Policy Analysis and Optimization for Infrastructure Renewal

基础设施更新政策分析与优化

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-06533
• 负责人: Hegazy, Tarek
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=708715
• 关键词: Policy; Analysis; Optimization; Infrastructure; Renewal

In the past five years, the applicant's research activities in construction and asset management have resulted in significant contributions to the field as shown by: (1) a large number of refereed publications with students and co-workers; (2) two patents; (3) graduation of 8 Ph.D. and 7 Master's students; and (4) extensive technology transfer to industry through private consultation, workshops, and computer programs for use by educators and professionals. The research proposed for the next five years is a continuation of the applicant's work and aims to introduce new advancements with respect to the economics of infrastructure renewal at both the strategic and the operational levels. The research will seek innovations in four main areas: (1) Developing a simulation model to examine the long-term influences of policies (e.g., budget levels, Public Private Partnerships, and performance requirements) on backlog accumulation, performance, and sustainability; (2) Developing a framework for multi-year life cycle optimization to maximize the value gained from the limited renewal dollars; (3) Developing new microeconomic-based techniques to test the quality of fund-allocation decisions and establish a visual what-if analysis approach to quantify the impact of changes on the economics of the infrastructure; and (4) Developing an advanced scheduling and project control model to support effective execution of renewal programs considering deadlines and budget constraints. The direct outcome of the research is a generic infrastructure asset management framework with a computerized prototype that suits healthcare facilities and can be adapted to other infrastructure assets. The integration of strategic and operational dimensions is unique in this research and will support decisions of which, when, and how to renew facilities to maximize the return on renewal spending. The proposed fundamental research supports developing better infrastructure management policies and implementation tools, thus ultimately leading to backlog reduction, improved sustainability, and higher competitive advantage of Canadian infrastructure management companies.

在过去的五年里，申请人在建筑和资产管理方面的研究活动对该领域做出了重大贡献，表现在：（1）与学生和同事一起发表了大量参考文献;（2）两项专利;（3）8名博士毕业。硕士研究生7人;以及（4）通过私人咨询、讲习班和供教育工作者和专业人员使用的计算机程序，向工业界广泛转让技术。拟议在今后五年进行的研究是申请方工作的继续，目的是在战略和业务层面上就基础设施更新的经济性提出新的进展。本研究将在四个主要领域寻求创新：（1）开发一个模拟模型来研究政策的长期影响（例如，预算水平、公私合作伙伴关系和绩效要求）对积压积累、绩效和可持续性的影响;（2）制定多年生命周期优化框架，以最大限度地提高有限更新资金的价值;（3）开发新的基于微观经济学的技术，以测试资金分配决策的质量，并建立一个可视化的模型，如果分析方法，以量化的变化对经济的基础设施的影响;（4）开发一个先进的调度和项目控制模型，以支持更新计划的有效执行，考虑到最后期限和预算的限制。该研究的直接成果是一个通用的基础设施资产管理框架，该框架具有适合医疗保健设施的计算机化原型，并可以适应其他基础设施资产。战略和运营层面的整合是独特的，在这项研究中，将支持哪些，何时以及如何更新设施，以最大限度地提高更新支出的回报的决定。拟议的基础研究支持制定更好的基础设施管理政策和实施工具，从而最终导致积压减少，提高可持续性，并提高加拿大基础设施管理公司的竞争优势。