BUILDING MANAGEMENT
Building Management
• Supervision of hard and soft services of a built
structure
•Making sure that security, health and safety and
maintenance are on a satisfactory level
Soft and Hard Services
• Soft services include cleaning, landscaping,
security and human-sourced services
• Hard services relate to physical, structural
services such as fire alarm systems, lifts
Residential Building
Management
Building manager supervises:
• A team of porters / security officers
• Cleaners
• Electrical and mechanical contractors
• A team of administrative staff
Commercial Building Management
• Buildings consist of commercial units or offices
• Tenants: companies
• Building manager involved in the sales aspect, he
/ she ensures that the office space is let at all times
Leaseholders
•Flat occupiers can be occupiers and investors too
• Responsibility for the apartment maintenance
• Payment of an annual service charge
Freehodlers
• Possession over the freehold of the development
(i.e. communal areas, its land site)
• Freeholder is the developer
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_managem
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