Weather Effects on the Lifecycle of DoD Equipment Replacement (WELDER)
Abstract
Given increasing threats of extreme weather events, facility planners and policymakers need state-of-the-art information that projects long-term environmental risk and informs how these events may alter the replacement schedules and the performance profiles of individual facilities and their constituent systems and components. The BUILDER Sustainment Management System (SMS) - the lifecycle management tool used by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to consistently and comprehensively assess and forecast facility conditions - did not consider vulnerability to extreme weather events. This project involved developing a plug-in for BUILDER that allows users to visualize weather event projections and re-prioritize infrastructure maintenance and/or replacement schedules, and assess costs, according to the likelihood and severity of these events.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1217063
Entities
People
- Austin Powell
- Brenda Mehnert
- Christina Patricola
- Christine Bidner
- Emily Bercos-hickey
- Kirsten Landers
- Kristina Lacommare
- Michael Grussing
- Michael Spears
- Michael Wehner
- Peter Larsen
Organizations
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
- University of California, Berkeley