Whole-life Costing
Whole-life costing is the process of assessing the total cost of owning and operating a building or infrastructure asset over
Work
Work is the effort applied to produce a deliverable or complete a task. In a construction contract, the term also
Work breakdown structure (WBS)
A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a deliverable-based breakdown of a project into progressively smaller components. It defines and groups
Worker
A worker is a person engaged in carrying out work. In cost estimating, the hands-on workers who directly produce the

