Sustainable Federal Facilities : A Guide to Integrating Value Engineering, Life-Cycle Costing, and Sustainable Development.

SUSTAINABLE FEDERAL FACILITIES -- Copyright -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- BACKGROUND -- PROBLEM STATEMENT AND STUDY OBJECTIVE -- FRAMEWORK FOR ACQUIRING SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES -- Format -- Documenting Objectives, Decisions, and Assumptions -- Integrated Project Team Approach -- Performance Measures -- ISSUES -- ONLINE RESOURCES -- 1 Introduction -- PROBLEM STATEMENT AND STUDY OBJECTIVE -- STUDY PROCESS -- REPORT ORGANIZATION -- GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE -- Sustainable Development -- Defining Sustainable Development -- Laws and Executive Orders -- Value Engineering -- Life-Cycle Costing -- USING LIFE-CYCLE COSTING WITH VALUE ENGINEERING -- REFERENCES -- 2 Facility Life Cycles and the Acquisition Process -- FACILITY LIFE CYCLES -- FACILITY ACQUISITION -- Requirements Assessment -- Conceptual Planning -- Programming and Budgeting -- Design -- Construction -- Start-up -- REFERENCES -- 3 Framework for Acquiring Sustainable Facilities -- FORMAT -- DOCUMENTING OBJECTIVES, DECISIONS, AND ASSUMPTIONS -- INTEGRATED PROJECT TEAM APPROACH -- PERFORMANCE MEASURES -- FRAMEWORK -- Requirements Assessment Phase -- Conceptual Planning Phase -- Siting Considerations -- Energy Considerations -- Materials Considerations -- Water Considerations -- Indoor Environmental Quality Considerations -- Operation and Maintenance Considerations -- Value Engineering/Life-Cycle Cost Analysis -- Programming/Budgeting Phase -- Design Phase -- Contract Considerations -- Siting Considerations -- Energy Considerations -- Materials Considerations -- Water Considerations -- Indoor Environmental Quality Considerations -- Operations and Maintenance Considerations -- Value Engineering and Life-Cycle Costing Study -- Construction Phase -- Siting Considerations -- Energy Considerations -- Materials Considerations -- Water Considerations -- Indoor Environmental Quality Considerations.

Operation and Maintenance Considerations -- Value Engineering and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis -- Start-Up Phase -- Post-Start-Up: Operation and Maintenance of the Facility -- REFERENCE -- 4 Issues -- FIRST COSTS, LIFE-CYCLE COSTS, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- MASTER SPECIFICATIONS AND GUIDEBOOKS -- PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES -- INDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS -- LESSONS LEARNED -- REFERENCE -- 5 Online Resources -- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE ENGINEERING -- Federal Agency Sites -- Government-wide Guidance -- Other Sites -- PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES -- ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS -- LESSONS LEARNED -- INDEX -- APPENDIX A Executive Order 13123 -- APPENDIX B Executive Order 13101 -- APPENDIX C Executive Order 13148 -- APPENDIX D Office of Management and Budget Circular A-131 -- APPENDIX E Public Law 104-106, Section 4306 Value Engineering for Federal Agencies -- APPENDIX F Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 48 and 52 Re: Value Engineering.

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