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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Life cycle costing"”.
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The Economics of Building Life Cycle Costing
… alternative investment opportunities 2. Limited life of certain components in a building which may have to be repaired or replaced 3. Comparisons to be made with alternative materials and/or forms of construction 4. The total costs and income generated throughout the effective life of the …
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Life cycle costing for office buildings in Canada
Life Cycle Costing (LCC) technique, is a useful and effective tool widely used in engineering, manufacturing, and business. It features easy-processing, cost-effectiveness, and directly provides numerical results, all of which can be used in the function of cost control, optimal alternatives …
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Application of life cycle costing method to a renovation project
… limited to the very early stages of a project life, namely at the concept and design stages. We propose application of the Lee method, with several modifications, to the construction and renovation stages. The simplified Lee method is proposed and examined in the first two case studies. The …
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Leveraging building information modelling to address the barriers that prevent the widespread adoption of life cycle costing by quantity surveyors
Life Cycle Costing (LCC) is the consideration of all ‘relevant’ costs and revenues associated with the acquisition and ownership of an asset. LCC has a number of relevant applications, these include project appraisal; facilities management; procurement and tendering and as a means to evaluate …
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Towards a conceptual model for the application of life cycle costing (LCC) in package wastewater treatment plants in the UK
… GALLICON lacks the ability to model Life Cycle Costing (LCC).LCC deals with estimating the costs involved with any project for the wholeduration of the project's life cycle (i.e. from inception, planning, building tooperation). The aim of this research is to deliver a conceptual model …
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Deterioration of reinforced concrete in a marine environment : repair costs and maintenance strategies
… and the accompanying repair costs. The costing of repair work is calculated per m2 of reinforced concrete and is based on quoted labour rates and material rates of repair materials supplied by four major suppliers in the Western Cape. Formulas are included which enable a person using the …
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A methodology for the evaluation of thermal performance of windows based upon life-cycle cost
… to establish the algorithms necessary to perform life-cycle analyses of the solar heat gain through building windows as a function of the ability of the glazing to allow the penetration and utilization within the interior built environment of available sensible radiation from the natural …
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The development of a life cycle cost model for railroad tunnels
Today, Life Cycle Costing is one of the most popular ways of assessing a project's or an investment's worth to a company. This method of assessment is often applied to all stages of a investment's lifecycle, starting from its conceptual stage up to its disposal stage. If executed properly and …
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Peruvian weapon system acquisition process
… Under this situation, broad understanding of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) concept and techniques are needed. This thesis introduces the LCC concept, life cycle costing techniques and the methodology for Life Cycle Cost analysis in Peruvian Weapon Systems acquisition process. The research aims to show …
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Reducing future bushfire risk : optimal strategies for fuel load reduction
… a Decision Support System (DSS) that integrates Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) to evaluate three fuel load reduction strategies: Fuel Reduction Burning (FRB), Mechanical Fuel Load Reduction (MFLR), and their combination. The DSS quantifies environmental impacts (e.g., …
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Major Weapon Systems Acquisition and Life Cycle Cost estimation: a case study
… to be incurred throughout the system's planned life. In this study, the major systems acquisition process, and its underlying concepts, life cycle costing, and cost estimation techniques have been discussed, and the strategies that enable the PMO to optimize the life cycle cost of the system are …
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Flexibility in building design : a real options approach and valuation methodology to address risk
… methods, such as net present value and life-cycle costing, do not recognize uncertainty and the ability to make decisions in the future as uncertainties are resolved. The flexible design approach produces an improved design result by addressing the risks and opportunities induced by …
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A life cycle value assessment model for design, production, and logistic support systems
… The DPLSS model was created after a survey of Life Cycle Costing (LCC) applications revealed that no models for assessing integrated design, production, and logistic support systems were available. The evaluation technique the model is based on is called Life Cycle Value Assessment (LCVA). LCVA …
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Advanced methods of life cycle assessment for space systems
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment is increasingly being applied within the space industry to scientifically quantify environmental impacts of space missions over their entire life cycle. This technique is particularly useful in early mission design phases since adverse life cycle impacts are more …
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Optimal reliability-based design of bulk water supply infrastructure-incorporating pumping systems
… on overall system reliability. In addition, the costing system was based solely on capital cost and did not take into account the life-cycle cost involved with the implementation of a bulk water supply system. The investigation sought to expand the applicability of the model through the …
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Fuzzy Logic-based Economic Model for Water Main Renewal
… modeling study of common renewal tactics via life cycle costing and equivalent uniform cost comparisons of competing interventions over time. The modeling was tested through both deterministic and probabilistic methods to reveal the sensitivity of the models to variations/errors in key inputs …
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Quantitative sustainable design of water and sanitation infrastructure in resource-rich and resource-limited contexts
… barriers for the practicality of two tools – life cycle assessment (LCA) and quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) – in two different contexts. First in a resource-rich context, critical opportunities for advancing the use of LCA were identified including the integration of spatial …
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The use of small photovoltaic systems for the electrification of off-grid homes
… systems, for example petrol generators. Using a life cycle costing methodology (discounted to present value) the least-cost option for small power systems was determined under a range of financial scenarios. The social evaluation aimed at determining the impact of PV power on peoples' lifestyles. …
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Informing design decisions : an approach to corporate building design
… How can we use more analytical procedures (i.e., life-cycle costing) to heighten our understanding of the designs we create. Integration of architectural design into the larger process of building development is a parallel concern. As buildings become more complex, so too does the process of …
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