by Simon Guy | Feb 16, 2021
Circular Economy Statements (CES) are intended to demonstrate how a development, including any public realm and supporting infrastructure, will incorporate circular economy measures into all aspects of the design, construction and operation. The CES should inform...
by Simon Guy | Feb 16, 2021
Feeling safe and secure in the places we live, work and spend our leisure time is an increasingly vital part of building design. Crime brings a huge cost to individuals and businesses – whether that is costs incurred in anticipation of crime, responding to crime...
by Simon Guy | Feb 11, 2021
The term Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) was first coined in the 1960s in the United States when building inspectors issued occupancy permits to completed projects when they were fit for use and habitation. Since then, there has not been a great uptake in the property...
by Simon Guy | Jan 26, 2021
The Life Cycle Costing (LCC) credits in BREEAM (Man 02 – Life Cycle Costing and Service Life Planning) aim to promote the business case for sustainable buildings and deliver whole life value by improving design, specification, building maintenance and operation....
by Simon Guy | Jan 26, 2021
It is unwise to base design and specification decisions for buildings solely on the basis of lowest construction cost. We can create better buildings by taking a ‘life cycle costing’ approach. This is where a small additional upfront cost (or sometimes no upfront...
by Simon Guy | Jan 26, 2021
ADW Developments has strengthened its embodied carbon and life cycle costing services by achieving IMPACT compliance. IMPACT is the specification and database developed by BRE and partners to enable consistent life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC)...
