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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813400903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
• ISBN: 1-280-20382-X; 9786610203826; 0-309-58321-7; 0-585-15406-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (72 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 353.0086/2
• Soggetti: Public buildings - United States - Maintenance and repair - Cost control; Public buildings - United States - Maintenance and repair - Costs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- REFERENCES -- 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 -- REFERENCES -- 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 -- REFERENCES -- 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.