Naslov
Whole life costing in the BUilding industry: a Case Study

Autori
El-Haram, Mohamed, Marenjak, Saša, Horner, Malcolm

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Construction in the XXI Century: Local and Global Challenges / - Rim : CIB, 2006

Skup
Joint 2006 CIB Symposium

Mjesto i datum
Rim, Italija, 2006

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Whole life cost analysis; WLC process; theory of significance; FMEA; RCM.

Sažetak
The literature increasingly emphasises that whole life costing (WLC) is now a requirement for all UK Government tenders and Private Finance Initiative schemes. The importance of whole life costing appraisal in the design and management of buildings has long been recognised within the construction industry. WLC provides the means for determining the total financial implications of building designs for their owners and users over their predicted lives. WLC estimation considers alternative design solutions in terms of cost and other performance measures such as sustainability which is increasingly becoming an important issue to clients. This paper reports on the outputs of a case study which was carried out during a research project supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) at the University of Dundee. The process of WLC estimate is presented. This paper also summarises a case study that compares whole life costs for typical windows over their whole life cycle. The results from a whole life cost analysis of different types of windows indicate that, despite higher initial costs, timber window whole life costs are significantly lower than uPVC windows over their complete life cycle of 60 years. This paper also highlights the difficulties in the application of whole life costing as a decision making tool in the construction industry.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Građevinarstvo

POVEZANOST RADA