ABSTRACT

Added Value in Design and Construction takes a holistic, student-centred approach to offering public and private sector clients the ultimate reward; doing more for less.  The Latham Report was a call to action and this book provides students of construction with the theoretical and practical knowledge to deliver the recommendations of the report. It describes the principles and techniques crucial to adding value and reducing costs in design and construction in the twenty first century.  This book examines in detail a wide range of strategies that can be applied during the design and construction process to add value and bring the best interests of the client sharply into focus.

chapter Chapter 1|11 pages

The nature of added value

chapter Chapter 2|14 pages

The shift from cost to value

chapter Chapter 3|15 pages

Design and construction

chapter Chapter 4|12 pages

Cost planning

chapter Chapter 5|18 pages

Life cycle costing

chapter Chapter 6|11 pages

Value management

chapter Chapter 7|11 pages

Partnering

chapter Chapter 8|11 pages

Benchmarking

chapter Chapter 9|11 pages

Procurement

chapter Chapter 10|12 pages

Risk management

chapter Chapter 11|11 pages

Taxation

chapter Chapter 12|15 pages

Change and innovation