Advisory Articles and Commentary - Terotechnology

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What is Terotechnology?

TEROTECHNOLOGY n. The Pursuit of Optimum Technical and Economic Cost of Ownership of a Facility over its Whole Life Span.

  • Proposed Change to Uniform Capital Allowances Regime
    On 9th May 2006 the Federal Treasurer, Mr Peter Costello, announced a change to taxation legislation, designed to encourage investment in new plant and equipment.
  • Replacement Cost Assessments
    A professionally prepared Replacement Cost Assessment (RCA) ensures your property is covered by the right level of insurance.
  • Responding to Workplace Change
    Churn has the potential to have a significant impact on organisational performance from both an efficiency and an organisational culture perspective. The rate and cost of churn may also provide indicators of the success, failure or otherwise of an organisation's ability to deal with change.
  • Broaden Your Search
    In the tradition of Douglas Adams and the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, when it comes to the meaning of Facilities Management, perhaps we don't understand the question.
  • Sinking Funds
    A sinking fund provides a responsible and equitable method of managing future capital expenditure.
  • Relifing
    A methodology to determine the 'Useful Life' of a building is to establish an elemental cost analysis and apply service life criteria to each element which collectively arrive at a Weighted Average Service Life (WASL).
  • Environmentally Sustainable Development
    Environmentally Sustainable Developments are those that can continue into the future, reduce impacts on the environment and recognise a balance between environmental, economic and social factors.