Whole Life Costing: A New Approach

ISBN-13: 9780415434232 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 152 str.

Peter Caplehorn

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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 

O autorze

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.