Approach for Measuring Reductions in Operations, Maintenance, and Energy Costs: Baseline Measures of Construction Industry Practices for the National Construction Goals.
Approach for Measuring Reductions in Operations,
Maintenance, and Energy Costs: Baseline Measures of
Construction Industry Practices for the National
Construction Goals.
(3603 K)
Chapman, R. E.; Rennison, R.
NISTIR 6185; 377 p. July 1998.
Sponsor:
National Science and Technology Council, Washington, DC
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
(NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161.
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Keywords:
construction; building economics; building materials;
building maintenance; costs; economic analysis; energy
costs; energy consumption; energy conservation;
maintenance costs; metrics; operations costs
Abstract:
The Construction and Building Subcommittee of the
National Science and Technology Council is developing
baseline measures of current construction industry
practices and measures of progress with respect to each
of the seven National Construction Goals. The seven
National Construction Goals are concerned with: (1)
reductions in the delivery time of constructed
facilities; (2) reductions in operations, maintenance,
and energy costs; (3) increases in occupant productivity
and comfort; (4) reductions in occupant-related
illnesses and injuries; (5) reductions in waste and
pollution; (6) increases in the durability and
flexibility of constructed facilities; and (7)
reductions in construction worker illnesses and
injuries. Baseline measures and measures of progress
are being produced for each of the four key construction
industry sectors. The four sectors are: (1)
residential; (2) commercial/institutional; (3)
industrial; and (4) public works. This document
provides a detailed set of baseline measures for
National Construction Goal 2 (reductions in operations,
maintenance, and energy costs). As such, it describes
data sources, data classifications and hierarchies, and
the metrics used to develop the baseline measures.
Extensive use of charts and tables is made throughout
this document to illustrate the process by which the
baseline measures were developed.
