Maintaining Asset Value from Concept to Operation:

The Whole Life Approach

Ian Rogers – Director Ace Project Solutions Ltd

In co-operation with the St. Lucia Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical

Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives

Maintaining Asset Values• Life Cycle – What is it?• LCCA - Design Input• Effects of LCCA• Facilities Management Input• Operational Requirements• Poor examples that drive down value

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Life Cycle Cost Analysis• It has been around for many years• Assess total cost of ownership• Can be used to asses alternative options• Can drive value engineering• Not used extensively as should be• Building Information Modelling

Life Cycle Cost Analysis - Process

• Design Development – Operational input• Assessment of Economic viability• Identify costs and drivers – value engineer• Sustainability – impact of

materials and equipment

Effects on Whole Life of a Building

• Energy – Types of equipment• Maintenance – Types of material and

equipment• Capital Replacement – Life expectancies• General operating costs

Strategic Facilities Management

• Benefits of strategic FM input– Facility designed for occupiers benefit– Increased efficiency of use of facility– Happier users– More productive output– More cost effective to run

How to add value to Infrastructural Development

• Employ a FM Consultant at inception• Operational Client brief – what they really

want!• How to achieve this

– Life Cycle Cost analysis

Examples of Design Impact on FM

Many examples of poor design impacting on operational cost

Cleaners Cupboards

Access for Maintenance

Maintenance Access Heat Loan on A/C

Access for Lamp changes