All Costs articles – Page 3

  • Housing expert
    Features

    Which domestic renewables incentive is best?

    2011-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Adam Mactavish of Cyril Sweett provides a brief review of the incentive schemes for domestic renewables

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    Cost model: small projects

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    In these difficult economic times, small projects are not to be sniffed at. David Holmes and Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, cost up some of the most common kinds

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    News

    CPA warns on rising costs

    2011-03-01T10:43:00Z

    2011 is shaping up to be a tough year as rising costs can not be passed on to customers

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    Features

    Market Forecast: Depth Gauge

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    It’s difficult to say whether we have reached the bottom of the pricing trough, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. What’s sure is that material prices will rise

  • Investment has come to the secondary cities where investors have seen the potential of commercial developments such as this shopping centre
    Features

    Country focus: Poland

    2011-01-07T00:00:00Z

    EU funding and infrastructure projects cushioned Poland from the downturn, but the public sector culture of always accepting lowest price tenders needs to change

  • Features

    The tracker: That sinking feeling

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Construction workload is expected to keep falling over the next three months, but the pace of decline should begin to ease, according to Experian Marketing Information Services

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    Building Intelligence Q2 2010: Surprisingly buoyant

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    The gloomy forecast in the Tracker is in stark contrast to a surprisingly buoyant second quarter. Now, the good news, from Experian Marketing Information Services

  • The financial case for fitting energy-efficient lighting becomes much stronger once the benefits from ECAs are factored in
    Features

    Sustainability: Tax incentives

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    The government wants to encourage energy-efficient investment. Steve Smith and Richard Quartermaine of Cyril Sweett look at what tax incentives are available

  • The Frankfurt skyline – the investment focus in 2010 is expected to be on residential, retail and office buildings
    Features

    Country focus: Germany

    2010-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Overall the outlook for Germany is reasonably bright, but construction will feel the pain as the effect of the economic stimulus measures wears off

  • 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
    Features

    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

  • 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
    Features

    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 …

  • Features

    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

  • 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
    Features

    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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    Cost model: Access control systems

    2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

    This month Davis Langdon Engineering Services compares the features of various methods of access control for both people and vehicles

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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.

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    Cost model: green retail refits

    2009-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Green retail refurbishments can be good for business as well as the planet. Davis Langdon Engineering Services explains the options

  • Features

    What it costs: Synthetic resin floors

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    These hardwearing floors come in a baffling array of types, but fear not: Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans is here to simplify matters

  • Features

    What it costs: Pervious paving

    2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Sustainable urban drainage systems are a must for school and hospital developments. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans gives the whole-life costs of one solution

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    What it costs: Garage doors

    2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Residential garage doors come in a variety of shapes, sizes, finishes and styles. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans considers their maintenance issues and lifecycle costs

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    Cost model: The benefits of TV via LAN

    2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Replacing conventional TV distribution systems with LAN technology saves money and prevents low-tech problems such as ghosting, says Davis Langdon Mott Green Wall