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The fourth dimension in building : strategies for minimizing obsolescence

Title
The fourth dimension in building : strategies for minimizing obsolescence / Donald G. Iselin, Andrew C. Lemer, editors ; Committee on Facility Design to Minimize Premature Obsolescence, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
Author
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Facility Design to Minimize Premature Obsolescence.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Iselin, Donald G.
  • Lemer, Andrew C.
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Board.
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems.
Description
xii, 102 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Studies in management of building technology
Uniform Title
Studies in management of building technology.
Subject
Note
  • Committee chairman: Donald G. Iselin.
  • Funding provided by the Federal Construction Council Technical Program.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
  • 1. Introduction. Obsolescence and Other Service Inadequacies. Scope of the Study. Organization of the Report -- 2. Obsolescence in Facilities. Identifying Obsolescence. Progression of the Service Life. Rising Expectations and the Onset of Obsolescence. Scale of the Obsolescence Problem. Incentives to Avoid Obsolescence -- 3. Actions and Strategies for Avoiding Obsolescence. Actions in Planning and Programming. Actions in Design. Actions in Construction. Actions in Operations and Maintenance. Actions in Reuse and Retrofit. Responsibility for Action -- 4. Avoiding Obsolescence in Public Facilities. Public Facilities Planning and Fiscal Programming. Public Facilities Budgeting for Flexibility. Setting Facility Design Guidelines and Other Predesign Action. Facility Programming, Design, and Construction. Operations. Achieving Optimum Public Facilities Use. App. A. Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff -- App. B. Glossary of Terms --
  • App. C. Workshop on Environmental and Health Regulations as Sources of Facility Obsolescence -- App. D. Predicting Performance, Service Life, and Physical Life of Buildings and Their Components -- App. E. Hospital Building Systems.
ISBN
0309048427
LCCN
93083826
OCLC
ocm28355458
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries