Sustainable federal facilities : a guide to integrating value engineering, life-cycle costing, and sustainable development.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

The Federal Facilities Council Ad Hoc Task Group on Integrating Sustainable Design, Life-Cycle Costing, and Value Engineering into Facilities Acquisition, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public buildings--United States--Design and construction.

Public buildings--Design and construction--Environmental aspects--United States.

Sustainable architecture--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the late 1990s, several of the sponsor agencies of the Federal Facilities Council began developing and implementing initiatives and policies related to sustainable development. Guidance related to life-cycle costing and value engineering was recognized as being supportive of sustainable development, in particular when used in the conceptual planning and design phases of acquisition, where decisions are made that substantially effect the ultimate performance of a building over its life cycle. However, specific concerns were raised that when federal agencies apply value engineering in the final stages of design or during construction in response to cost overruns, design features that support sustainable development may be eliminated. The primary objective of this study, therefore, was to develop a framework to show how federal agencies can use value engineering and life-cycle costing to support sustainable development for federal facilities and meet the objectives of Executive Order 13123.

Contents:

SUSTAINABLE FEDERAL FACILITIES

Copyright

Contents

Executive Summary

BACKGROUND

PROBLEM STATEMENT AND STUDY OBJECTIVE

FRAMEWORK FOR ACQUIRING SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES

Format

Documenting Objectives, Decisions, and Assumptions

Integrated Project Team Approach

Performance Measures

ISSUES

ONLINE RESOURCES

1 Introduction

STUDY PROCESS

REPORT ORGANIZATION

GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE

Sustainable Development

Defining Sustainable Development

Laws and Executive Orders

Value Engineering

Life-Cycle Costing

USING LIFE-CYCLE COSTING WITH VALUE ENGINEERING

REFERENCES

2 Facility Life Cycles and the Acquisition Process

FACILITY LIFE CYCLES

FACILITY ACQUISITION

Requirements Assessment

Conceptual Planning

Programming and Budgeting

Design

Construction

Start-up

3 Framework for Acquiring Sustainable Facilities

FORMAT

DOCUMENTING OBJECTIVES, DECISIONS, AND ASSUMPTIONS

INTEGRATED PROJECT TEAM APPROACH

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

FRAMEWORK

Requirements Assessment Phase

Conceptual Planning Phase

Siting Considerations

Energy Considerations

Materials Considerations

Water Considerations

Indoor Environmental Quality Considerations

Operation and Maintenance Considerations

Value Engineering/Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

Programming/Budgeting Phase

Design Phase

Contract Considerations

Operations and Maintenance Considerations

Value Engineering and Life-Cycle Costing Study

Construction Phase

Indoor Environmental Quality Considerations.

Operation and Maintenance Considerations

Value Engineering and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

Start-Up Phase

Post-Start-Up: Operation and Maintenance of the Facility

REFERENCE

4 Issues

FIRST COSTS, LIFE-CYCLE COSTS, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

MASTER SPECIFICATIONS AND GUIDEBOOKS

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES

INDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS

LESSONS LEARNED

5 Online Resources

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE ENGINEERING

Federal Agency Sites

Government-wide Guidance

Other Sites

ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS

INDEX

APPENDIX A Executive Order 13123

APPENDIX B Executive Order 13101

APPENDIX C Executive Order 13148

APPENDIX D Office of Management and Budget Circular A-131

APPENDIX E Public Law 104-106, Section 4306 Value Engineering for Federal Agencies

APPENDIX F Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 48 and 52 Re: Value Engineering.

Notes:

"Federal facilities council technical report no. 142."

ISBN:

9786610185122

9780309171045

0309171040

9781280185120

1280185120

9780309563604

0309563607

OCLC:

70731113