Life Cycle Costing for Facilities

Guidance for achieving higher quality design and construction projects at lower cost from the leading authorities on life cycle costing.

 Facility designers and owners are frustrated with cost-cutting efforts that yield the cheapest product, but sacrifice quality. Life Cycle Costing (LCC), properly done, enables them to achieve both high quality (incorporating innovative design) and costs that meet their budgets.

The authors of this book, the recognized leaders in LCC, show how this process can be applied to every aspect of construction from all types of buildings (commercial, educational, industrial, health care and more) to roads and bridges to HVAC equipment and electrical systems upgrades; and materials and equipment procurement.

A Life Cycle Costs section, a major part of the book, provides maintenance and replacement costs for all elements of the facility from the foundation and structure to the walls and floors, plumbing, HVAC and electrical systems and landscaping.

The electronic Life Cycle Costing spreadsheet program included with the book simplifies the process of applying LCC to users own projects. There are also sixteen Case Studies that show how to apply LCC to particular facility types and building components, including:

• Health care and nursing facilities
• College campus and high schools
• Office buildings, courthouses and banks
• Chemical plants and museum renovations
• Regional highway systems
• Exterior walls, elevators, lighting, HVAC and more

The books extensive cost section provides maintenance and replacement costs for facility elements from foundation and structure to walls and floors, plumbing, HVAC and electrical and landscaping. These proven methods are equally effective in new construction, remodeling, renovations and restorations.

About the Authors

Alphonse Dell'lsola is an award-winning consultant in LCC, value engineering (VE), project management, and project cost control. He has been a Construction Management consultant, Director of Value Management for a large A/E firm, and Director of VE for both the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the Corps of Engineers. He has conducted over 1,300 studies valued at over $200 billion, resulting in implemented savings of some $15 Billion. Mr. DellIsola has authored several books and conducted workshops, seminars and briefings on LCC, VE, CM and project cost control for over 15,000 professionals.

Dr. Steven Kirk AIA, CVAA consultant in facility economics, including LCC, VE, program management, and cost estimating. He has led more than 400 economic studies for national and international clients and trained more than 2,000 people in LCC. Dr. Kirk is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Society of American Value Engineers Distinguished Fellow Award and Senior Fulbright Scholar. He is the coauthor of eight books on facility economics, an instructor at Harvard Design School, and former President of the Society of American Value Engineers.