Sustainable Management of Design Assets (PROP30002)

This core subject for the Bachelor of Design property major draws together economic, physical/environmental, financial and legal aspects relating to the management of the property asset from the perspective of a managing agent or major property portfolio manager who are responsible for the performance of investment properties during the 95% of their economic life between the completion of initial construction and eventual demolition.
Topics include:

• What is property management?;
• Stakeholders including: public and private perspectives, and owner/investor and occupier perspectives;
• Managing properties from various use classifications;
• Managing the physical asset: property inspections;
• Services – contract management;
• Planned programmed maintenance systems, etc.;
• Legal, environmental and market demands including lease conditions and management;
• Sustainability risk management;
• OHS;
• International comparisons.