Life Cycle Costing for Facilities (RSMeans)
Life Cycle Costing  for FacilitiesAlphonse J. Dell'Isola, PE, CVSand Dr. Stephen Kirk, FAIA, CVSEssential Guidance for Optimizing the Cost of Facilities OwnershipOwners and facility designers are frustrated with traditional cost-cutting approaches that yield the cheapest product, but end up sacrificing quality. Life Cycle Costing (LCC), properly done, enables them to achieve both: higher quality (incorporating innovative design) and costs within overall budget constraints.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, HVAC and electrical upgrades,  and materials/equipment procurement. 16 Case Studies show how to apply LCC to particular facility types and building components, in new construction and remodeling.Case Studies Include:Health care and nursing facilitiesCollege campus and high schoolOffice building, courthouse, and bankGSA equipment procurementChemical plant, museum renovationRegional highway systemExterior walls, elevators, lighting, HVAC. . . and other components.Life Cycle CostsMaintenance and replacement costs for facility elements — from foundation and structure to walls and floors, plumbing, HVAC and electrical, and landscaping. An Excel®-based LCC spreadsheet program (downloadable from the book's Web site) simplifies the process of applying LCC.LCC is equally effective in new construction, remodeling, renovations and restorations, and materials/equipment procurement. LCC can make desirable and needed projects, like Green Building measures and Security Systems, feasible — with design innovations that work within budget.Energy savings and other benefits, such as increased space availability, can bring returns of 50% and more over traditional alternatives.The book gives owners, facility managers, and developers a working understanding of LCC to optimize their decision-making and enhance long-term profits . . . and helps architects and engineers develop LCC skills to meet owner requirements.