All articles by Davis Langdon & Everest – Page 2
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Tender price forecast: Hope amid uncertainty
A mood of uncertainty prevails, with modest rises in tender prices and new orders, lower housing starts and a decline in infrastructure work. But the Budget, reports Davis Langdon & Everest, has strengthened hopes for robust recovery
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FeaturesCost model: Britain's schools
The government’s investment of billions in Britain’s schools has raised the question of how that money can be spent most efficiently and effectively. Davis Langdon & Everest examines education from the point of view of policy and design, and gives cost breakdowns for two typical school building types
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FeaturesCost study: Coin Street housing
Haworth Tompkins’ design for Coin Street on London’s South Bank has been hailed as a new model for high-density inner-city housing. In this project review Coin Street Community Builders, Haworth Tompkins Architects and Davis Langdon & Everest look at the project’s design costs
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Cost update: March 2002
The increase in construction inflation rates hides a much more modest rise in retail inflation, according to Davis Langdon & Everest. And turn to page 60 for an analysis of the likely effect of the imminent aggregates tax on the industry
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FeaturesCost model: Prefabrication and preassembly
How can prefabrication and preassembly deliver the buildings that clients and designers aspire to? In this cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest looks at case studies of recent applications of preassembly techniques
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Tender price forecast: Maintaining balance
So, how has the industry fared since the tumultuous events of 11 September? Surprisingly well, in fact. Despite continuing uncertainty, Davis Langdon & Everest reports that tender prices are still on the up, new orders are holding up and the private commercial sector is still leading robust growth
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Cost model: Effect of Part L revisions on business parks and offices
The revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations come into force on 1 April 2002, and many schemes on the drawing board will need to comply. Davis Langdon & Everest, in conjunction with consulting engineer Oscar Faber, explains how the revisions will impact on business parks and city centre ...
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Cost update:
Input costs and output prices are both on the way down, according to Davis Langdon & Everest, while plumbers are enjoying a wage rise
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Mapping the web
E-commerce solutions could transform the way the construction industry does business – if only we could understand what they all do. Here we look at the six main types of site on offer.
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Tender price forecast: Storm warning
Hold on to your hats: although tender prices are still on the up and output is entering a sixth consecutive year of growth, the outlook is gloomy, especially in the commercial new-build, retail and leisure sectors.
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Cost model: Shopping centres
As government planning policy drives retail developments back into city centres, the design and construction issues of urban schemes have never been more complex. In this month’s cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest, in association with architect Geoffrey Reid Associates, sets out the key issues and examines the advantages, disadvantages ...
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Cost model: PFI projects
The government has swept aside opposition and committed itself to the use of the private sector in delivering public services. With private finance sure to have a growing role in the government’s building programme, it’s time to ask if PFI will be able to deliver. Davis Langdon & Everest reviews ...
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Cost update
The rise in construction activity has led to a sharp increase in hourly rates in the M&E sector, particularly in London. Davis Langdon & Everest looked at what this has meant for wage deals and the prices of key components
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Tender price forecast
The ups and downs at a glance Current trendsup - Tender prices rose 2% over the past three months and 7.5% over the past yearup - Construction activity expanded for the 29th consecutive month in Juneup - Output in 2000 rose for a fifth consecutive year, reaching £69.53bn, or ...
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Cost update
Changes to the cost of materials and labour in the ventilation and air-conditioning sector is the the focus of Davis Langdon & Everest's latest up-to-the-minute guide to the changing price of construction work
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Cost model: Co-location centres
The co-location centre market is set for strong long-term growth. Davis Langdon & Everest and specialist M&E cost consultant Mott Green and Wall explain the high level of electrical and mechanical services required and provide a cost breakdown for a model development
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Tender price forecast
The ups and downs at a glance Current trends A fall in tender prices of 0.5% last quarter ends the run of five successive rises Demand for labour has stabilised and supply is easing in most areas Construction output rose 1.5% last year and is 10% higher than ...
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Cost model: Procuring social housing
The Housing Corporation is pushing housing associations into adopting the partnering and prefabrication ethos of the Egan agenda. Davis Langdon & Everest looks at how they are responding to the challenges of smart procurement, with case studies from two pathfinding schemes
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Tender price forecast
How the indices are calculated Mechanical cost indexThe MCI is based on labour rates agreed by the mechanical industry’s wage body, the JCCHVDEI, and materials prices from the Office for National Statistics. Electrical cost indexThe ECI is compiled from materials data from the Office for National Statistics and labour ...
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Cost model update, January 2001
Eight years after the first cost model was published, Davis Langdon & Everest provides a companion to 17 building types featured in the series. Providing up-to-date costs for each type, this third cost model update includes the publication date of the original model and identifies current cost drivers.