SIST-TS CEN/TS 15331:2006

Criteria for design, management and control of maintenance services for buildings

This Technical Specification specifies the criteria and the general methods in the planning, management and control of maintenance in buildings and their surrounding area according to the objectives of the owners and users and the required quality of maintenance.
This Technical Specification should apply to the maintenance management of buildings.
For informative purposes a possible classification of buildings is given in Annex A.

Kriterien für Entwicklung, Leitung und Überwachung von Instandhaltungsdienstleistungen von Gebäuden

Criteres pour la conception, le management et le contrôle de la maintenance des bâtiments

Merila za načrtovanje, upravljanje in kontrolo storitev vzdrževanja stavb

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2006
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Aug-2011
• ICS: 03.080.10 - Maintenance services. Facilities management
• ICS: 91.040.01 - Buildings in general
• Technical Committee: VZD - Maintenance
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 30-Aug-2011
• Due Date: 22-Sep-2011
• Completion Date: 30-Aug-2011
• Ref Project: CEN/TS 15331:2005 - Criteria for design, management and control of maintenance services for buildings

Relations

• Replaced By: SIST EN 15331:2011 - Criteria for design, management and control of maintenance services for buildings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2011
• Replaced By: SIST EN 15331:2011 - Criteria for design, management and control of maintenance services for buildings
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TS CEN/TS 15331:2006
01-julij-2006
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Criteria for design, management and control of maintenance services for buildings
Kriterien für Entwicklung, Leitung und Überwachung von
Instandhaltungsdienstleistungen von Gebäuden
Criteres pour la conception, le management et le contrôle de la maintenance des
bâtiments
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 15331:2005
ICS:
03.080.10
91.040.01
SIST-TS CEN/TS 15331:2006 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 15331
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
December 2005
ICS 03.080.10; 91.040.01

English Version
Criteria for design, management and control of maintenance
services for buildings
Critères pour la conception, le management et le contrôle Kriterien für Entwicklung, Leitung und Überwachung von
de la maintenance des bâtiments Instandhaltungsdienstleistungen von Gebäuden
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 10 November 2005 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.
CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available
promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS)
until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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© 2005 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TS 15331:2005: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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CEN/TS 15331:2005 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction.4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5

3 Terms and definitions.5
4 Basic data and requirements .7
4.1 General .7
4.2 Diagnostic methods and instruments for maintenance.8
5 Building and maintenance strategy.10
5.1 General .10
5.2 Building strategy.10
5.3 Maintenance policy.10
5.4 Maintenance strategies .10
6 Maintenance plan.12
6.1 General .12
6.2 Preparation of the plan .12
6.3 Budgeting .12
7 Information systems .13
7.1 General .13
7.2 Maintenance information system.13
7.3 General characteristics .13
7.4 Functions.13
8 Operational management of maintenance services.15
8.1 General .15
8.2 Financial resources .15
8.3 Human resources.15
8.4 Material .15
8.5 Support equipment and inspection .16
8.6 Programs and schedules.16
9 Monitoring .17
9.1 Technical monitoring.17
9.2 Economical monitoring .17
9.3 Performance monitoring .18
10 Feedback data .18
Annex A (informative) Building classification as per Eurostat "Classification of Types of
Construction" (CC) (1996) .19
Annex B (informative) Example of the formulation and Inclusion into Budget of a Maintenance
plan .20
Bibliography.21
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Foreword
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS 15331:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 319
“Maintenance”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this CEN Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and United Kingdom.
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Introduction
A building differs from other items subject to maintenance essentially by:
 the need to maintain property value over time;
 the possibility that the property may undergo a change in its intended use during its service life;
 the number of persons responsible for maintenance (owner, administrator, tenant, employee);
 its duration over time (decades).
Under these conditions it is difficult to predict with any degree of precision the service life of each component
part. Budgeting for maintenance, and specifically the scheduling of maintenance interventions, requires the
availability and the analysis of feedback data obtained from maintenance activities.
The purpose of building maintenance is to ensure utilisation of the asset by maintaining its property value and
initial performances within acceptable limits for its whole service life, as well as promoting technical and
regulatory modifications to initial or new technical performances as selected by the operator or required by law.
To obtain this goal, the definition of general criteria to collect data that is essential for maintenance activities
and the use of suitable information systems may be used to develop database and management tools to
improve the profitability of buildings.
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1 Scope
This Technical Specification specifies the criteria and the general methods in the planning, management and
control of maintenance in buildings and their surrounding area according to the objectives of the owners and
users and the required quality of maintenance.
This Technical Specification should apply to the maintenance management of buildings.
For informative purposes a possible classification of buildings is given in Annex A.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this Technical Specification. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 13306:2001, Maintenance terminology
EN 13460:2002, Maintenance - Documents for maintenance
ISO 6707-1:2004, Building and civil engineering – Vocabulary – Part 1: General terms
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this Technical Specification, the terms and definitions given in EN 13306:2001, EN
13460:2002, ISO 6707-1:2004 and the following apply.
3.1
building
construction works that has the provision of shelter for its occupants or contents as one of its main purposes;
usually partially or totally enclosed and designed to stand permanently in one place
[definition of ISO 6707-1:2004]
NOTE Including envelope, structural and non structural elements, finishing, fitments, equipment and installations and
external works.
3.1.1
maintenance of buildings
combination of all technical, administrative and managerial actions during the lifecycle of a building (or a part
of it), intended to retain it, or restore it to, a state in which it can perform the required function
3.2
component
construction element or functional grouping of several elements considered as part of a single system
3.3
property value
minimum production cost for a building, inclusive of business profit, in respect of predetermined performances
3.4
analysis
activities aimed at acquiring knowledge of the status and operating conditions of the building and its
component parts
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3.5
mid and long term budgeting
determination of the general extent of expenses in respect of pre-established objectives; also intended to
schedule interventions, and therefore costs and resources, evenly over time if possible
3.6
short term cost budgeting
more specific quantification of expenses compared to the mid and long term budgeting of interventions for a
given year, for the purpose of optimising the workload
3.7
corrective maintenance
maintenance carried out after fault recognition and intended to put an item into a state in which it can perform
a required function
[definition of EN 13306:2001, see 7.6]
3.8
preventive maintenance
maintenance carried out at predetermined intervals or according to prescribed criteria and intended to reduce
the probability of failure or the degradation of the functioning of an item
[definition of EN 13306:2001, see 7.1]
3.9
condition based maintenance
preventive maintenance based on performance and/or parameter monitoring and the subsequent actions
NOTE Performance and parameter monitoring may be scheduled, on request or continuous.
[definition of EN 13306:2001, see 7.4]
3.10
opportunity maintenance
maintenance work performed in a sequential or parallel manner on several components, in connection with
another ongoing activity (for example an emergency maintenance activity), achieving synergy and
synchronicity in the use of financial, technical and organisational resources
3.11
obsolescence factors
all the external conditions that lead to a modification over time of the required performances
3.12
inspection manual
systematic collection with managerial approach of all documents pertaining to inspection and monitoring
activities
3.13
operation manual (instruction manual)
technical instructions to reach a proper item function performance according to its technical specifications and
safety conditions (definition of EN 13460:2002, see 5.2)
3.14
maintenance manual
technical instructions intended to preserve an item in, or restore it to, a state in which it can perform a required
function (definition of EN 13460:2002, see 5.3)
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3.15
maintenance plan
structured set of tasks that include the activities, procedures, resources and the time scale required to carry
out maintenance (definition of EN 13306:2001, see 2.5)
3.16
assets register
item basic information, related to technical, contractual, administrative, locational and operational aspects, in
order to define it within the company
4 Basic data and requirements
4.1 General
The information required to carry out a maintenance operation shall be available either for new constructions
and restoration of buildings (maintenance plans developed inside the construction projects); for existing and
operating buildings this information is to be progressively acquired in a systematic manner and controlled and
filed appropriately, to be used for subsequent controls.
Since the complete collection of information requires times and costs that cannot be considered negligible, the
procedure shall be planned in advance and the extent of the collection evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
NOTE The information required should describe the assets as a whole and its adequacy with respect to usability and
value. The Assets Register (see 3.16) could also be used to collect the required information.
4.1.1 Preliminary data collection
During this initial phase the property to be maintained is to be identified and quantified; the data shall include
all documents available and the following information, as a minimum:
 location;
 gross volume and surface area, divided according to intended use (refer to standards if applicable);
 general characteristics of component parts;
 level of compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (objectives to be attained);
 status of maintenance upgrading in accordance with pre-determined operational specifications;
 external constraints (monumental and environmental, active and passive servitudes, agreements with
public bodies and bordering landowners etc.);
 legal documents relating to the installation, operation and maintenance of equipment and other parts;
 status of distribution systems and data about consumption (energy, water, etc.);
 type and characteristics of services required to ensure operation of the building (premises for doorkeeper
and cleaners, heating, etc.).
4.1.2 Specific collection of information
All other information shall then be collected, using any existing synergies with other activities, such as the
operation of collecting information required for building management.
The data collected shall be accurately identified and its presentation format codified (see Clause 7).
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The information categories required are the following:
 inventory of buildings and equipments: identification, location and description supported by an appropriate
coding system for the building complex, individual buildings, technological system for each building
subdivided into technological units, technical elements, component parts and the material of which they
are made;
 drawings: sizes, position and layout of the various components;
NOTE For example, these may consist of plans and cross-sections, structural drawings and systems layouts. This
process is facilitated if the drawings are computerised.
 to be reliable, the above information shall refer to the ‘as built’ status of the building and shall be kept
updated during the maintenance;
 verification of status of efficiency, functionality and compliance with applicable rules and standards (see
4.2);
 residual service life, for each component, predicted in accordance with age, quality and conditions of use,
and in relation with the service life initially foreseen;
 technical specifications: especially concerning equipment and building services in order to identify
characteristics and ‘established operating conditions’;
 repair cost: to restore the functionality of a component;
 replacement costs: for each component, as a basis for a financial assessment of the maintenance plan;
 cost for non-availability and/or down-state: estimate, at least for critical components, of costs arising from
the down-state of the components or from their inability to provide the services for which they are
intended;
 information about critical construction solutions (for example arch vaulting);
 instruction manuals and maintenance manuals: experience and recommendations of the
builder/manufacturer to be used to develop an appropriate maintenance plan.
4.2 Diagnostic methods and instruments for maintenance
Whenever is possible, maintenance operators should make extensive use of diagnostics in managing the
buildings subject to the maintenance.
The decisions concerning any maintenance intervention should be based on the results and the information
coming from the diagnosis activities.
The effectiveness of these tests and the interpretation of the diagnostic results should be associated with the
use of standard methods and instruments to obtain reliable, comparable and traceable results (see Table 1).
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Table 1 — Types, objectives and methods of diagnostic
Type of diagnostic Objectives Methods and
Types of
procedures for
evaluation
examination
General diagnostic or Objective description Visual inspection Qualitative
pre-diagnostic of any anomalies,
Check lists
malfunctions or
degradation
Information from
previous inspections
General information on
condition of building
Simple portable
instruments
In-depth diagnostic Thorough examination Non destructive tests Qualitative and
of the actual status Quantitative
Destructive
and its interpretation
instrumental tests
Collection of sufficient (sampling from
information for detailed building and laboratory
design of work to be tests)
undertaken
Analytical methods
(diagnostic documents,
malfunction chart, fault
trees, etc)
Expert systems
The data collected and analysed shall be included in the documents accompanying the inspection manual;
these are to consist of data sheets such as the following:
a) technical or identification sheet. It contains information on: the position within the building, the functions
required, the types of service provided, the performance specifications, the physical and functional
relationship with other components, the installation and operation characteristics;
b) diagnostic sheet. It contains information on the methods and instruments to be used to analyse the
malfunctioning or pathological deterioration as well as their evaluation criteria;
c) clinical sheet. It contains the interpretation of the actual status, all technical and financial information on
the interventions carried out and indications of remedies or corrective action to be adopted.
There shall be one of these data sheet for each technical element or component, in accordance with the more
appropriate breakdown structure, accompanied by drawings and information to ensure prompt identification.
NOTE The information contained in the diagnostic and clinical data sheet are an integral part of the feedback (see
Clause 10).
A specific plan for the diagnostic is to be prepared. This plan shall consider the objectives to be attained,
operating conditions, times for implementation and cost of the intervention.
For large real estate, sampling techniques shall be used for the general diagnosis. Buildings are then to be
grouped by homogeneous classes,
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