Cost Data – Page 10

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    Cost update: Q3 2010

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of construction costs and prices shows the upward trend of the last quarter continuing and wages pushing up. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Cost model update: small projects

    2010-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The recent changes to Part L could add up to 8% to the capital cost of building, says David Holmes of Davis Langdon. This is what that will mean for primary schools, social housing and small industrial units

  • Igloo Regeneration’s first development in London includes one block built to level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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    Cost model: Part L for residential

    2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Housing developers face some interesting choices when complying with the new Part L. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon and Tom Lelyveld of Aecom consider some of the options

  • OSM accounts for between 6% and 10% of the value of the UK construction industry. But innovations are coming through to improve the inherent limitations to designs based on modules and so reduce our reliance on more expensive on-site work
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    Specialist costs: Off-site manufacture

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon takes a look at how that sector can add greater value

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    Cost update: Q2 2010

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of construction industry costs and prices shows everything going up except wages and employment

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    Procurement refurbishment

    2010-08-27T00:00:00Z

    When budgets are tight, refurb can seem the ideal solution. But how do clients and contractors allocate risk and manage outcomes? Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon looks at the options

  • Bahrain World Trade Centre, designed by Atkins. The Gulf state is the most expensive in the region, with prices running at about 11% above the UK
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    International costs 2010

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Now that the great global roller-coaster seems to be slowing down, where has it left tender prices? Paul Moore of EC Harris looks at how economies around the world have fared …

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    Cost model: Part L

    2010-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The upcoming changes to Part L will crank up the low-carbon agenda. The authors consider the costs and their influence on design

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    Specialist costs: M&E services

    2010-07-02T00:00:00Z

    M&E specialists are still in a contracting market, and face an ever-expanding set of challenges

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    Cost model: Shopping centre refurbs

    2010-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Many shopping centres hit by the recession need to reposition themselves to be fit for the upturn.

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    Cost update: Q1 2010

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows the industry in general on an upward curve, as consumer price inflation continues to rise

  • The Foster + Partners designed hospital for Circle Healthcare is clad in bespoke aluminium shingles made by Gilmour combined with an off the shelf glazing system by Schuco. It was installed by Lakesmere
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    Specialist costs: Building envelopes

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    How to deliver high quality, cost-effective solutions

  • Energy from waste as a means of treatment is preferable to the last resort of landfill
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    Cost model: Energy from waste

    2010-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Simon Rawlinson and Matthew Hicks of Davis Langdon weigh up the costs and the risks of treatment solutions

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    Specialist costs steel and concrete

    2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The structures trades have been some of the hardest hit by the recession. Simon Rawlinson and Mark Lacey of Davis Langdon examine how specialist contractors and the supply chain have faced up to the challenges

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    What it costs: Flooring

    2010-03-26T00:00:00Z

    Level access showers can improve quality of life for disabled users. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance looks at the design options and lifecycle costs for retrofitting them into existing floors

  • Studio E’s Sacred Heart primary school in Hammersmith, west London, was built in 2007 around two 120-year-old plane trees
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    Cost model update: Small projects

    2010-03-19T00:00:00Z

    In this latest update, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the capital costs of primary schools, social housing and small industrial buildings

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    Cost update: Q4 2009

    2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows many costs beginning to rise

  • Designed by JM Architects and engineered by Gifford, the £8m refurbishment and remodelling of Elm Court school in south London (pictured here and throughout) gave a new lease of life to an Edwardian school building
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    Cost model: School refurbishment

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Continuing this week’s focus on the renewal of the school estate, Simon Rawlinson and Paul Zuccherelli of Davis Langdon review one of the biggest challenges facing the BSF programme

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    What it costs: Tiled cladding

    2010-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Tiles, shingles and slate can provide traditional and thermally efficient covering for external walls. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance considers the options

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    Cost update: November 2009

    2009-12-04T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows building costs falling year on year for the first time in four decades. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports