Architectural Conservation Assessment: Analyzing Maintenance Protocols to Counter Deterioration in Educational Buildings

Abstract

This research looked at how secondary schools in the Ikwerre Local Government Area deal with building upkeep and how it affects the structures' longevity. For the purpose of preventing the degradation of secondary school buildings in the Ikwerre Local Government Area, the study identified the following skills: investigative maintenance, emergency maintenance, predictive maintenance, time-based maintenance, routine maintenance, deferred maintenance, and corrective maintenance. A total of six aims, queries, and hypotheses served to direct the investigation. Located in Rivers State's Ikwerre Local Government Area, this study used a survey research methodology. Every secondary school in the Ikwerre Local Government Area served as the study's population. This resulted in a total of 500 replies, with 300 being public secondary school administrators and 200 being private secondary school administrators. The research used a census sampling approach. The research team in this study employed a structured questionnaire to gather information. "Maintenance Practice Questionnaire (MPSQ)" is the name of the tool. The survey included five-point scales with values of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 for each of the following: strongly agree (SD), agree (DA), disagree (D), and strongly disagree (SA). The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.68, and it has been face-validated by three specialists. Researchers in the Ikwerre Local Government Area found that secondary school buildings in the area benefited from students' ability to do corrective repair. Among other things, the research found that secondary school buildings in the Ikwerre Local Government Area benefited from students' ability to practise preventative or time-based maintenance. The study's conclusions led to the following recommendations: the Secondary Education Management Board and the Rivers State Ministry of Education should staff secondary schools with trained maintenance and store officers to oversee the upkeep of school buildings and the application of effective maintenance strategies.