ACE Update – July 2019

Equip Zone I I access equipment

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Improving equipment effectiveness in large projects

“While choosing the access equipment, it is important to

consider the organisation and its infrastructure support

in terms of maintenance and training to assist during the

period of the project,” said Lingayat.

Façade maintenance of high-rise buildings

In any high-rise buildings there are two major areas to be

addressed for cleaning up to 30 metres height and above

30 metres. For this purpose there are two systems such as

roof based system and ground based access system.

“Ground based access system caters up to a height of 30

metres which is mainly used for areas which cannot be

accessed from the roof such as atriums inside or outside

and façade area under canopy extension. Buildings which

are higher than 30 metres are accessed from roof top based

access systems. There are various types of roof based systems

which are classified as Building Maintenance Unit (BMU),

jib system, davit system and monorail which carry a cradle.

This type of cleaning is also called as mechanised cleaning,”

says Malhotra.

The application areas of above mentioned access system in

a high-rise building are glass cleaning, glass replacement

or façade maintenance, installing – ACP, louvers, glass,

signage and their maintenance, painting of textured

wall, repairing work of walls, maintenance of plumbing

pipes in shafts, access to connecting bridges false ceiling

and maintenance of services, stone cladding fixing

or maintenance, led lights fixing and maintenance, access

to – green wall or planters on wall, skylight for cleaning and

maintenance, solar panels for cleaning and maintenance.

Anil Lingayat, Executive Vice

President and Business Head,

Godrej Material Handling

It is important to consider the

organisation and its infrastructure

support in terms of maintenance

and training to assist during the

period of the project.

Sunil Malhotra, Managing Director, Appletree Building Maintenance Pvt Ltd

There are various types of roof

based systems which are classified

as Building Maintenance Unit

(BMU), jib system, davit system and

monorail which carry a cradle. This

type of cleaning is also called as

mechanised cleaning.

Building Maintenance Unit (BMU)- Appletree