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Abraham, D M and Dickinson, R J (1998) Disposal Costs for Environmentally Regulated Facilities: LCC Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 146–54.

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1998)124:2(146)
  • Abstract:
    Environmental issues are becoming an increasingly important consideration in the design of a facility. In many cases, a facility's life cycle must now include a disposal phase that addresses the facility's physical removal from its present site, with the site being returned to its “natural” condition. If the disposal phase costs are identified as a significant portion of the facility's overall life-cycle cost, the owner can initiate a balance between functional requirements and disposal requirements early on in the facility's planning and design phase. This paper discusses the development of a model that qualifies and quantifies a facility's final disposal cost. Life-cycle cost equations are formulated to quantify the disposal phase costs. During the facility's life cycle, the owner will be able to revise the costs in the model to reflect the facility's changing conditions, track the changes in the disposal costs, and assess the causes for these changes. Owners are thus empowered to take a more proactive role in controlling the identified adverse changes.

Anson, M and Wang, S Q (1998) Performance of Concrete Placing in Hong Kong Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 116–24.

Ben-Haim, Y and Laufer, A (1998) Robust Reliability of Projects with Activity-Duration Uncertainty. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 125–32.

Chehayeb, N N and AbouRizk, S M (1998) Simulation-Based Scheduling with Continuous Activity Relationships. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 107–15.

Hsieh, T (1998) Impact of Subcontracting on Site Productivity: Lessons Learned in Taiwan. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 91–100.

Maxwell, D A, Back, W E and Toon, J (1998) Optimization of Crew Configurations Using Activity-Based Costing. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 162–8.

Rilett, L R (1998) Effect of Variability on End Product Specifications. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 139–45.

Rilett, L R (1998) Identifying Component Variability of End Product Specification Tests. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 133–8.

Shash, A A (1998) Subcontractors' Bidding Decisions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 101–6.

Shen, L and Song, W (1998) Competitive Tendering Practice in Chinese Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124(02), 155–61.