Building Lifecycle Utility Cost Analysis

Abstract

Prince George’s County Parks & Recreation builds, operates, and maintains a number of facilities with significant lifespans. To better understand the impact of capital investment and building code changes that might lead to reducing long term operating costs, the Department seeks a comparative analysis using available utilities usage data from six large, well established facilities. This project has a business objective—to understand the relationship between initial capital investment, changes in building codes, and long-term operational costs. This will enable Prince George’s County Parks & Recreation to make better informed decisions about the construction of new facilities and about minimizing long-term operational costs. To meet the objective, the team developed contextualized data visualizations that tell the story of how initial capital investment affects building operating costs.