What is BS 8544 about?
BS 8544 gives guidance and recommendations on undertaking LCC of maintenance during the in-use phases of facilities or constructed assets. BS 8544 covers buildings, systems, assemblies, components, tasks/actions, resources and materials.
BS 8544 also gives guidance and recommendations on the planning and prioritization, budget-setting, optimization, implementation and monitoring of life cycle programmes of maintaining and/or renewal works. BS 8544 guidance includes asset surveys and employer’s maintenance management aspects of operation (as defined in BS ISO 15686-5) that are needed to plan and manage maintenance delivery including life cycle works.
BS 8544 applies to most types of facilities. Its application is, therefore, wider than buildings alone and extends to other structures and forms of construction to accommodate diverse needs.
NOTE 1: The guidance covers maintenance planning during the phases of a facility’s life cycle.
NOTE 2: BS 8544 does not provide guidance on the assessment of the operation (including energy and carbon costs), occupancy or end of life costs or whole life cost (as defined in BS ISO 15686-5).
Who is BS 8544 for?
BS 8544 on guidance for life cycle costing of maintenance during the in-use phases of buildings is useful for:
- Public and private sector employers
- Property portfolio owners and occupiers and their investors/funders
- Estate managers, managing agents and facilities managers
- Building surveyors and engineers
- Engineering services and maintenance contractors
- Quantity surveyors and cost management practitioners
- Designers, constructors, insurers and procurement groups
Why should you use BS 8544?
Life cycle costing (LCC) enables building owners to identify the most efficient and affordable way to buy, operate, and maintain a building or piece of property. The prime purpose of LCC of maintenance is to calculate the cost during the period of analysis; this should be done for specific outcomes, such as maintaining an acceptable level of performance of the asset(s), i.e., fit for the functional usage, including replacing the assets with the like-for-like or modern equivalent.
BS 8544 enables end-user to standardise rules and a methodology for the life cycle costing (LCC) of maintenance during in-use phases that fully integrate the process of creating and implementing two plans: maintenance and renewal.
BS 8544 guides on how to capture the appropriate asset information required for specific LCC outcomes and how to evaluate and prioritize the maintenance work when carrying out budgeting and funding scenarios. BS 8544 guides users on the implement stage of LCC management of maintenance works.
