Ask any facilities manager what actually determines whether a building keeps its value, and the answer is rarely the design drawings — it is what happens to that building every single day after handover. This Asset-Centred Building Maintenance and Facility Lifecycle Management Training Course starts from that reality, treating maintenance not as a reactive task list but as the mechanism that protects asset value, safety and performance over decades of service.

Participants build practical competency in maintenance planning that keeps building systems reliable, in asset management approaches that turn maintenance data into investment decisions, and in the facilities engineering principles behind sound operational choices — while developing the skills to manage buildings and their systems across the full lifecycle, from commissioning to end of service life.

This programme is delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, and is built for engineers and facilities professionals who need practical, decision-ready maintenance capability rather than theory alone.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Connect day-to-day maintenance decisions to long-term asset value and building performance
• Build and prioritize structured maintenance planning programs based on risk and criticality
• Feed maintenance data into asset management systems to support investment and renewal decisions
• Apply core facilities engineering principles across mechanical, electrical and structural building systems
• Manage building systems across their full lifecycle, from commissioning to end of service life
• Balance maintenance cost, risk and performance across a building portfolio
• Apply relevant standards and practical lessons from real facility management projects

Target Group

• Civil and building services engineers responsible for maintenance and operations
• Facilities managers and facility engineering professionals
• Asset managers overseeing building portfolios
• Maintenance planners and technical support engineers
• Engineers and professionals advancing their expertise in Maintenance management

Module 1: Asset-Driven Maintenance Thinking

• The role of maintenance in building safety, value and performance.
• Types of maintenance strategies and when each applies.
• Linking maintenance decisions to lifecycle cost and risk from day one.

Module 2: Planning Maintenance Before It Becomes a Crisis

• Developing structured maintenance planning programs.
• Prioritizing maintenance activities based on risk and criticality.
• Scheduling and resourcing maintenance work effectively.

Module 3: Integrating Maintenance into Asset Management

• Feeding maintenance data into asset management systems.
• Tracking asset condition, performance and remaining service life.
• Using asset data to support investment and renewal decisions.

Module 4: Facilities Engineering for Building Systems

• Core principles of facilities engineering for building systems.
• Managing mechanical, electrical and structural systems.
• Addressing common facilities engineering challenges.

Module 5: Managing the Full Building Lifecycle

• Managing building systems from commissioning through operation.
• Planning for renewal, upgrade and end-of-life decisions while balancing cost, performance and compliance.
• Case studies and lessons learned from real facility management and maintenance projects.