Life-cycle cost analysis of building components and materials used in hospitals

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Abstract

Sustainable development and increasing requirements on the economic, environmental and social performance of buildings are causing growing demands on building design. Regarding the current situation in hospitals, the increasing demand for technical equipment is leading to a shortened service life of the installed building products as the refurbishment cycles decrease rapidly. These circumstances reflect an urgent need for life cycle design in hospitals. This paper focuses on life cycle design regarding construction
products of walls, floors and ceilings. In this context a new model for estimating life cycle costs has been developed and is based on normative regulations, dynamic calculation algorithms as well as on specific re-
quirements of hospitals. The new model allowes a quick estimation of life cycle costs for different building components and a practical applicability is shown by the evaluation of a hospital in Graz, Austria
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLife-Cycle and Sustainability of Civil Infrastructure Systems
Subtitle of host publicationproceedings of the third International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, 3 - 6 October 2012]
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherTaylor and Francis Group
Pages1624-1631
ISBN (Print)978-0-415-62126-7
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event3rd International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering: IALCCE 2012 - Wien, Austria
Duration: 3 Oct 20126 Oct 2012

Conference

Conference3rd International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering
Abbreviated titleIALCCE 2012
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityWien
Period3/10/126/10/12

Fields of Expertise

  • Sustainable Systems

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