Pay now or pay later : controlling cost of ownership from design throughout the service life of public buildings / Building Research Board, Committee on Setting Federal Construction Standards to Control Building Life-Cycle Costs, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Setting Federal Construction Standards to Control Building Life-Cycle Costs.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public buildings--United States--Maintenance and repair--Cost control.

Public buildings.

Public buildings--United States--Maintenance and repair--Costs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Buildings and other public facilities can have very long and productive service lives, providing efficient shelter and serving a wide range of activities. To do so, however, these facilities must be managed effectively, in a manner consistent with key design decisions. A variety of political and technical obstacles to effective management raise the public's total cost of ownership for these facilities, particularly when actions to deal with short-term government budget deficits have long-term, high-cost consequences. This book identifies obstacles to controlling the costs of ownership and suggests ways these obstacles can be overcome.

Contents:

PAY NOW OR PAY LATER: CONTROLLING COST OF OWNERSHIP FROM DESIGN THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE LIFE OF PUBLIC…

Copyright

PREFACE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Contents

1 INTRODUCTION

2 LIFE-CYCLE COST AND ITS CONTROL

WHY CONSIDER LIFE-CYCLE COST?

IMPORTANT ASSUMPTIONS

LIFE-CYCLE COST MANAGEMENT

RELATIONSHIP OF PLANNING AND DESIGN CRITERIA AND LIFE-CYCLE COST

REFERENCES

3 OBSTACLES TO LIFE-CYCLE COST CONTROL

DATA AND PROCEDURAL OBSTACLES

INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES

MANAGEMENT OBSTACLES

4 GOVERNMENT FACILITIES AND LIFE-CYCLE COSTS

GOVERNMENT POLICIES RECOGNIZING LIFE-CYCLE COST AND ANALYSIS

GOVERNMENT POLICIES CONFLICTING WITH LIFE-CYCLE COST CONTROL

IMPROVING THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS: THE CASE OF HIGHWAY PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE MANAGEMENT

5 CONTROLLING LIFE-CYCLE COSTS OF OWNERSHIP

USING GUIDE CRITERIA TO ACHIEVE LIFE-CYCLE COST CONTROL

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BROADER ACTION

Life-Cycle Cost Management as a Basic Policy

Explicit Design Alternatives

Value Engineering for Life-Cycle Cost

Life-Cycle Management Manuals

Education and Training

Life-Cycle Cost Management Systems

High-Level Accountability

CONCLUSION: THE PAYOFFS

APPENDIX A GLOSSARY

APPENDIX B BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF

STAFF

APPENDIX C OVERVIEW OF LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS PROCEDURE

THE BASIC PREMISE

UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS

THE ANALYSIS PROCESS

APPLICATIONS

REFERENCE

APPENDIX D ISSUES ADDRESSED BY A BUILDING LIFE-CYCLE COST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

LEGISLATIVE LEVEL

ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL

TECHNICAL LEVEL.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610203826

9781280203824

128020382X

9780309583213

0309583217

9780585154060

0585154066

OCLC:

43477228