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thinkahead.

Innovative tools to help you achieve

more efficient, cost conscious,

and environmentally sustainable

resultsnow and into the future.


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Forward-thinking organizations are takingproactive measures to use their resources wisely.Along with technological advances to improve efficiency,

there has been a significant and lasting shift toward

preventing waste by making better use of existing assets.

Rider Levett Bucknall recognizes this seismic change in

thinking as the dawn of the Age of Environmental Thrift.More and more organizations have a heightened interest in business solutions

which maximize performance, enhance value, and minimize environmental

impact. Facing limited capital resources, building owners and managers must

find the right balance between initial capital cost and long-term operation and

maintenance costs.

Rider Levett Bucknall l Life addresses this need by providing building owners

and managers with new tools, methods, and information, allowing them to make

well-informed decisions that represent their best long-term financial and

sustainable interests.

From benchmarking and reviewing existing properties, to analyzing proposals for

renovations or new construction, Rider Levett Bucknall l Life is the next

evolution of our services that has been created forand with the assistance

ofour clients across the globe.


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services

RElifing

An intelligent decision-making tool to help capture remaining

asset value, avoid premature obsolescence, and identify when and

where to spend money to extend the life of an existing building.

Life Cycle Cost + Carbon ModelingAn innovative model that identifies the total cost to build,operate, and maintain a building over its lifetime, enabling building

owners and managers to make informed decisions that minimize

whole l ife cost, maximize whole l ife value, and lessen

environmental impact.

Building Quality AssessmentA quantitative assessment of an office buildings intrinsic quality,

providing guidance on how to achieve a benchmarked standard,

or a comparative tool to evaluate the relative quality of multiple

buildings and facilitate best-value decisions based on both cost

and quality.

Rider Levett Bucknall l Life services are complementary and

interoperable. Each service can be used independently, as a full

suite, or in any combination. They are readily adaptable to suit

your specific requirements.


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RElifingEvery building has a useful life span which is dependent upon the physical

attributes of the building as well as the needs of the building users. Once a

building has aged, owners are faced with the decision to repair, renovate, or

replacea decision that is not always clear-cut or simple.

Identifies how much your building is worth and how much life it has remaining

Informs and prioritizes your capital improvement program development, identifying when and where you can spend money most effectively

Supports decisions on whether to renovate,modify, or build new

Demonstrates your fiscal responsibility in an era of tight budgets

Defines cost and program of scheduled maintenance and component replacement for forecasting capital expenditure

Identifies areas of building code and safety non-compliance in existing structures

Maximizes the life of your existing resources as a sustainability measure

Provides cost-based valuation assistance for depreciation schedules

Benefits

Rider Levett Bucknalls proprietary RElifing

service is a

mathematically-based methodology to help building owners

capture the remaining value and extend the life of their

buildings after years of service.

How does it work? RElifing

determines the useful life of a

building by analyzing the cost and service life of its various

componentsstructure, external claddings, internal fit-out,

and building systems. From this, we can calculate the total

life expectancy.

RElifing

then analyzes and prices the recommendations for

maintenance, upgrades, renovation, and replacement of

various building components necessary to extend the

buildings life expectancy to certain milestones. When this

analysis is compared with the cost to build new, owners are

presented with a quantitative tool to determine which

investment option will make the best use of functional and

financial resources.


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State of ArizonaIn 2002, the State of Arizona was in the midst of a budget

crunch and State legislators were searching for innovative ways

to save money. Rider Levett Bucknall worked in partnership

with lawmakers to introduce the RElifing

methodology as a

tool for determining whether to fund a replacement building.

The resultant bill was adopted as Arizona state legislation in2004 and endorsed by the American Legislative Exchange

Council as model legislation for all 50 states.

Over a six-month period in 2004, RElifing

studies were

conducted on 80 Arizona State buildings, including those for

the Arizona Department of Administration, Arizona

Department of Juvenile Corrections, Arizona State Hospital

and Arizona School Facilities Board. Not only did this analysis

result in a more sustainable approach to development for the

state, but it also saved Arizona taxpayers over $26 million

during those six months.

Arizona State MedicalLaboratory BuildingIn 2004, a new, larger State Medical Laboratory was built

leaving no use for the existing 27,100 square foot building

constructed in 1976. Through a RElifing

study, including an

inspection of the current condition of various building

components and their life expectancies, Rider Levett Bucknal

determined that investment of approximately $4.9 million

would allow continued use of the building for another 35 years.

Additionally, during field investigation it was noted the externa

faade of the building comprised pre-cast windowless concrete

panels which were bolted to the slab edges. Rider Levett

Bucknall recommended removing these already-failing panels

and converting this existing laboratory into an office building

for the adjoining technology building, which was overcrowded

and in need of additional office space.

For more information please visit www.rlb.com/life

Case Study


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Life Cycle Cost +Carbon ModelingRider Levett Bucknalls Life Cycle Cost + Carbon Modeling service is our response tothe challenges property owners face in reconciling commercial viability with efficiency,sustainability, and environmental sensitivity throughout a structures life cycle. Usingour model, owners can develop facilities which are not only cost effective to build but

operationally efficient over their life span.

Supports more informed business decisions regarding what to build, where to build, and when to build

Provides insights for design decisions regarding form, specification, systems, and components, all based on a whole life cost basis

Optimizes capital and operational budgets

Identifies projected annual costs of operations, maintenance, and replacement as a budget planning tool

Facilitates continuous improvement on future projects

Quantitatively evaluates use of renewable energy solutions such as biomass, photo-voltaic cells, and wind turbines

Provides decision-making support to sustainability and CSR initiatives and programs

Benefits

Sophisticated owners recognize that the capital cost of a

facility may be less significant when compared with the total

cost of ownership over time. An integrated Life Cycle Cost

model enables capital and life cycle characteristics of

individual components, elements, and whole buildings to be

modeled and forecasted over the life of a proposed facility.

Interdependencies between variables are established and

comparison of multiple options provides a frame of reference

for making important long-term investment decisions. The

model can also be used to calculate carbon footprint, LEED,

energy and CO2 consumption, water consumption, and

capital allowances.

This approach also helps owners with separately funded

capital and operating budgets to understand the long term

impact of capital decisions.

The Rider Levett Bucknall model can be used at all stages of

the asset life cycle from inception, through design

development, and into operation.

In the case of most buildings, capital cost represents

less than 25% of the total cost of ownership.


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Lake Washington School DistrictCovering 76 square miles and supporting close to 24,000

students, Lake Washington School District is the public

school district for Kirkland, Redmond, and part of

Sammamish, just east of Seattle, Washington. The district

manages 3.2 million square feet of building property,

including 51 elementary, junior high, and high schools.

Since 2007, Rider Levett Bucknall has been working with the

Lake Washington School District to develop a Life Cycle Cost

model for its medium- and long-range bond planning. Populated

using operating and maintenance data from several schools

that have been recently constructed, the model indicated that

a minimal increase in the capital cost of the building can

produce a large savings throughout its useful life.

$650 million in savingsUtilizing input for a sample school project, a Life Cycle Cost

model indicated that capital expenditure of $2.1 million could

result in a savings of nearly $25 million over the 50-year life

cycle of the property (a little over $5 million in net present

value). If applied to determine design decisions for future

schools, this model could save the district approximately $650

million in operational, maintenance, and replacement costs

over 50 years.

Energy Usage and Carbon EmissionsThe Life Cycle Cost model contains data related to the

insulating properties of the school, typical exterior

temperatures for the region, and occupancy loads. From thisdata, the heat loss of the building is determined, which in turn

enables calculation of the energy use and carbon dioxide

emissions of the building.


Case Study


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Building QualityAssessmentThere is a critical link between the quality of a building and its ultimate

performance as an asset. Yet, there is no prevailing rating system in place to

measure a facilitys relative strengths and weaknesses in relation to industry

standards and tenant expectations.

Quick and cost effective assessment

Recommendations to achieve benchmarked standards

Identification of areas of deficiency with regards to quality, health and safety

Aid in strategic property decisions

Prioritization of future spendingBenefits

Our Building Quality Assessment service addresses this need

with a standardized method for quantifying and evaluating

building quality based on 54 standard criteria across 14

categories.The service provides a quality grade for a specific

facility based on its physical characteristics and an apples to

apples comparative analysis against other similar structures.

The analysis highlights categories where the facility did not

perform to the expected standards of quality and identifies

areas where upgraded capacity or utility could be considered

to enhance the grading performance of the building. Thisevaluation enables the optimization of the right mix of quality

factors to match investor, owner, and user objectives.

In 2006, Rider Levett Bucknall and others assisted the

Property Council of Australia in creating A Guide to Office

Building Quality for grading quality of existing offices and

providing design standards for new offices.


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