Building Maintenance and Repair Data for Life-Cycle Cost Analyses: Architectural Systems

This research project has provided improved maintenance resource data for use during facility planning, design, and maintenance activities. Data bases and computer systems have been developed to assist planners in preparing DD Form 1391 documentation, designers in life-cycle cost component selection, and maintainers in resource planning. The data bases and computer systems are being used by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) designers at the District and installation levels and by resource programmers at USACE Headquarters, and Army Major Commands and installations. These research products may also be useful to other Government agencies and the private sector. This report describes the building task maintenance and repair data base development and gives examples of its application. It is one of a series of special reports on the maintenance and repair data base. While this report describes architectural systems, other reports in the series cover heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, plumbing systems, and electrical systems.