1. Rak-63. 3214 Management of Lifecycles of Buildings Introduction 15. 9
Assistant Professor Antti Peltokorpi

2. General information
All updated information about the course available at Aalto MyCourses: mycourses.aalto.fi
Course description
Lecture presentations
The course can be included in
Advanced modules in Minor of Construction Economics
Exchange studies
7 credits = 175 hours

3. Learning outcomes
Introduce to analytical tools to support decisions making about investments and solutions during the building lifecycle.
Students:
understand content of the lifecycle phases of buildings and know the terms
can apply lifecycle cost analyses in decision making
can apply budget and cost estimates in cost and design management of construction project
can apply basic energy and carbon footprint assessment methods

4. Main Content Introduction lecture 1 Content lectures 2-6
Individual lecture reflections after each content lecture (Lectures 2-6)
One home work (after Lecture 4)
Group assignments
Group assignment I: A cost analysis of the selected building design solution (after Lecture 3)
Group assignment II: Lifecycle Carbon emissions of housing companies (after Lecture 5)
Group assignment presentations

5. Schedule Room: R2 Time Topic Teacher Material Thu 15.9 8-10
1. Introduction to the course
Antti Peltokorpi
Slides
Thu
2. Target value design
Pre-readings and slides
Thu
3. Cost estimation methods
Thu
4. Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis of buildings
Thu
no lecture, time for group assignment
Thu
5. Carbon footprint assessment of buildings
Thu
Thu
6. Energy consumption calculations of buildings
Thu
Group assignment I presentations
Thu
Group assignment II presentations

6. Assessment methods Assessment methods (0-5):
Lecture reflections (15 %)
After lectures 2-6
Accepted / Bonus point
Home work (15 %)
Group assignment I (35 %)
Teacher’s team specific evaluation (25 %)
Team member’s peer evaluation (10%)
Group assignment II (35 %)
Extra point of official course feedback

7. Lecture reflections
Write 1-page reflection text after each content lecture (lectures 2-6) and send it me through MyCourses ”Assignments”
What I learnt? What new perspectives I found?
What was my experience of the session?
What was surprising? What I left to ponder?
Extra points are given to very thorough reflections.

8. Lifecycle of buildings
Concept plan
Design
Construction
Operations
Disposal
(Tarveselvitys,
Hankesuunnittelu)
(Rakennus-
suunnittelu)
(Rakentamisvaihe)
(Käyttö, huolto
ja ylläpito)
(Hävittäminen)
Decisions affecting future

9. Lifecycle performance of buildings
Economic
Investment costs
Operation and maintenance costs
Environment
Use of energy
Carbon footprint
(Social)
 How to evaluate performance of buildings and to incorporate that into the design?

10. Investment costs of new buildings
Determination of
investment costs
handover
100 %
80 %
Realization of
investment costs
0 %
Concept plan
Design
Construction
Operations
Disposal

11. Costs and business value in buildings
2. Operating costs in use over 30 years 5
1. The initial cost of a facility 1
3. The value of the business done
in the facility over 30 years
200
Concept plan
Design
Construction
Operations
Disposal
What is the contribution of building design and solutions
on the value of the business done in the facility?

12. What does ownership really cost? 30-year life of classroom
Source:

13. Time span of lifecycle phases
Concept plan
Design
Construction
Operations
Disposal
2-5 years
years

14. The hidden costs of buildings
The Client
Initial capital costs
Design fees
Land cost
Construction costs
Maintenance costs
Refurbishment costs
Insurances
Water/waste
water charges
Staff costs
Operation and
maintenance
costs
Furnishing
Energy/fuel costs
Security
Taxation
Cleaning costs
Finance
Management
and administration

15. Solutions for disposal
Re-use, repurposing, recycling, and waste management
Building components and material
Transferable bulding slices as an example of methods for repurpose

16. Crucial in management of lifecycle of buildings
Focus on concept plan and design phases: estimating and evaluating future performance in essential dimensions (energy, costs…)
Developing and using analytical tools to support evaluation
Connecting findings of the analyses as a feedback to the concept plan and design processes

17. Some reading materials
Target value design
Zimina, Ballard and Pasquire (2012) Target value design: using collaboration and a lean approach to reduce construction cost, Construction Management and Economics, Volume 30, Issue 5.
Russell-Smith, Lepech, Fruchter, Meyer (2015) Sustainable target value design: integrating life cycle assessment and target value design to improve building energy and environmental performance, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 88, Pages 43–51
Target price method and Building element cost estimation
Haahtela and Kiiras (2007) Talonrakennuksen kustannustieto, Haahtela-kehitys Oy.
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) of buildings
Hyartt, J. (2009) Kiinteistöjen ylläpidon kustannustieto Teknillinen korkeakoulu. Multiprint Oy, Espoo.
Fuller, S. (2010) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Energy consumption calculation of buildings
Finlex. Energiatodistuksen kokonaisenergiankulutuksen (E-luvun) määrittäminen.
Crawley, Hand, Kummert, Griffith (2008) Contrasting the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs, Building and Environment, Volume 43, Issue 4, April 2008, Pages 661–673
Carbon footprint assessment of buildings
Säynäjoki, A. (2014) How Does the Construction of a Residential Area Contribute to Climate Change? Doctoral diessertation, Aalto University publication series.
Generic book: Flanagan and Jewell (2005) Whole Life Appraisal for construction. Blackwell Publishing.

18. Schedule Room: R2 Time Topic Teacher Material Thu 15.9 8-10
1. Introduction to the course
Antti Peltokorpi
Slides
Thu
2. Target value design
Pre-readings and slides
Thu
3. Cost estimation methods
Thu
4. Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis of buildings
Thu
no lecture, time for group assignment
Thu
5. Carbon footprint assessment of buildings
Thu
Thu
6. Energy consumption calculations of buildings
Thu
Group assignment I presentations
Thu
Group assignment II presentations