Pay Now or Pay Later: Controlling Cost of Ownership from Design Throughout the Service Life of Public Buildings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309044813)

Buildings and other public facilities can have very long and productive service lives, providing efficient shelter and serving a wide range of activities. To do so, however, these facilities must be managed effectively, in a manner consistent with key design decisions.

A variety of political and technical obstacles to effective management raise the public's total cost of ownership for these facilities, particularly when actions to deal with short-term government budget deficits have long-term, high-cost consequences.

This book identifies obstacles to controlling the costs of ownership and suggests ways these obstacles can be overcome.

Author: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci,Commission on Engineering and Technical
ISBN-10: 0309044812
ISBN-13: 9780309044813
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/1991
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 8.50h x 13.50w x 0.18d