Construction project maintenance and inspection planning ensure that buildings and other assets look good and operate efficiently. Inadequate maintenance can cause decay, degradation, and decreased performance, affecting the health and safety of users, occupants, and others in the vicinity. Buildings deteriorate at different rates and need different levels of attention depending on their design, quality of materials and workmanship, function, and location. There will never be a maintenance-free building, but the quality of the design and artistry can reduce the amount required. Maintenance should be organized through a cyclical maintenance program to be the most effective. At the most basic level, this includes daily routines and progresses to weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual programs.
