Planning for the life cycle
Series: Property Week ; 66(9) 2 March 2001, 98-99(2)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS63642 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 111381-1001 |
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.