Due to dwindling in the management of facilities management of public buildings there is need to develop strategies that will improve the performance of FM in public buildings particularly in Enugu State Nigeria. One of these strategies is for the Facilities managers to understand properly the role and responsibilities they have in public establishment in Enugu State. These roles begin from the design, construction and operation stage of the building life cycle. Thus, the assessment of facilities management practice in Enugu state was the focus of this research work. There was achieved by setting the following objectives: First to determine the current state and extent of facilities management practice in public buildings in Enugu state, Secondly is to determine the relationship between facilities management practice and facilities management performance of public buildings in Enugu state, thirdly is to determine factors affecting facilities management practice of public buildings in Enugu state and lastly, is to analyze the facilities management practice in public buildings in respect to international best practices. The study population consists of the practicing facility managers, Estate Surveyor and valuer, Building occupants and Professional in the built Environment. Data was collected from primary source through oral interviews and the use of questionnaire while secondary Source was there is no significance on the perception of respondent on the relationship between facilities management practice and facilities management performance of public buildings. The study also revealed that facilities Managers plan ahead for future maintenance majorly through routine checks or through planned replacement. It further revealed that facilities Managers consider work needs in making decisions regarding building audit and that they frequently engage in suitable building practics but sometimes rarely engage in it. Finally, the study recommended that there should be continuous enlightenment of facilities management in Nigeria, this can be done through seminars, trainings and symposiuna. More resources should geared towards educating student of tertiary institution in facilities management. Facilities management of any building should be considered at the design stage so as to make it more useful/beneficial at the post construction stage. Users satisfaction should be the key behind every facilities management practice. A survey should be conducted at interval to assess the users satisfaction on the facilities management services.
Facilities management practice, Public building Performance, maintenance
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