http://www.building.co.uk http://www.building.co.uk http://www.building.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.building.co.uk http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-basements/3073920.article http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-basements/3073920.article In this quarter’s comparison of whole-life costs, David Weight of Currie & Brown digs deep into the financial pros and cons of adding a basement or half-basement to your building Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-concrete-vs-steel/3069406.article http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-concrete-vs-steel/3069406.article What are the environmental, capital cost and lifetime cost differences between a building with a steel frame and one built using concrete? David Weight of cost consultant Currie & Brown applies the firm’s Live Options modelling system to find out Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-height-of-offices/3064630.article http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-height-of-offices/3064630.article In the latest of our whole-life cost comparison articles, David Weight of Currie & Brown examines the crucial financial considerations when deciding the height of an office block Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-hospital-design/3056536.article http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-hospital-design/3056536.article In this third article in our series, and as part of our PFI special, David Weight of Currie & Brown looks at the differences in lifetime costs between deep-plan, shallow-plan or courtyard-based hospital designs Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-office-design/3052970.article http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-office-design/3052970.article In the second of our series, David Weight of Currie & Brown looks at the differences in whole-life costs between a deep-plan, air-conditioned base office building and a shallow-plan scheme that is naturally ventilated Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/data/european-whole-life-costs/3051522.article http://www.building.co.uk/data/european-whole-life-costs/3051522.article Quantity surveyor Franklin + Andrews makes its annual appraisal of the costs of building and maintaining a standard factory in 14 European countries and finds the familiar north-south divide Fri, 27 May 2005 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-primary-schools/3048489.article http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-costs-primary-schools/3048489.article The first of our quarterly articles on whole-life costs focuses on primary schools. David Weight of Currie & Brown outlines typical expenditure on a basic single-storey building, then analyses the additional capital, energy and repair and maintenance costs of a further two building types Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:00 GMT http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-cost-study-eggs-pride-park/1007129.article http://www.building.co.uk/data/whole-life-cost-study-eggs-pride-park/1007129.article Almost two years after its first call centre cost model, Building revisits Egg's Pride Park, updating the whole-life costs and comparing it with a model call centre by Citex Fri, 11 May 2001 00:00 GMT