We provide technical
advice and direction relative to the physical and
economical performance of built assets. Specifically,
offering technical expertise on service life assessments
and service life planning.
Service life estimation & prediction
- determination of service life, projected or remaining, based upon available data for the installation and/or performance records for similar configurations with comparable climatic and environmental load.
Life-cycle asset management - establishment of proactive plans to evaluate the remaining service lives of components and systems as well as assessing systems-level performance capabilities throughout/during the design and in-service life of the asset. Necessary maintenance and restorative actions are identified and tracked.
Maintenance management - identification and planning of cyclic and preventative maintenance actions. The efficiency and timing of maintenance actions is monitored and evaluated relative to the impact upon desired service life. The plan is modified as needed.
Whole life and life-cycle costing &
comparison -quantification and evaluation of costs over a specified period in the life of a project - useful in assessing relative economic performances of differing design, usage and maintenance scenarios. Life cycle costs (LCC) include those in all stages of the life cycle, cradle to grave. Whole life costs (WLC) includes the pre-project costs (land/site acquisition, feasibility studies etc.) and considers benefits associated with ownership, e.g. income from the asset.
Assessment of vulnerability to climate change
impacts - evaluation of the influence of changing climatic loads upon service life projections, maintenance levels and costs. Methods to manage adverse effects are developed based upon investment strategy and plans.
Functionality assessment -evaluation of the suitability or usefulness of an asset/facility for specific purpose or activity. The difference between the level of service required by stakeholders (owners, users and occupants ) and the capability to provided that service is identified and recommendations on how to closed the gap are made.
Sustainable design & performance
-assessment of the environmental, economic and (if possible) social/cultural implications of design options. The considerations include environmental and cost impacts of initial material selections, recyclability and re-use, human resource impacts, maintainability, energy efficiency, material durability as well as the desired service lives of components and systems.
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257, avenue du Grand Bois
Ottawa, ON
K1E 2S7, Canada