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