Whole-life costs

Weight, David

Whole-life costs - 2005 - Building 279(8373) 18 March 2005, 78-83(6) .

The first in a series of articles on cost modelling and morphology. Uses a cost model to integrate capital, energy and maintenance costs to consider whole-life costs of primary schools in response to recent advancements of school design. Includes different scenarios on capital and energy costs such as the expense involved in the increase in ceiling height and glazing and the repair and maintenance costs in adding another floor and reducing the footprint.