Google Search Results for RSL Estimates of Elevator Systems and Components
A. For the Purpose of Environmental Product Declarations & Life Cycle (Cost) Assessments
Estimated Elevator System
Service Life [y]
25
20 – 30
30
Reference / URL
Year
Geographical
Scope
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas: Making Lifetime Costs and Materials
Clear for our Customers
2013
US
KONE: EPDs for KONE MonoSpace
2009
US
KONE: EPD for KONE EcoSpace
2009
US
KONE: EPD for KONE MiniSpace
2008
BE
KONE: EPD for KONE MonoSpace 500
n/a
BE
Low Resource consumption buildings and constructions by use of LCA in
design and decision making - LoRe-LCA: Report on scenarios for LCA in
constructions, Table 5 adapted from German Federal Ministry of
Transport, Building and Urban Development (2011)
2011
DE
Stanford University Land and Buildings: Guidelines for Life Cycle Cost
Analysis
2005
US
Schindler Corporate Citizenship Report: The Ecological Leverage Effect –
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Life Cycle Assessment
n/a
1999
LCA Schindler 100T and Schindler 3100 EU in: Proceedings of The 6th
International Conference on Life Cycle Management in Gothenburg 2013 2011
EU
MAC PUAR S.A. (MP Lifts): EPD for MP 1310 GO!
ES
2011
B. For the Purpose of Real Estate & Facility Management, Financial Accounting and
Other
Estimated Elevator System
Service Life [y]
15
20
≥ 20
25
Reference / URL
Year
Geographical
Scope
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE): Guide M,
Indicative life expectancy for building services plant, equipment and sys- 2008
tems
UK
Northwestern University: Useful live table to estimate the rate calculations for future equipment purchases
n/a
US
Lerch Bates: What is a realistic average ‘useful life’ estimate for passenger lifts?
2013
EU
Governmental Accounting Standards Board’s (GASB): Estimating useful
lives for capital assets
2002
US
J & N Realty, Inc.: Estimating Useful Life for Capital Assets
n/a
US
Facilitiesnet.com: Elevators
2002
US
New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal Office of
Rent Administration: Useful Life Schedule for Major Capital Improve-
2013
US
Estimated Elevator System
Service Life [y]
Reference / URL
Year
Geographical
Scope
The New York Times: Real Estate, A New Elevator: The Nuts and Bolts
2008
US
Criterium Engineers: Elevator Engineering Advisor
2009
US
Kompetenzzentrum der Initiative „Kostengünstig qualitätsbewusst Bauen“ im Bundesinstitut für Bau, Stadt und Raumforschung (BBSR) im
Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR): Info Blatt Nr 4.2,
Lebensdauer von Bauteilen und Bauteilschichten
2009
DE
The Chartered Accountant: Rates of depreciation on various assets involved in mass rapid transport system
2007
IN
ments
20 – 25
≥ 20 – 25
20 – 35
ᴓ: 30
30
C. No elevator-related RSL information was found in the following pertinent standards:
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ISO 15686-2: Buildings and constructed assets – Service life planning – Part 2: Service life prediction procedures; Cited from LoRe-LCA Report on scenarios for LCA in constructions: ”A method of estimation that has
not otherwise surfaced through the case studies is that established by the international standard ISO 15686
(The standard includes a total of 11 substandards, [...]. Most significant in estimating lifetime for building
components is the procedure that is outlined in ISO 15686-2 [...] that describes a standard method for establishing a Reference Service Life of a Component (RSLC) [...] In a Swedish case study included in LoRe-LCA deliverable 4.3, 4 large material suppliers were asked whether or not they used procedures connected to this
standard, and they did not.”
CSA Standard 5478-95: Guideline on Durability in Buildings,
ASTM E2018 – 08: Standard Guide for Property Condition Assessments: Baseline Property Condition Assessment Process
D. For the Purpose of Real Estate & Facility Management, Financial Accounting and
Other
Estimated Elevator Component Service
Life [y]
Reference
“[…] All major OTIS India: Safety for All, Passport to Quality, Product Development Procomponents
cess (PDP)
[…] 20-year life
expectancy between overhauls […]”
Year
Geographical
Scope
n/a
IN
Estimated Elevator Component Service
Life [y]
Reference
Year
Geographical
Scope
See screenshot FannieMae: Instructions for the PNA Property Evaluator, Appendix F –
below
Estimated Useful Life Tables
2013
US
See screenshot Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA): 2011 Architectural
below
Manual, Expected Useful Life Table
2011
US
Estimated Elevator Component Service
Life [y]
Reference
See screenshot APPA Institute (The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers):
below
Body of Knowledge (BOK), SECTION II-B: BUILDING SYSTEMS, Elevator
Systems
Year
Geographical
Scope
2009
US
E. Expected Service Life of Key Building Elements of LEED-NC 2009 Credits & Categories
Reference
Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG): Development of a systemtatic Framework
for Durability Analysis of Green Building Strategies
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Scope
2013
US
„The service life of LEED-NC rating system components varies from 13 to 34 years, with an average of 23
years;
44% of LEED-NC credits are expected to perform throughout the full lifetime of the building (50+ years);
More than half of the credits (54%) are expected to have a service life of more than 30 years;
72% of credits are expected to perform for 25 years or more.
More than three quarters of the credits (78%) are expected to perform for at least 20 years;
Only 4 credits (7%) are expected to perform for less than 10 years. These include contractSbased policies,
such as green power purchasing, or commissioning after occupancy.“