The goal of preventive maintenance, as a component of a facilities maintenance system, is to maximize the useful life of all building systems. Just as maintenance is an aspect of facility management that impacts most other areas of the total facility operation, so to preventive maintenance, as a philosophy, has a broad influence on the total maintenance effort. At its heart, preventive maintenance asks, “What can I do to make this item— be it an automobile, building, or piece of equipment— remain as good as new for as long as practicable?”
