Thesis title

Towards new calculative practices on life-cycle costing

Summary of the thesis

Life-cycle costing (LCC) is gaining increased attention in the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industry as a vital methodology for assessing the economic sustainability throughout the lifetime of building projects. LCC has recently became part of procurement policies, certification schemes, and national regulations. Despite the increased attention, the concept faces limited adoption in the design practices due to various challenges of implementation.

The aim of this Industrial PhD research is to understand and explain the current practices regarding LCC in the AECO industry and provide new insights into the challenges and opportunities of integrating LCC in building design. The results reveal new information to the cost calculation practices by identifying challenges of LCC limited adoption in the activities of building design and highlighting opportunities for increasing LCC adoption through the interaction between the activities of building design and building operation. Moreover, this research provides new knowledge about potential LCC users and their characteristics on applying technology and data management approaches.

How to participate

This PhD defence will be carried out in hybrid format, meaning you can join on location or online as you please. 

For online, please join on: 
Zoom
https://aaudk.zoom.us/j/66921872902 
Meeting ID: 669 2187 2902
Passcode: 848117