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Issues and Challenges Faced by School Authorities in Maintenance of Institutional Heritage Buildings In Kuala Lumpur
Vol.50 No.2 2015

Most Influential Least Influential
Rank #5
Rank #1 Rank #2 Rank #3 Rank #4
National
Availability of Technical heritage status
material provisions

replacement

Financial Human Management &
Status behaviour & Administration

attitudes

Provision of
institutional
& training

facilities

Figure 7: Overall ranking of all influential factors.

3.0 CONCLUSIONS As for questionnaires study, which the questionnaires
have randomly been distributed to the building occupants
Heritage school buildings in Kuala Lumpur generally have poor with various demographic information and experiences in
maintenance practices mainly due to limitation of maintenance building maintenance. Their awareness of school building
funds to carry out maintenance work. School authorities have maintenance are analysed, notably that more than half of
limited income generated from reliable financial source, adding the respondents do not perceive the appropriate actions
that government are not financially contributing for school should be taken for faulty building parts, though majority of
maintenance. them have done their obligation in applying and request for
building maintenance and repairs to the school authorities
JS VALUERS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS SDN BHD in the past. Most of them also aware on the issues with
regards to building maintenance in any relevant meeting
Registered Valuers - Property Manager & Consultants and events. To put it in another way, respondents from
Real Estate Agents - Compensation & Rating Valuers Gazetted heritage school building usually have more
awareness from these aspects compared to respondents
Unit No. B-11-15, Block B, Megan Avenue II, 12 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur in non-Gazetted heritage school.
Tel: 03-21624133 Fax: 03-21624188
It is important to realise that more than half of the
Email: admin@jsvaluers.com.my Website: www.jsvaluers.com.my respondents have perceived correctly on the National
Heritage status of their building, either Gazetted or Non-
OFFICES AT Gazetted. Most of the respondents from Gazetted heritage
building notably proving extra attention to keep the building
KOTA KINABALU, SABAH IPOH, PERAK in state of good repair, and too perceived that school
Unit No. B1123, 11th Floor JS’s House @ 11, Jalan Labrooy authorities are financially responsible for heritage school
Wisma Merdeka Phase II 30100 Ipoh maintenance. Notwithstanding, the respondents from Non-
Jalan Tun Razak Perak Gazetted heritage school also consent on their school to
88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Tel: 05-5062698, 5063098 Fax: 05-5062098 be Gazetted for better maintenance service delivered, and
Tel: 088-254877 (5 lines), 216502 Fax: 088-256812 Email: ipoh@jsvaluers.com.my they disagreed on school authorities as the only financial
Email: kotakinabalu@jsvaluers.com.my provider for implementation of maintenance works.
MIRI, SARAWAK
SANDAKAN, SABAH Lot 760, 1st Floor Based on perception of the respondents, financial
1st Floor, Lot 11, Block 19 Jalan Merpati status notably rated as the most influential factors for
Bandar Indah 98008 Miri, Sarawak implementation of heritage building maintenance as
Mile 4, Jalan Utara Tel: 085-418101, 428101 Fax: 085-413101 a result from overall questionnaires analysis, instead
90000 Sandakan, Sabah Email: miri@jsvaluers.com.my availability of material replacement in Gazetted Heritage
Tel: 089-217013, 229117 Fax: 089-220614 School. However, it is surprised to know that the
Email: sandakan@jsvaluers.com.my MELAKA respondents rated the National Heritage status as the least
No. 669A, Jalan Melaka Raya 8 influential factors to implement successful maintenance
TAWAU, SABAH Taman Melaka Raya works while it is equally important as other factors.
Lot 5, Block 31, 2nd Floor 75000 Melaka
Fajar Complex Tel: 06-2833338 Fax: 06-2868400 15
91000 Tawau, Sabah Email: melaka@jsvaluers.com.my
Tel: 089-765621, 765622 Fax: 089-765623
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32A-1B, 2nd Floor
PENANG Jalan Rahmat
Room 105, 1st Floor 83000 Batu Pahat, Johore
(Formerly Southern Bank Building) Tel: 07-4317327, 4323191 Fax: 07-4317327
No.21, Lebuh Pantai Email: batupahat@jsvaluers.com.my
10300 Penang
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Email: penang@jsvaluers.com.my Unit No. B-11-15, Block B,
Megan Avenue II,
SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR 12 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng,
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Jalan SS15/4C, Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor Tel: 03-21624133 Fax: 03-21624188
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