What process identifies the high-performance building systems that will save mon

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试卷: LEED GA模拟题E[查看]
What process identifies the high-performance building systems that will save money over the life of a project?
A: Energy modeling
B: Life-cycle assessment
C: Life-cycle costing
D: Value engineering

参考答案: C

本题解释:
A:Energy modeling is only one aspect of measuring a building”s performance.
B:Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the investigation and valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service. LCA evaluates environmental performance. This view takes into account the whole life of a product or project (not assessing it from a single point in time).
C: Life cycle costing (LCC) is the evaluation of the total cost of a building or product over its useful life, including initial, maintenance, repair and replacement costs as well as savings. LCC evaluates economic performance.

LCC compares different designs to determine the best long-term investment.

All building expenses are included in the analysis including:

Initial costs (design + construction)
Operating costs (utilities, water, electricity, people)
Maintenance costs (repair, replacement, upkeep)
D: Value engineering is an organized methodology that identifies and selects the lowest cost options in design, materials and processes that achieves the desired level of performance, reliability and customer satisfaction.