In 2004, Rider Levett Bucknall Americas worked with the State of Arizona to develop legislation based on our RElifing® methodology, the result of which was $26 million in savings over its first six months as law. Since Arizona state agencies are now required to conduct RElifing® studies to support funding requests for facility renovations or replacement buildings, Rider Levett Bucknall offered to train any agencies or departments in the methodology and mathematics behind this proprietary service.

Rider Levett Bucknall Americas is willing to extend this offer to any and all government agencies, departments or institutions. If you would be interested in learning more about RElifing® and this offer, please contact us at giftoflife@us.rlb.com.

RElifing®

Rider Levett Bucknall's proprietary RElifing® service is a mathematically-based methodology to help building owners capture the remaining value and extend the life of their buildings after years of service.

How does it work? RElifing® determines the 'useful life' of a building by analyzing the cost and service life of its various components-structure, external claddings, internal fit-out, and building systems. From this, we can calculate the total life expectancy.

RElifing® then analyzes and prices the recommendations for maintenance, upgrades, renovation, and replacement of various building components necessary to extend the building's life expectancy to certain milestones. When this analysis is compared with the cost to build new, owners are presented with a quantitative tool to determine which investment option will make the best use of functional and financial resources.

Click here to read about how RElifing saved the State of Arizona $26 million in six months.

Benefits

Identifies how much your building is worth and how much life it has remaining
Informs and prioritizes your capital improvement program development, identifying when and where you can spend money most effectively
Supports decisions on whether to renovate, modify or build new
Demonstrates your fiscal responsibility in an era of tight budgets
Defines cost and program of scheduled maintenance and component replacement for forecasting capital expenditure
Identifies areas of building code and safety non-compliance in existing structures
Maximizes the life of your existing resources as a sustainability measure
Provides cost-based valuation assistance for depreciation schedules

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