What is BS EN 15331 - Maintenance services for buildings about?
BS EN 15331 specifies the criteria and the general methods that can be used in the planning, management, and control of maintenance in buildings and their surrounding area according to the applicable legal requirements, objectives of the owners and users, and the required quality of maintenance.
It applies to the maintenance management of buildings.
Note 1: For informative purposes, a possible classification of buildings is given in Annex A.
Who is BS EN 15331 - Maintenance services for buildings for?
BS EN 15331 on design, management, and control of maintenance services for buildings is useful for:
- Civil engineers and architects
- Designer
- Construction industries
- Contractors and surveyors 
- Safety inspection services 
- Regulatory bodies
- Maintenance service provided for buildings
Why should you use BS EN 15331 - Maintenance services for buildings?
Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) is a method to identify the failure management policies that is implemented to efficiently and effectively achieve the required safety, availability and economy of operation for all types of buildings.
BS EN 15331 specifies basic data and requirements, building and maintenance strategy, maintenance plan, information systems and operational management of maintenance services. BS EN 15331 defines 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.
Overall, you can use BS EN 15331 to plan, manage, and monitor building maintenance to improve the quality and durability of the building.
