Panaji: After repeated criticism over deteriorating road quality, public works department (PWD) has, for the first time, introduced performance-based maintenance contracts for the upkeep of four newly ...

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Pictured: Example of computational fire modeling in a large industrial manufacturing facility. The model shows the fire location, and outputs information such as heat release rate and visibility, ...

The equipment and facilities supporting today’s critical infrastructure are vital to modern society. This article provides testing and maintenance tips to ensure systems are kept in top condition.

Facility management performance encompasses the systematic measurement and optimisation of building services, asset reliability and user satisfaction. Central to this endeavour is the adoption of ...

Everyone who is responsible for pump maintenance has received the dreaded phone call at 4:30 p.m. on a Friday afternoon that a critical pump has a seal failure. All parties now go into crisis mode.