Whole Life Costing for Sustainable Building

Whole life costing is now integral to building procurement both for new buildings and major refurbishments. The reader will be shown how to incorporate this method of whole life valuation into standard cost models allowing for a more robust decision making process.

Introduction; 1 Whole life valuation: why it is important; 2 Project decision making: the standard processes; 3 Efficient design: options under consideration; 4 Efficient design: consequential savings and costs; 5 Whole life value: the incorporated approach; Index