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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"upgrade cost."”.
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Weighing the Financial and Sustainable Benefits of High Performance Structures in Seismically Active Regions
… earthquakes</li> <li>Develop construction costs of both structures using RSMeans <em>Square Foot Cost </em>and <em>Construction Cost Data</em></li> <li>Determine the financial benefit associated with the upgraded structure by subjecting both structures to a suite of earthquakes</li> …
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Optimizing the selection of sustainability measures for existing buildings
… often seek to identify and implement building upgrade measures that are capable of improving building sustainability as well as achieving certification under various green building programs such as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Several green upgrade measures can be …
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How Much Does It Really Cost? A Dynamic Approach to Building Retrofit Costs for Decarbonization Pathways
… been largely neglected: how much does it really cost? The scarcity of contemporary cost data and methods for cost prediction at the urban scale makes this question difficult, and further questions around equitable incentive programs nearly impossible to answer. This work demonstrates the concept …
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Quantifying the Life Cycle Benefits of Performance-Based Design in Sustainable Design
… procedures and ETABS models.</p> <p>The overall cost and cost difference for building the two structures were determined using RSMeans reference manuals. The structural upgrade cost from LS to IO is roughly 1.6% of the $33.4 million initial building cost for a total of approximately $500,000.</p> …