facilities maintenance
Keeping buildings functional
Facilities maintenance is the work of keeping buildings and their systems functional—repairing HVAC equipment, fixing plumbing, replacing light fixtures, maintaining elevators.
The term covers both routine upkeep and emergency repairs.
A facilities maintenance team or department handles these tasks for commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, or other institutional properties: We called facilities maintenance about the broken air conditioning.
- window washingClearing grime from panes
- electrical wiringConductors distributing building power
- light bulbElectric illumination source
- plumbing inspectionEvaluation of water systems
- snow removalEliminating winter accumulation
safety audits · pest control · janitorial services · break room · groundskeeping · parking lot · HVAC systems · air filter · boiler room · building codes · work order · fire suppression · fire alarm · emergency exit · loading dock · loading bay
- school fundingschool funding, school budgets, public school funding, education spending, education budget
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Postponed upkeep work
disrepair · deterioration · decay · dilapidation · benign neglect
facilities maintenancedemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
building demolition · teardown · razing · wrecking · facility closure
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