Fourth Dimension in Building: Strategies for Minimizing Obsolescence~Studies inmanagement of building technology

摘要

Public facilities are valuable assets that can provide decades of high quality ofservice if they are effectively utilized. Despite effective planning, design, and management, sometimes users or owners change and have requirements different from those that the facility was initially intended to fulfill. In addition, the technologies sometimes change, making facilities obsolete before they have worn out or otherwise failed. The book explores and meaning of obsolescence as the term applies to buildings. It discusses the functional, economic, technological, social, legal, political, and cultural factors that can influence when obsolescence will occur and considers what design professional and building owners and users can do to delay and minimize the costs of obsolescence. The anlayses apply to all buildings, but public facilities are given added attention because of their special management problems.