Maintainability and design aspect of public hospital

Abstract

Maintainability is a pertinent aspect to be considered in building design and is a key approach associated with design and maintenance. Considering maintainability at design stage is important to reduce maintenance and operation costs and ensure that a building can efficiently perform its function. This paper assesses the design impact on maintainability of Hospital Sutanah Bahiyah in Alor Setar. This study analyzes the maintainability from three building aspects (i.e., accessibility, selection of type of material, and environment) based on a secondary report and a focus group interview. Findings support the need of a design team that considers maintainability to help the maintenance team perform maintenance work.