Community infrastructure lifecycle costing analysis : a baseline analysis for Wesbrook Place, University of British Columbia

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Community infrastructure lifecycle costing analysis : a baseline analysis for Wesbrook Place, University of British Columbia Sametz, David

Abstract

This report summarizes the results of a study conducted at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, recently completed by David Sametz as part of the Social, Economic, and Ecological Development Studies (SEEDS) program. The purpose of the study was to provide a baseline financial analysis of community infrastructure at Wesbrook Place, and highlight the long-term economic and environmental benefits of incorporating green infrastructure services into future development plans. The primary objectives of this report are to highlight how integrated planning can shape and influence the type of growth that occurs on campus, and to provide UBC with a new way of thinking about asset management—one that incorporates land use planning—that will support UBC’s sustainability goals by providing a rationale for working collaboratively and for investing in sustainable land use and green infrastructure projects. The results provide a framework for developing, analysing, communicating and presenting the demand for infrastructure, while incorporating economic, social and environmental issues into long-term strategic planning objectives. This is intended to provide UBC with a baseline to evaluate the capital, annual O&M and annual lifecycle costs between multiple planning scenarios, the details of which are explored in greater detail in the report discussion. The full life-cycle cost of a capital investment allows UBC to plan more accurately for future operating and capital budget allocations, and avoid O&M budget shortfalls. In effect, UBC is able to make informed decisions regarding capital project planning. The preliminary results and objectives for this project were presented at a PIBC-APEG BC workshop in February 2017, entitled, “Land Use and Asset Management: The Sustainability Connection”. The project was discussed with planners and engineers from across BC and received positive feedback from participants.

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Title	Community infrastructure lifecycle costing analysis : a baseline analysis for Wesbrook Place, University of British Columbia
Creator	Sametz, David
Date Issued	2017-07-23
Description	This report summarizes the results of a study conducted at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, recently completed by David Sametz as part of the Social, Economic, and Ecological Development Studies (SEEDS) program. The purpose of the study was to provide a baseline financial analysis of community infrastructure at Wesbrook Place, and highlight the long-term economic and environmental benefits of incorporating green infrastructure services into future development plans. The primary objectives of this report are to highlight how integrated planning can shape and influence the type of growth that occurs on campus, and to provide UBC with a new way of thinking about asset management—one that incorporates land use planning—that will support UBC’s sustainability goals by providing a rationale for working collaboratively and for investing in sustainable land use and green infrastructure projects. The results provide a framework for developing, analysing, communicating and presenting the demand for infrastructure, while incorporating economic, social and environmental issues into long-term strategic planning objectives. This is intended to provide UBC with a baseline to evaluate the capital, annual O&M and annual lifecycle costs between multiple planning scenarios, the details of which are explored in greater detail in the report discussion. The full life-cycle cost of a capital investment allows UBC to plan more accurately for future operating and capital budget allocations, and avoid O&M budget shortfalls. In effect, UBC is able to make informed decisions regarding capital project planning. The preliminary results and objectives for this project were presented at a PIBC-APEG BC workshop in February 2017, entitled, “Land Use and Asset Management: The Sustainability Connection”. The project was discussed with planners and engineers from across BC and received positive feedback from participants.
Genre	Graduating Project
Type	Text
Language	eng
Series	University of British Columbia. SCARP Graduating Projects; UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report
Date Available	2018-02-20
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0363944
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/64669
Affiliation	Applied Science, Faculty of; Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Graduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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