Cost-Benefit Analysis
Description
Sustainability assessment of private and public projects through the application of Cost-Benefit Analysis. The assessment takes into account the costs and benefits inherent to the project and the type of investor (private or public). The assessment also includes interventions to implement nature-based solutions on buildings.
Themes
Cost-benefit analysis is applied to projects whose costs and benefits cannot be directly measured in monetary terms but are monetized through indirect estimates. For some variables, such as air pollution, weather, etc., it refers to “shadow” prices that can indirectly monetize the cost or benefit induced by the project or design solution. Applications have included green building systems such as walls and roofs.
Team
Katia Perini (University of Genoa)
References
Rosasco P., Perini K., 2013, Cost-Benefit Analysis for green façades and living wall systems, Building and Environment, pp. 110-121; Rosasco P., Perini K., 2018, Evaluating the economic sustainability of a vertical greening system: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of a pilot project in mediterranean area, Building and Environment.
Team
Katia Perini (University of Genoa), Leopoldo Sdino (Polytechnic of Milan)