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Kishk, M, Al-Hajj, A, Pollock, R and Aouad, G F (2002) A generic database for whole life costing applications in construction. In: Greenwood, D (Ed.), Proceedings 18th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2002, Northumbria, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 33–42.
- Type: Conference Proceedings
- Keywords: automation; integrated databases; life cycle costing; whole life costing
- ISBN/ISSN: 0 9534161 7 8
- URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/ar2002-033-042_Kishk_et_al.pdf
- Abstract:
This paper is the third in a series reporting on-going research within an EPSRC-funded research project undertaken by a joint collaboration between the Robert Gordon University and the University of Salford. This project aims to develop IT applications of whole life costing (WLC) to support the decision-making process in the design and management of construction assets. A WLC resource database has been designed and implemented in MS Access 2000? to accommodate WLC cost data and their time horizons and other data categories including quality and performance data. The database was designed on the basis of an in-depth analysis of the requirements of effective WLC decision-making during the design stage. The database relational structure is introduced and the data types and descriptions of fields of various tables are explained. In addition, three input forms designed to facilitate editing data are included. Finally, directions for further future research are introduced.