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Author Staff, National Research Council

Title Pay Now or Pay Later : Controlling Cost of Ownership from Design Throughout the Service Life of Public Buildings
Published Washington : National Academies Press, 1900

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Description 1 online resource (72 pages)
Contents ""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""
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Subject Public buildings -- United States -- Maintenance and repair -- Cost control
Public buildings -- United States -- Maintenance and repair -- Costs
Public buildings -- Maintenance and repair -- Cost control
Public buildings -- Maintenance and repair -- Costs
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780309583213
0309583217