Aouad, G F; Bakis, N; Amaratunga, D; Osbaldiston, S; Sun, M; Kishk, M; Al-Hajj, A and Pollock, R (2001) An integrated life cycle costing database: A conceptual framework. In: Akintoye, A (ed.) Proceedings of 17th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2001, Salford, UK.
Abstract
Life cycle costing (LCC) is a management technique that has been available to the industry for some time, but despite this it continues to languish in obscurity. Some clients, most apparently from the public sector, are fostering the technique by commissioning studies based on the LCC appraisal techniques. However, the majority of building designs are still currently produced unsullied by thoughts of maintenance implications, life expectancy or energy consumption. Recent technological developments, particularly in Web, Virtual Reality (VR), and Object Oriented technologies and mathematical and computational modelling techniques will undoubtedly help in resolving some of the problems associated with life cycle costing techniques. This paper outlines a conceptual framework for an innovative system that facilitates the implementation of LCC in various design and occupancy stages. This system is being developed within an EPSRC-funded research project, undertaken through a joint collaboration between the Robert Gordon University and the University of Salford.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | integration; life cycle costing; object oriented; virtual reality; whole life costing |
| Index terms: | implementation, energy consumption, life expectancy, appraisal, conceptual framework, integration, costing, building design, public sector, virtual reality, life cycle, commissioning, collaboration, database, whole-life costing, computational modelling technique |
| Subjects: | theoretical framing, value management, completion, administrative law, architectural design, demography, virtual reality, occupational health, accounting and finance, contractual arrangements, analytical methods, data management, management, organizational analysis, factor and component analysis, energy systems |
| Topics: | Project Management, Health and Safety, Urban Studies, Quality Management, Procurement, Cost Management, Legal Issues, Design Practice, Digital Applications, Research Practice, Organizational Design, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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