Costs-in-use: principles in the context of building procurement
Language: English Series: Construction Management & Economics ; Special Edition 1987, S23-S30 (8)Publication details: 1987Subject(s): Summary: Suggests the several factors responsible for the low level of application of the costs-in-use approach in the UK: attention has focussed on costs alone, to the exclusion of performance; assumptions that increasing capital outlay will reduce running costs have diverted attention from fundamental principles of costs-in-use; while the absence of post-occupancy feedback about buildings` running costs and performance has made widespread acceptance difficult. Ideally, statements about costs and performance should be clearly and explicitly made before the design brief is finalised, using the best information possible. References.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS39002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 13720-1001 |
Suggests the several factors responsible for the low level of application of the costs-in-use approach in the UK: attention has focussed on costs alone, to the exclusion of performance; assumptions that increasing capital outlay will reduce running costs have diverted attention from fundamental principles of costs-in-use; while the absence of post-occupancy feedback about buildings` running costs and performance has made widespread acceptance difficult. Ideally, statements about costs and performance should be clearly and explicitly made before the design brief is finalised, using the best information possible. References.