Building efficiency
Language: English Series: Building ; 251 (7463) 19 September 1986, p57-74 (11)Publication details: 1986Subject(s): Summary: Running costs of highly serviced office buildings , are soaring. 1. Life cycle costing . Choice for life. R.Matthews, p58-59 (2) Demonstrates the approach to life cycle costing adopted by the University of Reading. 2. High-tech design. Service cost. Duffy, F. and Williams, B. , p59-61 (3) 40-50% of the budget for the design of a new office building may be absorbed by mechanical and electrical services because of new technology. 3. Smart offices . Think ahead. Atkinson,G. , p61-62 (2) Smart offices have an electronic management system which incorporates control over building services including a telecom network with facilities for sound and digital transmission and a supervisory service with access control, CCTV, smoke and heat detection. Examines the cost-effectiveness of such systems. 4.Product review of building management systems p67-74 (5)| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS36821 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 471-1001 |
Running costs of highly serviced office buildings , are soaring. 1. Life cycle costing . Choice for life. R.Matthews, p58-59 (2) Demonstrates the approach to life cycle costing adopted by the University of Reading. 2. High-tech design. Service cost. Duffy, F. and Williams, B. , p59-61 (3) 40-50% of the budget for the design of a new office building may be absorbed by mechanical and electrical services because of new technology. 3. Smart offices . Think ahead. Atkinson,G. , p61-62 (2) Smart offices have an electronic management system which incorporates control over building services including a telecom network with facilities for sound and digital transmission and a supervisory service with access control, CCTV, smoke and heat detection. Examines the cost-effectiveness of such systems. 4.Product review of building management systems p67-74 (5)