Cost Data
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FeaturesCost model: Why London office MEP upgrades are essential
MEP systems are ageing while regulations and sustainability targets tighten. Upgrades are needed to maintain asset value and rental competitiveness
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FeaturesProcurement update: new approaches to large London projects
Can innovative new procurement systems improve the UK’s patchy record in delivering major commercial projects on time and budget, as global uncertainties raise risks?
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FeaturesCost model: Building the good manufacturing practice facilities the UK science sector needs
For the UK to achieve its goal of being a sciences superpower, it needs safe, highly controlled buildings to house research, development and manufacturing of life science products
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FeaturesCost model: The infrastructure challenge behind England’s 1.5 million homes target
The government has committed to ambitious housebuilding goals but risks overlooking the supporting infrastructure demands and costs
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FeaturesInternational construction cost comparison 2025
Source: Shutterstock International construction cost trends as the world reacts to US tariffs amid persistent inflation and high borrowing costs
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FeaturesCost model: Incorporating sustainability in purpose-built student accommodation
Private investment is driving change, and meeting sustainability demands within strict time, cost and labour limitations is the challenge
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FeaturesCost model: Exploring the advantages of surgical hubs and barn theatres
Capacity issues within the NHS are driving innovative ways of working. This cost model looks at the advantages and costs of surgical hubs and barn theatres
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FeaturesCost model: What solutions are there for low embodied carbon office fit-outs?
Office fit-outs score poorly on whole-life emissions, because short tenancies lead to repeated refitting. Aecom’s Lauren Lemcke, Danielle Rowley and Dave Cheshire report on new solutions
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FeaturesProcurement update: data centre development challenges
Data centre clients are scaling up to deliver ever bigger programmes – so, what are the main client types and the specific procurement challenges in this sector?
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FeaturesCost model: Evaluating the construction cost impact of the Building Safety Act
The implications of the legislation, a look at real-world applications, and a notional model for cost increases on a higher-risk building
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FeaturesCost model: How construction can meet the data centre challenge
With the demand for data storage soaring, the construction industry must find ways to rise to this challenge efficiently and sustainably, against a background of land and energy scarcity
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FeaturesInternational cost comparison 2024
What are the latest trends in international construction costs as we move into what is likely to be a pivotal moment in the recovery of the sector globally?
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FeaturesCost model: Evolving the design and build of community diagnostic centres
The rollout of these centres is intended to cut long elective care waiting lists, provide value for taxpayers and decarbonise the NHS, but achieving all three is a challenge
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CommentCould this be the year of construction management?
John Setra of construction management specialists K2CM argues for an alternative to the design and build method of procuring substantial projects
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FeaturesCost model: Making sports stadiums fit for purpose
Today’s sports stadiums face new challenges and require redeveloping for audiences in a diverse and sustainable way. Will Goring of Turner & Townsend Alinea and Philip Johnson of Populous outline the issues.
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FeaturesCost model: Delivering sustainable hotels
Hotels are competing as somewhere to stay and as places to see and be seen. Delivering sustainable, health-conscious and imaginatively designed spaces is the challenge
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FeaturesCost comparison: Tower construction in Toronto and London
T&T Alinea compare recent high-rise history in two global cities whose skylines have undergone dramatic change, including the costs of a typical tall office building in each
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FeaturesCost model: Low-carbon office developments – new-build vs refurbishment
Multiple pathways are emerging to support the development of low-carbon offices, whether through new-build or, increasingly, reuse and adaptation
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FeaturesProcurement update: a guide to housing joint ventures
A slowdown in the for-sale housing market has resulted in a surge of interest in partnership models aimed at delivering affordable housing
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FeaturesCost model: A guide to life sciences lab fit-out
Life science labs are in high demand. Identifying the right spaces to nurture innovation – and fitting them out flexibly and sustainably – offers opportunities