Pushing for maintenance before design


How a building performs over time is often decided by how well it is maintained. Buyers are usually drawn by the architecture and lifestyle facilities during launches, but years later, it is the basics such as functioning lifts, clean common areas and a well-managed sinking fund that determine liveability and value retention.

Design may win attention but maintenance is what keeps everything working.

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