by Marina Young | Oct 22, 2026
Every life cycle cost model depends on a decision that teams rarely discuss in detail. Before calculating a single figure, someone has to establish how far into the future the analysis will reach. The usual options are twenty years, thirty, fifty or sixty. The...
by Marina Young | Sep 30, 2026
Man 02 is one of the more straightforward credits in BREEAM to achieve. It is also one of the most frequently missed. The requirements are clear, the methodology is well established, and the evidence is not onerous. Project teams lose these credits regularly, and...
by Marina Young | Sep 1, 2026
We continue our series of interviews with the ADW team, which we opened with our Director, Anthony Waterman. This time, we sit down with Harish Borah. Construction can calculate some things. Others, it must judge. Harish has spent over a decade working where the two...
by Marina Young | Jul 31, 2026
Most life cycle costing in construction exists to satisfy a requirement. A BREEAM credit calls for it. A planning authority requests it. A funder makes it a condition. In each case, the requirement sets the scope, and the analysis follows. A bespoke life cycle costing...
by Marina Young | Jul 14, 2026
A building designed in 2026 will exist for years to come. It will spend most of its life in a climate that does not exist yet. BREEAM Wst 05, Adaptation to Climate Change, asks project teams to take that seriously. It is worth one credit, with an exemplary credit...
