An Integrated Procedure for Ex-Ante Evaluations of Refurbishment Costs in Healthcare Facilities

Raul Berto, Carlo Antonio Stival and Paolo Rosato
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Raul Berto: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Carlo Antonio Stival: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 18, 1-29

Abstract: This paper focuses on the valuation of refurbishment costs for healthcare facilities. The determination of the more reliable approach for experimental verification is a research topic of great interest, especially because previous literature on the matter is limited. This study examines ex-ante cost valuations in the refurbishment of healthcare buildings while using similarity to estimate the costs that are based on the amount of already accomplished renovations. The methodology involved a desk analysis deter-mining the technical valuation of intervention needs, and similarity coefficient applications providing a refurbishment cost valuation. The application was conducted in the Friuli—Venezia Giulia Region in Italy, where hospitals show structural, layout, and plants deficits with respect to current regulations, and a technical deepening to identify critical issues is required to prepare a multi-year intervention plan. The case study results showed that this procedure requires little initial information to run analyses and its application can support investment budget planning purposes.

Keywords: building refurbishment; ex-ante cost valuation; similarity degrees; healthcare facilities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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