APPA Total Cost of Ownership Standard | Part 1 - Key Principles

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APPA 1000-1 — Part 1: Key Principles establishes the foundational elements and structure required to implement Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): a transparent, holistic, and efficient approach to asset management and resource allocation. Written for owners, financial operators, and facility professionals, it outlines the process for producing the greatest possible return on built-asset investment and making effective use of limited resources — with a focus on the critical data elements needed for well-timed, current, and predictive decisions. This purchase is the digital edition, read online through your APPA account.

✓Read online anytime — the full 100-page digital standard, viewable in your browser through your APPA account

✓The foundation of the APPA 1000 series — the key principles that Part 2's implementation framework builds on

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Adopting TCO end to end? The Complete Edition combines Part 1 and Part 2 in a single purchase — the best value for the full standard. Get the Complete Edition, or add Part 2: Implementation & Data Elements individually.

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Three Core Asset Decisions TCO Supports

New asset selectionProduct, facilities, and infrastructure asset selection decisions

Renovate or removeExisting facilities and infrastructure renovation or removal decisions

Financial planningShort- and long-term planning, budget analysis, and reporting

100 pages · ISBN 1-890956-97-X · Published 2017 · APPA 1000-1. TCO standards are read online through your APPA account and are not downloadable or printable.

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Non-Member Price: $315

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