The CILECCTA software will be a prototype based on the methodology of both LCC and LCA, making it possible to accomplish a probabilistic comparison between different kinds of alterna-tives within the construction sector. The soft-ware will be compatible with a variety of Euro-pean price banks and life cycle inventories. The experiences from the CILECCTA project will have the potential to contribute to existing and new international standards.

To help people understand Life Cycle Costing and Assessment (LCC+A) and how to use the software, the CILECCTA project is developing three e­learning modules: Basic concepts, Demo project and CILECCTA software.Module 1 is now available to the public on the CILECCTA web page www.cileccta.eu

Developing software for combining LCC and LCA

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The CILECCTA project will also provide educa-tional material for three main target groups:

�Vocational schools �Building Industry enterprises �University level

The material will be formed as professional training courses at these higher educational establishments.

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The CILECCTA project is an international EU project with 15 partners from 7 European coun-tries. The consortium combines top class acade­mics and industrial researchers, associations and business to develop a suite of Life Cycle Cost Analysis software. The aim is to improve industrialization and use of resources in the construction sector by providing options based decision support.

The CILECCTA outcome will provide a user­friendly interface that easily enables users to analyze the life cycle economic considerations and environ mental impacts of a construction project.

To be able to test the CILECCTA software, three demonstration projects are to be assessed. The hotel and resort company TUI AG is evaluating different kinds of energy systems connected to one of their resorts, while the construction company APIA XXI S.A. focuses on ways of con-structing a road. ACCIONA Infraestructuras S.A. is testing the software evaluating a multi­source energy storage system integrated in a residen-tial building.

www.cileccta.euContact:Project CoordinatorJens Kroepelien (Holte as)Email: jens.kroepelien@holteconsulting.com

Consortium ManagerRick Hartwig (Designtech)Email: Rick.Hartwig@designtech.se

Technical ManagerFrode Eek (Holte as)Email: frode.eek@holte.no

ProjECT PArTICIPAnTs �Holte as (Norway) �Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd (UK) �BSRIA (UK) � Luleå University of Technology (Sweden) � Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP) (Germany) �University of Stuttgart (Germany) �TechnoBee (Turkey) �Designtech (Sweden) �PE INTERNATIONAL AG (Germany) �Norsk Teknologi (Norway) � SINTEF Building and Infrastructure (Norway) �TUI AG (Germany) �ACCIONA Infraestructuras S.A. (Spain) �APIA XXI S.A. (Spain) �ASM­CENTRUM BADAŃ I ANALIZ RYNKU Sp. z o.o. (Poland)

CILECCTA«A user­oriented, knowledge­based suite of Con-struction Industry LifE Cycle CosT Analysis software for pan­European determination and costing of sus-tainable project option»

The CILECCTA project is co­financed by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme.

CILECCTA DEMonsTrATIon MorE InforMATIon

CoMbInIng LCC AnD LCA

The long­term sustainability of construction projects is improved when design decisions are based on a life­cycle view. This considers both the initial investment of resources in a project and the resource demand during the project’s service life. The resource demand can be cal-culated in two ways: in terms of money, when the evaluation is called life­cycle costing (LCC), or in terms of environmental impacts, when the eva luation is called life­cycle assessment (LCA). Both aspects are important and the CILECCTA system will combine both, creating a tool for life­cycle costing and assessment (LCC+A).