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Zusatztext 'The book certainly brings to attention the merits of WLC and how surprising the current lack of use of WLC techniques in the industry is.' - David Adamson (Director of Smarter Construction!Office of Government Commerce)'Areal breath of fresh air and a source of some important new ideas.''Whole-life costing could be as dull as the worthy ISO standard. This book is visually a delight ... the narrative is full of lively examples and visual snapshots of case studies. Thoroughly recommended for courses... and clients and agents and designers alike.'- David Fisk (Professor of Engineering for Sustainable Development! Imperial College! London)'The book is full of many good ideas ... I would recommend it to property managers and surveyors involved in value management.' - David Wright (Associate at Currie & Brown)'A very interesting and rich perspective that will assist practitioners in taking a longer-term view. ?An extremely pleasant and accessible book.' - Niklaus Kohler in! Building Research & Information Informationen zum Autor Ian Ellingham is an associate of Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd.! UK.William Fawcett has held a lectureship at the University of Hong Kong and was one of the founding directors of Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd. He holds the Chadwick Fellowship in Architecture at Pembroke College! Cambridge. Klappentext "The ideas in this book crystallised in the course of two research projects which were supported from 1998 to 2002 by the Partners In Innovation (PII) programme for construction industry research! which was an initiative of the UK Department of Trade and Industry"--Foreword. Zusammenfassung This book presents a new approach to whole-life costing and risk management for construction. It is a pioneering transfer of the options-based approach to decision making, which has revolutionized the management of uncertainty in the financial world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Rationale for Project Evaluation 2. Evaluating Long Term Projects 3. Evaluating Risk Projects 4. Data for Whole-Life Costing 5. Lifecycle Options 6. The Option to Develop 7. The Option to Expand 8. The Option to Switch Use 9. The Option to Reconfigure 10. The Option to Refurbish 11. Options on New Technology 12. Very Long Term Projects 13. Long-Term Budgeting under Uncertainty 14. Self-Assessment Matrix for Whole-Life Evaluation. Where to Find Out More ...
