Every building owner eventually faces the same question: how much should we spend on maintenance before something breaks?
Reactive is not a strategy
Waiting for failures means higher repair costs, unplanned downtime and shorter equipment life. The savings from skipping planned maintenance are almost always wiped out by the first major breakdown.
A simple framework
Plan preventive maintenance for anything that is expensive to replace, critical to operations, or unsafe when it fails. Handle low-impact items reactively. Get that balance right and preventive maintenance pays for itself — usually within the first year.