Review of Maintenance Strategies For Achieving Sustainable Developments In Tropical Climates
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Covenant University
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Buildings, like almost all physical objects degrade over time due to a combination of factors. The
deterioration affects all components and parts of the building in different ways, gradually reducing the quality
of the structure and adversely impacting the building’s ability to effectively perform its basic functions in an
environment. This paper relied on a systematic review of published literatures in reputable databases to
examine how building developments and public environments can be designed in tropical climates to require
minimal maintenance activities to enhance the ease of executing such activities. 39 open access published
documents were reviewed. Data sieved from the publications were content analysed and descriptively
presented in themes. The study identified principles and methods which can be implemented in the design of
buildings with a focus on maintainability towards enhancing the development of sustainable public buildings
and environments in tropical climates. The review promotes maintenance culture and emphasises increased
consideration for maintenance in building design, which further helps to promote the eleventh target of the
17 Sustainable Development Goals that aims at the development of resilient, safe and sustainable
communities, cities and human settlements. The paper is instructive to researchers, scholars, students of
architecture and building design, as well as policy makers on issues surrounding the principles of designing
for maintainability, particularly in tropical settings
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NA Architecture