Ashan Senel Asmone

1. Introduction Selecting a façade type for a high-rise building involves consideration of several key factors, including structural integrity, durability, cost efficiency, sustainability, and occupant comfort [1]. In the wide range of façade options, the use of tiles as a cladding material for the external walls of tall buildings is still popular in many countries due to their hard-wearing properties, low cost, pleasing aesthetic qualities, and perceived maintenance-free properties [2,3].

1. Introduction Slips and falls are a leading cause of injuries globally and its prevention remains a pressing public safety and health challenge.

1. Introduction Building codes, quality standards, benchmarks, good practice guides, and defect databases are approaches used to transfer FM knowledge to the design phase. Even so, many defects are being repeated, with design decisions being the main culprit, impacting downstream maintenance requirements and increasing the lifecycle cost of buildings. Building maintainability, in this regard, refers to the effective utilization of a building throughout its service life.