TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Professional Green Building Council

Theme B: Creating a livable, healthy and environmentally viable citiesFigure 12:Diagram of the implementation of property management at the plan anddesign stage of the constructionFrom the construction life cycle, plan, design, subcontract, construct, operation,maintenance, rebuild; the maintenance period is the longest. Maintenance, repairingand fixing, is a big part in the life cycle cost. With good plan and design can not onlyprovide a comfortable and convenience environment but also can effective control lifecycle cost and prevent problems. It ensures the construction quality.5.4 Subcontract strategy for maintenance management organizationUnder the complexity and specialization of modern construction, the subcontractstrategy for maintenance management organization at the plan and design stage,should refer to or combine with the features from China and Hong Kong. For thosefacilities require difficult technology and specialization to maintain, for example:elevator, central control air conditioner, fire prevention system, it is better tosubcontract to a specialized company for maintaining. For those facilities require nodifficult technology, can be maintained by the property management company.Moreover, the sanitation and greening can also be subcontracted. This can effectivelysafe the management cost and increase the efficiency and service quality.5.5 The business model of property managementThe study focus on propose effective ways to solve problems and make improvementsfor the construction. The following are two actual cases of business models:324