Kajima offers clients a broad spectrum of support over the life cycle of their properties creating a vital platform for their business operations. It also offers a variety of services and can mobilize state-of-the-art technologies and has a considerable depth of expertise.

Today the most salient trend of commercial properties is the shift from the so-called "scrap and build" to operations and maintenance.

Life Cycle Management (LCM) is a complete set of property-related services that contribute to enhancement of the property values over their life cycle, achieving more cost-effective operation and economic efficiency.

Since Kajima has been engaged in development, design, construction, and operation and maintenance business over the years, its LCM is a crystallization of its expertise and technologies it has developed and accumulated that can be tailored for the best interest of each client.

Four Stages of LCM: for the Longer Life of Properties and Higher Value to be Attained

Management of properties over their life cycle requires timely implementation with efficient and effective measures. It is critical to have a long-term, comprehensive, and integrated perspective for the effective execution of LCM.

Kajima has defined and classified the life cycle of properties into four stages; evaluation, formation, operation, and maintenance.

Relevant questions at this stage are: What is the value of the property? Are you in need of objective investment criteria? Do you have long-term plans for operation and maintenance to maximize economic efficiency of your properties or facilities?

_ Capability: Market Study, Profit-Loss Projection, Due Diligence, Property Portfolio Assessment, Various Assessment Services

Relevant questions at this stage are: How can the property be planned and designed to reduce not only the total lifecycle cost of the property, but also the initial construction cost and operations and maintenance costs? How can the property be planned and designed so that it best contributes to the value of the business and is able to adapt flexibly to changes in the business environment?

_ Capability: Planning, Development, Design, Construction, Construction/Project Management, Environmental Management, Facility Planning (FP), Quality Management, Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM), Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Assessment

Relevant questions at this stage are: Do we need help from experts in the operation of our properties and facilities? How successful are we in property management compared to our competitors?

_ Capability: Building Management, Building Energy Management System (BEMS), CAFM, LCC Assessment, Life Cycle CO2 (LCCO2) Assessment

Relevant questions at this stage are: How to incorporate a long-term perspective into the maintenance  of properties and facilities, instead of employing a suboptimal, ad-hoc approach? How to revitalize a property whose obsolescence is obvious? What to do with our properties that are under utilized and are therefore hurting our balance sheets?

_ Capability: Repair, Retrofit, Renewal, Refurbishment, Real Estate Agent Services, Asset Management, Due Diligence