Brief About Building Maintenance Directorate and Types of Provided Maintenance The Building Maintenance Directorate is one of the Directorates under Projects and Maintenance Sector in the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning. Since 2013, Engineer Huda Mirza Abbas is the Director of BMD and this Directorate consist of two main sections as follow: • Planning and Engineering Section • Maintenance Supervision Section The Building Maintenance Directorate is responsible for maintaining the most of the Government Owned Buildings that belong to Government Entities which doesn’t have an allocated maintenance budget and technical team, all of that is reflecting ...
COURSE CONTENTS BLD 101 – Introduction to Building and Environment I History of Building: Functions and Types of Buildings. The Professional Builder: Definition; scope of duties; future prospects; relationship with other professionals in the Construction Industry. Analysis of the various options available in the Building Profession: Construction Technology, Building Services, Construction Management, Building Maintenance and Building Structures. Functions and illustration of various building elements and components – foundations, floors, walls, beams, lintels, columns, roofs, windows, doors, etc. Visit to construction sites. BLD 102 – Introduction to Building and Environment II Drawing Instruments, layout of drawings and geometric constructions. Multi-view drawings ...
2.1Typesofconstructionprojectinconstructionindustry Construction industry is one of the main drivers to achieve rapid growth and development in developing country. In the field of architecture and civil engineering, “constructionisaprocessthatconsistsofthebuildingorassemblingofinfrastructure” whileconstructionindustrymeans“theconstructionorerectionofabuildingorstructure that is or is to be fixed to the ground and wholly or partially fabricated on site” (ConstructionBenefitsServices,2008).Thisindustry’sactivitiesincludebuildingofnew structure and site preparation, maintenance, repair and improvements onthe structures. Therearethreetypeofconstructionprojectinconstructionindustrynamelyisconstruction ofbuilding,heavyandcivilengineeringconstructionandindustrialconstruction.Heavy and civil engineering construction consists of construction of sewers, roads, highways, bridges and tunnels whereas; industrial construction consists of ...