Development of a significant index model for assessing heritage building maintenance management challenges
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
ISSN: 0969-9988
Article publication date: 3 April 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The paper aims to identify the critical constraints that impede heritage building (HB) facility managers from discharging their duties effectively and develop an index model to guide HB maintenance management (HBMM) practitioners to the critical constraints.
Design/methodology/approach
A literature review was conducted to identify HBMM constraints. Facilty management practitioners assessed the constraints' significance through an online survey. The factor analysis was used to shortlist and group the constraints, and the constraint clusters were analyzed by the fuzzy synthetic evaluation technique. A significant index cluster to determine HBMM constraints criticality was generated using the linear additive model.
Findings
Embracing a total of 16 HBMM constraints, the three clusters identified are: (1) managerial and inadequacy constraints, (2) pressure and bureaucracy constraints and (3) HB peculiarities constraints. Based on the generated significant index, the HB peculiarities cluster was identified as the most significant.
Research limitations/implications
The study was conducted in a particular jurisdiction, limiting the generalizability of the result. Future research should address this limitation by covering more jurisdictions.
Practical implications
The significant index model (SIM) developed enables HBMM practitioners to objectively assess the criticality of HB constraints and facilitates them to effectively strategize and allocate resources for HBMM.
Originality/value
The SIM, which transforms subjective judgment into the objective assessment of the HBMM constraints' criticality, can assist practitioners, policymakers and other HBMM stakeholders in implementing strategies for the sustainability of HBs.
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Acknowledgements
The authors greatly appreciate the editor and the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments, questions and suggestions, which have contributed significantly to improving the quality of this paper.
Funding: This work was supported by the Department of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Citation
Adegoriola, M.I., Lai, J.H.K., Yung, E.H.K. and Chan, E.H.W. (2023), "Development of a significant index model for assessing heritage building maintenance management challenges", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-05-2022-0457
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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