This brief presentation of the principles of life-cycle cost analysis is intended as background for the committee's report. Readers seeking a complete discussion of the topic should refer to the ...

[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 3, number 2 (March–April 1971), pages 12–15, 42–43. The text, including any ...

As plastic production has skyrocketed over the past several decades, wealthy countries have benefited enormously — from increasingly lightweight, affordable products, for example. The full social and ...

Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) of residential buildings provides a comprehensive approach to quantifying all costs associated with a building from initial construction through operation, maintenance ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. As plastic production has skyrocketed over the past several decades, wealthy ...

The idea that life-cycle costs can be controlled and minimized has wide appeal, but life-cycle cost analysis has not been consistently applied in the design and management of buildings. A variety of ...