Building Program To Basis Of Design For A New College Dormitory Building Project

摘要

For a building program to be successful and sustainable, it must include an operating budget as well as a construction budget. Fifteen to 20% of the cost of a building is first cost, and that remaining 80% or more represents the operation of the building over its lifetime. The following is a sample of what the HVAC annual operating budget add-on to the current college campus operating budget could look like at the conceptual phase of a new dormitory building project.