All Lifetime costs articles – Page 4
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Costs: Wooden floors
Increasingly, wooden laminate floors are being selected as a floor finish. Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group considers the options, key durability criteria and whole-life costs
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Costs: Wall finishes in healthcare buildings
Wall finishes are crucial in healthcare buildings, where high demands are placed on durability. Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group sets out guidelines on whole-life costing
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Costs: Bathroom standards
When baths need to be replaced, understanding detailed specification options is the key to making the best value life-cycle decisions, says Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group
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Costs: Crime prevention
Want to reduce crime and improve whole-life performance of components? Secured by Design standards can offer a win–win option
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Costs: Roof coverings
Different roof coverings vary widely in terms of costs and durability. Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group sets out guidelines on lifespan and whole life costing for fully supported metal sheet roofing, while Davis Langdon provide capital costs for a range of other roof types
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FeaturesLifetime costs: roofing
Metal prices have gone through the roof – which means the cost of your copper covering is sky-high. So which material is best value? Alex Smith reports, Davis Langdon & Everest crunches the numbers
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Lifetime costs: educational buildings
School-building is booming, thanks to the PFI – and firms now have to build with best value rather than lowest price in mind. Peter Mayer of Building Performance demonstrates how to cost a school's whole life
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Lifetime costs: Entrance doors
There are more doors out there than in Monsters, Inc – so which offers the best value for your specification? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group outlines the costs and performance of three entrance door types
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Lifetime costs: Structural floors
With so many ways to build structural floors, how do you choose the right one? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group reviews the whole-life performance and cost of timber, concrete, steel and composite floors
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FeaturesLifetime costs: renders
With so many render options out there, how do you choose the one you need? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group examines the key issues and outlines the whole-life costs of three alternatives
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Lifetime costs: masonry walls
The higher costs of making sure your masonry wall complies with Part L are partially offset by annual savings in energy costs. But by how much? We do the sums
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Lifetime costs: Part M access
What is the most cost-effective way to deal with disabled access for new or existing buildings? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group considers the whole-life costs of implementing the proposed Part M
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Lifetime costs: Secured by Design
What is the most cost-effective way of reducing criminal damage to property? We consider the whole-life costs of Secured by Design standards for housing refurbishment
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Corporation may consider 'lifetime costs' of buildings
Change to total cost indicator would help associations fund energy-efficient homes
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Lifetime costs: pitched roofs
You've got your pitched roof, but how do you cover it? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group considers the whole-life costs of a variety of roofing options, from bitumen to concrete to metal to tiling …
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Lifetime costs: sanitaryware
The choice of sanitaryware in hospitals and healthcare schemes is a crucial one – but how to decide what to go for? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group examines the whole-life costs of components
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LIfetime costs: durable floors
You've got a floor to cover, but which material is going to serve your client best – and for the longest – for the least amount of money? Peter Mayer of the Building Performance Group shines the spotlight on the whole-life costs of PVC, linoleum and carpeting
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FeaturesLifetime costs: flat roofs
Asphalt, single-ply polymers and built-up roofing systems are the main options for covering a flat roof – but which offers the best value over its lifetime? Peter Mayer of the Building Performance Group breaks the costs down, and explains how to make your roof last longer
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Lifetime costs: partitioning systems
Or, a specifier's guide to the whole-life cost of partitioning systems. Compiled by Peter Mayer of the Building Performance Group
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Lifetimes costs: wall claddings
The range of wall claddings available is huge, and in deciding which to specify you must take into account their varying durability and whole-life costs. Peter Mayer of the Building Performance Group examines softwood, plastics and high-pressure laminates