Planning for the life cycle
Planning for the life cycle
- 2001
- Property Week 66(9) 2 March 2001, 98-99(2) .
Looks at the whole-life costs of buildings. Notes that the cost of a building is likely to represent just 20% of its whole-life cost. Stresses the importance to those purchasing buildings of accounting for their long term costs. Gives detailed reasons why it is worth investing in an asset's whole-life performance and life-cycle costs, when procuring a new or existing building. Offers an illustration of some of the points made through a case study of Glasgow schools.
WHOLE-LIFE COSTS
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIME CONTRACTING
DEVELOPERS
INVESTORS
CONTRACTORS
Looks at the whole-life costs of buildings. Notes that the cost of a building is likely to represent just 20% of its whole-life cost. Stresses the importance to those purchasing buildings of accounting for their long term costs. Gives detailed reasons why it is worth investing in an asset's whole-life performance and life-cycle costs, when procuring a new or existing building. Offers an illustration of some of the points made through a case study of Glasgow schools.
WHOLE-LIFE COSTS
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIME CONTRACTING
DEVELOPERS
INVESTORS
CONTRACTORS