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ISO 15686-1:2011 identifies and establishes general principlesfor service life planning and a systematic framework forundertaking service life planning of a planned building orconstruction work throughout its life cycle (or remaining lifecycle for existing buildings or construction works). The life cycleincorporates initiation, project definition, design, construction,commissioning, operation, maintenance, refurbishment, replacement,deconstruction and ultimate disposal, recycling or re-use of theasset (or parts thereof), including its components, systems andbuilding services. ISO 15686-1:2011 is applicable to the servicelife planning of individual buildings