Strategies

Initial cost

Cost in use

Recovery cost

Methods

1. Use locally sourced materials

2. Employ cost saving technology that can be managed locally

3. Utilize modular design and standardized components

4. Use less expensive building materials and reduce time required to assemble materials on site.

5. Use readily available materials

6. Use recycled and reclaimed materials

1. Design for regular cleaning, maintenance, and repair.

2. Ensure availability of skills required and labour supply.

3. Choose minimum-maintenance materials

4. Ensure service life requirements of materials and components

5. Protecting materials from destructive elements such as sun, temperature variations, rain or wind, or migration of moisture-laden air through defects in the envelope.

6. Provide easy to understand access control for occupants

1. Recycling potential and ease of demolition

2. Adaptive reuse of an existing project

3. Reusing building materials or components