INAR 413 BUILDING ECONOMICS FALL SEMESTER 2010-

• cours magistral - matière potentielle : 413 building economics

INAR 413 BUILDING ECONOMICS LECTURE 06 THE FUTURE PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS, COST-IN-USE, LIFE CYCLE COST  Architects traditionally have been concerned with correctly estimating and controlling the initial cost of buildings. 'However, the initial cost represents only a fraction of the long-term costs associated with owning and operating a building over its life span.  In recent years, more attention has been paid to life cycle cost analysis, especially since the energy crises of the 1970s and 1980s.

• considered design solutions
• general design strategy
• utility costs
• person per time unit
• unit of surface area
• thorough understanding of the energy implications of climate
• building
• costs
• project