Design for Economy

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The goal is to increase the efficiency of Measure 5 ‐ Design for MeasureEconomy 5 ‐ Design for Economy the building. This is primarily achieved by Explanations Explanations Calculators: Enter your values Calculators: Enter your values into the yellowinto the yellow cells. Enter non‐numerical cells. Enterdata into non‐numerical datathe green cells. into the green cells. allocating proper and efficient space for Enter the published cost to construct Enter the published cost to construct1 ‐ Construction cost benchmark 1 ‐ Construction cost benchmark similar buildings in the region and list similar buildings in the region and list each building program. By doing so, the the source. the source. Benchmark ‐ Building Type Benchmark ‐ Specific Building Type Specific $212.63 / sf $212.63 / sf Benchmark Benchmark SourceRSSourceRS Means Data Means Data overall mass of the building is reduced. Thus, Actual Construction cost construction cost Actual construction cost reduction from the benchmark $500.00 / sf ‐$500.00 / 135% sf lessening the resources to construct, operate Construction cost reduction from the benchmark ‐135% and maintain the building. There are many design strategies for 2 ‐ Estimated operating cost reduction There are many design strategies for reducing building operating costs.2 ‐ Estimated operating cost reduction reducing building operating costs. Include design strategies, along with their estimated numerical impact here. Operating and maintenance cost reduction strategies: Other ways to reduce building operating Include design strategies, along with their estimated numerical impact here. This should valuable as be pretty a thought rough and is most exercise. The cost Operating and maintenance cost From utility savings From cleaningreduction strategies: $7,920.00 / $12,160.00 / year year Major Major Strategy StrategyStrategize the best cleaning time for maximum cleaning using the least resources. costs includes: Investing in high quality products that would require less maintenance This should be pretty rough and is most valuable as a thought exercise. The cost savings from utilities are already savings from populated. utilities are already From utility savings From cleaning Durability investments Durability investments Other Other Total $7,920.00 / $12,160.00 / $2,000.00 / year year year $2,000.00 / year Major StrategyInvest in high quality products that would need less maintenance and repair. $4,880.00 / year Major StrategyPromote public commute, provide shuttles from offsite parking/train station. / year Major Strategy $26,960.00 / year Major Strategy Major StrategyStrategize the best cleaning time for maximum cleaning using the least resources. Major StrategyInvest in high quality products that would need less maintenance and repair. and repair in the future, strategizing cleaning populated. Other $4,880.00 / year Major StrategyPromote public commute, provide shuttles from offsite parking/train station. Other / year Major Strategy time for maximum cleaning using the least Total $26,960.00 / year time and resources needed, and promoting An efficient building will use fewer 3 ‐ Building space efficiency resources to construct, operate, and public transportation or providing scheduled maintain. Enter the typical building Efficiency ratio Benchmark ‐ Building Type Specific 66% Benchmark Sourcehttps://fm.unm.edu/services/documents/BuildingEfficiencyRatioGuidelines.pdfefficiency ratio for the building type as a shuttles from offsite parking/train stations. An efficient building will use fewer resources to construct, operate, and benchmark, the source of the benchmark, and the efficiency 3 ‐ Building space efficiency ratio Efficiency Efficiency ratio percent ratio achieved improvement 75% 14% Major StrategyMinimize circulation space needed, merge similar use spaces. achieved. maintain. Enter the typical building Efficiency ratio Benchmark ‐ Building Type Specific 66% Benchmark Sourcehttps://fm.unm.edu/services/documents/BuildingEfficiencyRatioGuidelines.pdfefficiency ratio for the building type as a benchmark, the source of the Efficiency ratio achieved 75% Major StrategyMinimize circulation space needed, merge similar use spaces. benchmark, and the efficiency ratio Efficiency ratio percent improvement 14% achieved.