All Lifetime costs articles – Page 5

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    Lifetimes costs: wall claddings

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    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

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    Lifetime costs: environmental control

    2002-05-23T00:00:00Z

    John Armstrong, an independent consultant and chairman of the CIBSE maintenance task group, outlines the whole-life costs of a range of evironmental control systems and examines the expense-creating problems often associated with such installations

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    LIfetime costs: timber and PVCu windows

    2002-04-18T00:00:00Z

    The Building Performance Group takes a look at the window specifier's options in timber and PVCu frames, including the pros and cons of each type, how long the frames can be expected to last, and what they'll have cost by the end of their service

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    Lifetime costs: Walling and environmental efficiency

    2002-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Walling is a key element of construction lifetime costs. Kathryn Bourke of BRE underlines the main implications in planning the whole service life and performance of walls – plus overleaf, BRE's new environmental profiles scheme explained

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    Lifetime costs: Full metal packet

    2002-02-21T00:00:00Z

    Metal roof coverings are many and varied – and so are the accompanying costs. In the first of Specifier’s Lifetime costs series, the Building Performance Group offers a guide to lifespan, whole-life costings and the durability of metal sheet roofing