Cost Studies

Smith Group: Analysis of Alternative Integrated Building Systems

At the Energy 2001 Conference, Smith Group presented an energy cost study of alternative building systems.



Clayco Inc.: Raised Floor Workplace

Lawrence J. Chapman, Jr., principal of Clayco Inc., has compiled a cost comparison between a raised floor office building and a conventional office building. According to Clayco Inc., their experience with raised floor systems has been more economical in both initial construction and operating costs.



RTKL Associates: Analysis of Raised Access Floor vs. Conventional Distribution
Command & Control Center, Fort Stewart, Georgia

At the briefing at Ft. Stewart on 10/7/03 RTKL described the benefits of a raised access floor with underfloor air distribution, communications and power distribution as an integrated sustainable design solution.



Davis Langdon: Costing Green: A Comprehensive Cost Database & Budgeting Methodology

This paper uses extensive data on building costs to compare the cost of green buildings with buildings housing comparable programs, which do not have sustainable goals.

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Greg Kats : The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings

This report was developed for the Sustainable Buildings Task Force, a group of over 40 California state government agencies. It demonstrates conclusively that sustainable building is a cost-effective investment.

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Ellerbe Becket: GSA Access Floor Study

The purpose of this report is to perform a Twenty-Five Year Present Value Analysis and study the use of access floor systems in GSA office facilities to determine the best value to the taxpayer and the government for open office plans.



A Case Study of the Soffer Tech Office Building

This report documents the analysis of sustainable design alternatives for the Tech Office Building - a two-story, 64,000 sq.ft. speculative office building developed by the Soffer Organization in Pittsburgh, PA (figure 1).



Massachusetts Institute of Technology: HVAC Systems Analysis

Over the past year, Vanderweil Engineers and the Stata Center Design Team have explored various options for the HVAC system in the Stata Center. Based on the results of this exploration, the Design Team proposed an HVAC system based on the displacement ventilation concept, which distributes conditioned air to occupied spaces through an accessible raised floor.


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