#Life Cycle Costing

In the cost management method of Life Cycle Costing (LCC), acquisition and maintenance costs – for example in transport, infrastructure and railway companies – are assessed over the entire life cycle of the respective infrastructure and technology in order to achieve the best possible cost ratio.

Projects

CREATE_AT

Circular Business models and supporting policies for timber supply chains in the Austrian construction industry

self_DEBASE -Self Destructive Brake Shoe

Developing a breakable brake shoe to avoid damages when a train starts moving if it is accidentally forgotten on the track

TRANSREGIO

Investigating the effectiveness of measures for closing the gap between the railway networks of the Czech and Austrian state railway companies

LICORNE

An Integrated Platform for Life Cycle Costing in the Rail Environment - The exploratory project Licorne promotes international networking regarding life cycle costing in the rail environment.

EntKuRo

Goals of this project are to develop a breadboard to unscrew the coupler and the development of a breadboard for the final uncoupling.

Publications

Nolz, P. (2026, March 17). Challenges and gaps towards circularity in wood building construction: How should they be addressed by Austrian policymakers to develop strategies that foster circular economy? [Invited talk]. Circularity in Timber Construction.
Widow N., M., Silbermayr, L., Hemmelmayr, V., Anderluh, A., Nolz, P., & Wakolbinger, T. (2025). Zirkuläre Geschäftsmodelle für Holz-Lieferketten in der Bauindustrie. In U. Brunner, M. Prandstetter, G. Reiner, F. P. Starkl, S. Stein, & T. Wakolbinger (Eds.), Jahrbuch der Logistikforschung - Innovative Andwendungen, Konzepte & Technologien (Vol. 5, pp. 131–144). TRAUNER Verlag + Buchservice GmbH. https://www.trauner.at/shop/jahrbuch-der-logistikforschung-schriftenreihe-logistikforschung-band-5
Michelberger, F. (2019, November 19). Ergebnisse des Projekt StilvA [Vortrag]. Verkehrsinfrastrukturforschung Forum 2019.
Wagner, A., & Michelberger, F. (2019). Optimierungsmöglichkeiten von Kolbenkleinbremsen in Rangierbahnhöfen. Bahntechnik -Fachmagazin Für Ingenieure, (02/2019).
Wagner, A., Heil, G., & Michelberger, F. (2019). Marshalling Yards: Noise reduction by variable rolling resistance. Novi Horizonti.
Egger Martin, Stadlmann, B., Peter, T., Jürgen, Z., & Frank, M. (2019). Die Schraubenkupplung ist automatisierbar! Der Eisenbahningenieur, (06/2019), 18–21.
Michelberger, F., & Grossberger, H. (2019, October 9). Inspiring and Hiring the Next Generation - Strategies for a Common Approach. 5th UIC World Congress on Rail Training.
Michelberger, F., Wagner, A., & Kalteis, M. (2019). Potentiale für die Optimierung der Abbremsung am Rollberg von Verschubbahnhöfen des Einzelwagenverkehr. In Jahrbuch der Logistikforschung (pp. 167–178). TRAUNER Verlag + Buchservice GmbH.
Wagner, A., & Michelberger, F. (2019). Optimierungsmöglichkeiten von Kolbenkleinbremsen in Rangierbahnhöfen. Bahntechnik -Fachmagazin Für Ingenieure, (02/2019).
Michelberger, F., Fabian, C., Jungwirth, M., Kalteis, M., Merschak, S., Stadlmann, B., Stock, L., & Wagner, A. (2018). Ergebnisbericht Projekt StilvA - Studie für eine innovative, lärm- und verschleißarme Bremsung am Abrollberg (INFONETZ) [Endbericht]. Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH. https://www2.ffg.at/verkehr/projekte.php?id=1473&lang=de

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