building, structure and objects maybe considered to have significant in
America history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and or culture if they
possess integrity of ,location, design, setting materials, workmanship, feeling
association
a.
Are associated with events that have made
significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history.
b.
Are associated with the lives of persons
significant in or past
c.
Embody the distinctive characteristics of
type, period, or method of construction or that represent the work of a master,
or that possess high artist value, or that represent a significant and distinguishes
entity whose components may lack individual distinction
d.
Have yielded or may be likely to yield,
information important in prehistory or history.
To
preserve the integrity and significance of such properties in the face of aging
this thesis principally aims at identifying the application and challenges
faced by the custodian or facility managers of such properties in respect of
the requisite actions necessary to prevent deterioration and extends the life
and basic functions of historical buildings. Such actions will certainly
include: the continuous care and protection involving minor and major repairs
works carried out to building elements in order to keep it in good order
thereby prolonging the life of such element and the entire building for as long
as possible.
This
will also require considerable administrative and managerial expertise to
achieve the desired objective of preserving the historical identity and
significance of such properties, to the highest practicable degree; the
management must be effective and efficient in the utilization of resources in order
to attain the set objectives through planning, organizing, directing and
controlling available resources. (Management definition- Arazi El Al, 2009)
By
extension, maintenance management for historical buildings involves the
effective and efficient utilization of resources in the continuous care and
protection of building elements in order to keep them in good order, maintain
the building fabrics and its services and prolong the life of such element and
hence the entire building for as long as possible. Where these properties have tourism
potential, it is paramount to conserve these buildings by continuously caring
and protecting them from being destroyed so as to prolong their life span and functions;
it is quite natural that as buildings aged, they will be exposed to serious
building defects and deterioration. It is a truism today that no building is
maintenance free. As a result every building whether historic or new, requires
care and protection to limit deterioration.
1.3 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Facilities management practice in Nigeria
is still in an early development cycle unlike in more developed countries like
Europe, United States, etc where the practice has been on since 1980’s.
Although facilities management in Nigeria has been embraced by some corporate
organizations for effective productivity, some other sectors like the
healthcare, manufacturing, educational and historic sectors are yet to explore
the benefits of efficient facilities management on their performance. (Durodola,
2009)
There has been limited research on the
facility management of Historical sites in Nigeria. There has been research
done on ‘Embedding Sustainable Facility Management in the Management of Public
Buildings in Nigeria’’ by (Adoni Abigo, Della Madgwick, Kassim Gidado and
Stephen Okonji (2012).
Timothy Oladokun (2012) has research on
the general Study of Facility Management Practice in Nigeria.
Dr. (Mrs) Ihuoma P. Asabaka has research
on the Need for Effective Facility Management in Schools in Nigeria.
Durodola (2009) has research on the
Management of Hotel Properties in South-Western Nigeria – Facility Management
Perspective.
Historical buildings are building that
were built and designed even before facilities management came into full fledge
practice. Some issues that could make the work of the facilities managers a
serious challenge include cost of repairs, policies set by governments, age,
type of construction, degree of proximity or dispersion of the building, size
and its use etc. The need of the study is borne out of the fact that most of
the historical building are depreciating and they have lost their value. These
statement problems are emanating these research questions
1.3. RESEARCH QUESTION.
- What
is the extent of application of Facilities Management on Historical buildings?
- What
is the level of performance of the application of Facility Management to
Historical buildings?
- What
are the challenges faced in the application of Facility Management on
Historical building.
1.4. AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The
aim of this study is to examine the level of application of facilities
management on Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Lagos,
OBJECTIVES
·
To determine the extent of application of
Facility Management on Tafawa Balewa Square.
·
To determine the performance of application
of Facility Management on Tafawa Balewa Square.
·
To determine the challenges facing the applications
of Facility Management on Tafawa Balewa Square.
1.5. STATEMENT OF
HYPOTHESIS
Hypothesis
I
H0: Facility Management principles are not
being significantly applied to the management of Tafawa Balewa Square.
H1: Facility Management principles are
significantly applied to the management of Tafawa Balewa Square.
Hypothesis
II
H0: There is no difference in the
contribution of the factors that constitute challenges to the application of
Facility Management principle of the case study.
H1: There is a difference in the contribution
of the factors that constitute challenges to the application of Facility
Management principle of the case study.
1.6.
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
This study will help to articulate the
philosophy behind the idea (concept) of application of facilities management
principles on historical buildings. It
will bare the present challenges of this emerging field and those that are
likely to spring up in the future and also highlight the various challenges
that the facility custodian could be facing. It will also provide data for
further research in this field and add to the existing body of knowledge in the
sphere of FM. It is anticipated that the study will provide useful information
to policy makers in Nigeria on how to cultivate an appropriate maintenance
culture for our National Treasures.
This
study promotes public awareness on the process of planning and managing of
historical buildings and its facilities. It will assist government to realize
the extent to which adequate provisions should be made available for effective
management of our National Treasures. The effect of this will improve and help
in the longevity of our National Treasures.
It is anticipated that the study will provide
useful information to policy makers in Nigeria on how to cultivate an
appropriate maintenance culture for our National Treasures.
This
study promotes public awareness on the process of planning and managing of
historical buildings and its facilities. It will assist government to realize
the extent to which adequate provisions should be made available for effective
management of our National Treasures.
1.7. SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
All historical buildings
are all unique in design, structure, building elements and fabrics, purpose of
existence.etc. It was impossible to measure, analyze the application and
challenges facing Facilities Management of Historical buildings in Nigeria. Hence
the research was limited to Lagos State which happens to house most of the
historical buildings in Nigeria; the study was further limited to a particular
historical building in other to have an in depth and to have a generic
knowledge of study and being the history
behind the building (Tafawa Balewa Square) was selected has the case study.
Tafawa Balewa Square is the place where Nigeria to its independence in October,
1, 1960. It was name after the first Nigerian Prime Minister.
1.8.
DEFINITION OF TERMS.
1. Facility Management: facility
management is defined as the proactive management of constructed facilities and
organizational assets to improve their efficiency and add value to their
performance and services.
2. Management Style: This refers to
property asset sustenance method that is being applied in the running of the
building and it could be maintenance management, property management or
facilities management.
3. Facilities: Facilities includes the structures,
services, building elements, equipment that supports the effective use of the
building.
4. Historical buildings. These are
ancient structure that has a significant role to a community or nation.
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