Cost Models - Industrial

  • Modular housing in Ladywell
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    Cost model: Modular construction

    2017-04-11T15:20:00Z

    Debates about modular construction and off-site manufacture are nothing new. But with more suppliers, better quality and greater awareness within the industry, could it finally achieve critical mass?

  • data centre landscape
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    Cost model: Data centres

    2013-11-21T06:00:00Z

    The data centre sector remains highly active and market growth has continued throughout the global recession. We examine the latest trends in low-energy data centre design, procurement and construction

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    Cost model: Global manufacturing

    2011-06-24T00:00:00Z

    With manufacturing in many countries showing strong signs of recovery, the development of new manufacturing facilities is required to keep pace with contemporary process and technologies, say Mike Wilcock and Miles Jenkins of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company

  • 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

  • The Olympics site in east London was one of the largest contaminated sites in the South-east. It has been cleaned up by BAM Nuttall and Morrison using a variety of techniques including soil washing and bioremediation
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    Cost model: Land remediation

    2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Plenty of sites will need land remediation when the housing market recovers, and the slow market at the moment provides an opportunity to use innovative, sustainable techniques. Duncan Sanders and Derek Vernon of Davis Langdon take a look at the commercial drivers

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    Cost model: Building in the Middle East

    2009-06-21T00:00:00Z

    This month Davis Langdon Engineering Services looks at the unique environmental challenges posed by projects in the Middle East.

  • Citi data centre, by Arup Associates, will be the first data centre to achieve a LEED platinum rating
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    Cost model: Data centres

    2008-11-28T00:00:00Z

    As IT power increases, so energy use has grown enormously. Simon Rawlinson and Nick Bending of Davis Langdon examine the design and cost implications of low-energy data centres

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    Cost model: Small industrial units

    2006-11-17T00:00:00Z

    They’re flexible, investor-friendly and easy to build. But how much does it cost to construct small industrial units? Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon explains

  • At developer Stanhope’s 14,300 m² Chiswick Park, west London, buildings are clustered and retail outlets brought within the office shells to create a mini-community
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    Cost model: Business parks

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Business parks are back, but this time they need to be sustainable and mixed-use. Neal Kalita of Davis Langdon examines how developers can meet the evolving needs of planners and occupiers without breaking the bank

  • Sainsbury's distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent illustrates how distribution has become a key part of the diversification of products sold in supermarkets
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    Cost model: Distribution centres

    2004-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The distribution centre sector is buzzing at the moment, as businesses rush to outsource their goods-handling to logistics firms, and supermarkets adopt just-in-time delivery systems. Here we look at the key issues in affecting distribution centres – and, more importantly, breaks down how much one would cost

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    Cost study: Incineration plant

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Sewage waste must now be incinerated rather than dumped at sea. In the Mersey valley, an award-winning, state-of-the-art incineration plant sets a model for fitting this bulky new building type into its surroundings and building to a budge

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    Cost model: Land remediation

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Land remediation is becoming a growth sector as government targets for brownfield development have been increased. In this month s cost model, Davis Langdon Everest looks at new laws on contaminated land and details the cost of clean-up techniques