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    Brenden Harris Thesis

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    This document is a doctoral dissertation that aims to develop a new framework and implementation approaches to better integrate different building lifecycle stages. This would improve asset life and value by involving multiple parties and systems. The dissertation analyzed existing literature and practices, and conducted case studies of four large commercial building projects in Australia. It identified issues like a lack of maintenance considerations in design, and knowledge gaps between construction and maintenance stages. A new Total Cost of Asset Management framework was developed to address these problems and improve whole-of-life outcomes for buildings. A seven-step process was also created to evaluate metrics that assess designs based on their maintenance impacts and costs over the full lifecycle.

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    This document is a doctoral dissertation that aims to develop a new framework and implementation approaches to better integrate different building lifecycle stages. This would improve asset life and value by involving multiple parties and systems. The dissertation analyzed existing literature and practices, and conducted case studies of four large commercial building projects in Australia. It identified issues like a lack of maintenance considerations in design, and knowledge gaps between construction and maintenance stages. A new Total Cost of Asset Management framework was developed to address these problems and improve whole-of-life outcomes for buildings. A seven-step process was also created to evaluate metrics that assess designs based on their maintenance impacts and costs over the full lifecycle.

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    This document is a doctoral dissertation that aims to develop a new framework and implementation approaches to better integrate different building lifecycle stages. This would improve asset life and value by involving multiple parties and systems. The dissertation analyzed existing literature and practices, and conducted case studies of four large commercial building projects in Australia. It identified issues like a lack of maintenance considerations in design, and knowledge gaps between construction and maintenance stages. A new Total Cost of Asset Management framework was developed to address these problems and improve whole-of-life outcomes for buildings. A seven-step process was also created to evaluate metrics that assess designs based on their maintenance impacts and costs over the full lifecycle.

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    Brenden Harris Thesis

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    This document is a doctoral dissertation that aims to develop a new framework and implementation approaches to better integrate different building lifecycle stages. This would improve asset life and value by involving multiple parties and systems. The dissertation analyzed existing literature and practices, and conducted case studies of four large commercial building projects in Australia. It identified issues like a lack of maintenance considerations in design, and knowledge gaps between construction and maintenance stages. A new Total Cost of Asset Management framework was developed to address these problems and improve whole-of-life outcomes for buildings. A seven-step process was also created to evaluate metrics that assess designs based on their maintenance impacts and costs over the full lifecycle.

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