Public versus private sector's assessment of problems facing the building maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia: A two-phase study on the problems facing the maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia including a literature search and questionnaire providing a useful model for others to replicate

A. Al-Hammad; S. Al-Mubaiyadh; T. Mahmoud

doi:10.1080/09613219608727536

Public versus private sector's assessment of problems facing the building maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia: A two-phase study on the problems facing the maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia including a literature search and questionnaire providing a useful model for others to replicate

A. Al-Hammad^*, S. Al-Mubaiyadh, T. Mahmoud

^*Corresponding author for this work

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

In the last two decades the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has witnessed vast growth in many areas, not least in the construction industry and as a consequence the construction maintenance industry is substantial. This paper draws a number of conclusions covering, technical problems, management and administrative problems, financial problems, human-related problems and the important aspect of training. The authors conclude that the public and private sectors generally agree on the rankings described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	245-254
Number of pages	10
Journal	Building Research and Information
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09613219608727536
State	Published - 1996

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Funding Information:
The authors thank King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals for providing the support and the facilities for conducting this research.

Keywords

Assessment
Construction maintenance industry
Facilities
Maintenance problems
Saudi Arabia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction

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Al-Hammad, A., Al-Mubaiyadh, S., & Mahmoud, T. (1996). Public versus private sector's assessment of problems facing the building maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia: A two-phase study on the problems facing the maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia including a literature search and questionnaire providing a useful model for others to replicate. Building Research and Information, 24(4), 245-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613219608727536

Al-Hammad, A. ; Al-Mubaiyadh, S. ; Mahmoud, T. / Public versus private sector's assessment of problems facing the building maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia : A two-phase study on the problems facing the maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia including a literature search and questionnaire providing a useful model for others to replicate. In: Building Research and Information. 1996 ; Vol. 24, No. 4. pp. 245-254.

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Al-Hammad A, Al-Mubaiyadh S, Mahmoud T. Public versus private sector's assessment of problems facing the building maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia: A two-phase study on the problems facing the maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia including a literature search and questionnaire providing a useful model for others to replicate. Building Research and Information. 1996;24(4):245-254. doi: 10.1080/09613219608727536