The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings. |
Presents a detailed analysis of costs and financial benefits of environmentally sensitive building design and occupancy practices. The study concludes that an upfront investment of about two percent... |
09/30/2003 |
The Facilities Management Imperative: Fix it Now or Pay More Later. |
The author discusses using life-cycle costs to evaluate facilities management decisions with James McMahon, deputy director for Wisconsin's Bureau of Engineering and Energy Management. |
05/31/1997 |
The Process of Life Cycle Cost Analysis: Projecting Economic Consequences of Design Decisions |
Life-cycle cost analysis deals with both present and future costs and attempts to relate the two as a basis for making decisions. This article lays the groundwork for a better understanding of the... |
10/31/1976 |
The Real Cost of Mowing |
Three part series looks at the cost of owning and operating a mower. Part 1: Focus on Life-Cycle Costs Can Deliver Big Benefits; Part 2: Components of a Mower's Life-Cycle Cost; Part 3:... |
10/31/2011 |
To Build a Better School. |
This report presents findings and recommendations of the Little Hoover Commission regarding California's efforts to provide schools that are economically built, adequate, safe, and well-... |
01/31/2000 |
Value Engineering : Practical Applications for Design, Construction, Maintenance and Operations |
Complete system for understanding and conducting Value Engineering and Life Cycle Costing Studies--for design, construction, and facilities operation. Along with step-by-step instructional chapters,... |
12/31/1997 |
Value Engineering. A Working Tool for Cost Control in the Design of Educational Facilities. |
Value Engineering (VE) is a cost optimizing technique used to analyze design quality and cost-effectiveness. The application of VE procedures to the design and construction of school facilities has... |
02/12/1981 |
Washington Schools Learn From Value Engineering |
Results of two value engineering studies have shown that a review early in the design process can help save costs in school construction, maintenance, operation, and replacement. The value... |
04/30/1983 |
What's the Cost? |
Advocates more involvement by design professionals in helping educational clients to understand the importance of system life-cycle cost considerations when building new facilities. |
06/30/2005 |
Whitestone Facility Operations Cost Reference 2009-2010. |
Provides information to assess the cost of operating a facility over its lifetime, the effect of inflation rates on operating costs, regional differences in operating costs, and the effect of varying... |
09/30/2009 |
Why You Need Life Cycle Planning |
The past five years have seen a true paradigm shift in the way higher education plans for capital renewal. An estimated 10 percent now utilize some form of life cycle planning for capital renewal.... |
02/28/2003 |