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==STEP LID Life Cycle Costing Tool (Ontario)==

==STEP LID Life Cycle Costing Tool (Ontario)==

[[File:LCCT Dec.2021.PNG|thumb|500px|STEP LID Life Cycle Costing Tool includes [[Bioretention]], [[Enhanced grass swales]], [[Green roofs]], [[Infiltration chambers]], [[Infiltration trenches]], [[Permeable pavements]], and [[Rainwater harvesting]]|link=http://www.sustainabletechnologies.ca/wp/home/urban-runoff-green-infrastructure/low-impact-development/low-impact-development-life-cycle-costs/]]

[[File:LCCT Dec.2021.PNG|thumb|500px|STEP LID Life Cycle Costing Tool includes [[Bioretention]], [[Enhanced grass swales]], [[Green roofs]], [[Infiltration chambers]], [[Infiltration trenches]], [[Permeable pavements]], and [[Rainwater harvesting| Rainwater harvesting cisterns]]|link=http://www.sustainabletechnologies.ca/wp/home/urban-runoff-green-infrastructure/low-impact-development/low-impact-development-life-cycle-costs/]]

The Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program has produced a life cycle costing tool specific to Ontario. STEP built the tool after evaluating LID practices and design scenarios for input costs, maintenance requirements, rehabilitation costs and practice designs relevant to Canadian climates.

The Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program has produced a life cycle costing tool specific to Ontario. STEP built the tool after evaluating LID practices and design scenarios for input costs, maintenance requirements, rehabilitation costs and practice designs relevant to Canadian climates.

The tool is in a simple to use Excel format and is free to download.

The tool is in a simple to use Excel format and is free to download.