Whole Life Costing - A New Approach

Informationen zum Autor Peter Caplehorn is Technical Director of architects Scott Brownrigg in charge of technical standards across the company! on projects currently worth more than £2 billion in construction terms. He writes regularly for Building Magazine and for Grand Designs Magazine and lectures regularly on construction matters. Zusammenfassung Whole life costing is a key business tool in the procurement and construction of significant projects. With the need for sustainability and reduced environmental impact, it considers materials performance through to the end of their life. This books sets out the practical issues involved in the selection of materials and their performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Introduction 1. Whole Life Costing a Practical Approach 2. Why is it Important? 3. What Factors Affect It? 4. Current Methods Thinking and Systems Part 2: Relevance to Today 5. The Sustainability Question and the Context of Whole Life Costing 6. What Needs to be Taken Account? 7. How the Following Explanations Data Have Been Approached 8. Who Needs this Information? 9. How to Use it Effectively Part 3: The Building Process 10. Contracts and Their Requirements 11. PFI and Procurement 12. Clients Contractors and Consultants 13. Building Elements Part 4: Building Elements 14. Fabric 15. Structure 16. Materials 17. Finishes 18. Occupation Part 5: The Future

Product details

• Authors: Peter Caplehorn, Peter (Scott Brownrigg Caplehorn, Caplehorn Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.06.2012
• EAN: 9780415434232
• ISBN: 978-0-415-43423-2
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / General, The environment, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Economics of industrial organisation, Building construction & materials, Building construction and materials, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design, Economics of industrial organization