{"id":6889,"date":"2021-03-11T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swefc.unm.edu\/iamf\/?page_id=6889"},"modified":"2026-05-01T19:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:18:40","slug":"life-cycle-costing-risk-based-decision-making-repair-rehab-or-replace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swefc.unm.edu\/iamf\/life-cycle-costing-risk-based-decision-making-repair-rehab-or-replace\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Cycle Costing \/ Risk Based Decision Making \/ Repair, Rehab or Replace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; positioning=&#8221;none&#8221; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; horizontal_offset_phone=&#8221;&#8221; horizontal_offset_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; 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