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.

在过去的五年中，申请人在建筑和资产管理方面的研究活动为该领域做出了重大贡献：（1）与学生和同事的大量被指导的出版物； （2）两项专利； （3）8博士学位的毕业和7名大师的学生； （4）通过私人咨询，研讨会和计算机计划，用于教育者和专业人士使用的计算机计划将广泛的技术转移到行业。未来五年提出的研究是申请人的工作的延续，旨在在战略和运营层面上针对基础设施更新的经济学引入新的进步。该研究将在四个主要领域寻求创新：（1）开发一个模拟模型，以检查政策的长期影响（例如预算水平，公共合作伙伴关系和绩效要求）对积压的积累，绩效和可持续性的影响； （2）开发一个多年生命周期优化的框架，以最大程度地利用有限的续签美元获得的价值； （3）开发新的基于微观经济的技术来测试基金分配决策的质量，并建立一种视觉方法分析方法来量化变化对基础设施经济学的影响； （4）开发一个高级调度和项目控制模型，以支持考虑截止日期和预算限制的有效执行续订计划。研究的直接结果是一个通用基础设施资产管理框架，其计算机原型适合医疗机构，并且可以适用于其他基础设施资产。在这项研究中，战略和运营维度的整合是独一无二的，将支持决策，何时以及如何续订设施以最大化续签支出的回报率。拟议的基础研究支持制定更好的基础架构管理政策和实施工具，因此最终导致了积压减少，改善的可持续性以及加拿大基础设施管理公司的竞争优势更高。