Land Cost vs Site Quality
Quantify site-development and lifecycle consequences fully before comparing land costs to avoid low-price sites that create higher total expenditure.
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Regulations
Business Context
Low-cost land can reduce initial investment but may introduce poor ground conditions, difficult access, environmental constraints, excessive earthworks, utility extensions, or limited expansion potential. Higher-quality sites can reduce these downstream costs but require greater initial expenditure.
Green Field Industrial Projects TRIZ Resolution
Evaluate land according to its functional contribution to the complete facility. Quantify site-development consequences and concentrate investment on characteristics that materially influence construction, operations, logistics, or future expansion.
Applicable TRIZ Principles
Principle 3 – Local Quality values different site characteristics according to their functional importance.
Principle 22 – Blessing in Disguise converts existing site characteristics into useful project functions where possible.
Principle 35 – Parameter Changes adjusts layout, development intensity, or facility configuration to better use available land.
Expected Outcome
Lower total site-development cost
Better construction conditions
Improved lifecycle economics
More informed land selection
Decision Indicators
Land price dominates site comparison.
Low-cost sites require extensive preparation.
Geotechnical or access problems emerge after acquisition.
Utility extensions eliminate expected land savings.
Expansion potential is sacrificed to minimize acquisition cost.