Life Cycle Costing for Facilities

Facility designers and owners are frustrated with cost-cutting efforts that yield the cheapest product, but sacrifice quality. Life cycle costing, properly done, enables them to achieve both – high quality and costs that meet their budgets.   <p>The authors, widely recognized leaders in these techniques, show how LCC can work for a broad variety of projects – from several types of buildings, to roads and bridges, to HVAC and electrical upgrades, to materials and equipment procurement.  </p> <p> LCC can be applied to every aspect of construction – from all types of buildings (commercial, educational, industrial, health care and more), to roads and bridges, to HVAC equipment and electrical systems upgrades and materials and equipment procurement. A <b>life cycle costs section</b>, a major part of the book, provides maintenance and replacement costs for all elements of the facility – from the foundation and structure to the walls and floors, plumbing, HVAC and electrical systems, and landscaping. The electronic <b>life cycle costing spreadsheet program</b> included with the book simplifies the process of applying LCC to users’ own projects.</p> <p><b>FEATURES:</b></p> <p>There are also sixteen Case Studies that show how to apply LCC to particular facility types and building components, including:</p> <ul> <li>Health care and nursing facilities</li> <li>College campus and high schools</li> <li>Office buildings, courthouses, and banks</li> <li>Chemical plants and museum renovations</li> <li>Regional highway systems</li> <li>Exterior walls, elevators, lighting, HVAC, and more</li> </ul> <p>The book’s extensive cost section provides maintenance and replacement costs for facility elements… from foundation and structure to walls and floors, plumbing, HVAC and electrical, and landscaping.</p> <p>These proven methods are equally effective in new construction, remodeling, renovations, and restorations.</p>