A Comparative Study of China and America's Building Life Cycle Cost Database Establishment

Abstract:

Life Cycle Cost (LCC) theory and method have a very positive influence on popularizing energy-saving of green buildings technology and reducing buildings energy consumption. However, applying LCC method into the construction industry field must be based on adequate and accurate data. In establishing the cost database of building LCC, America walks in the forefront of the world. Although China's building LCC cost database has been rapidly developed in the past few years, there is still a large gap between China and the United States. By comparing and analysing the establishment of building LCC cost database of the two countries-United States and China, this article indicates the key issues should be solved to build and further improve the Chinese future building LCC cost database, as well as give some relevant advice.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 935)
• Pages: 106-111
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.935.106
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Hao Xie, Jing Wu*, Jibril Danazumi Jibril
• Keywords: America, Database, Green Building, Life Cycle Cost (LCC)

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