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      Whole Life Costing book

      A New Approach

      Whole Life Costing

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      Whole Life Costing book

      A New Approach
      ByPeter Caplehorn
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2012
      eBook Published 15 June 2012
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203888964
      Pages 160
      eBook ISBN 9780203888964
      Subjects Built Environment, Economics, Finance, Business & Industry
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      Caplehorn, P. (2012). Whole Life Costing: A New Approach (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203888964

      ABSTRACT

      Whole life costing has been a subject waiting to come of age for many years. What was previously of mainly academic interest is now becoming a key business tool in the procurement and construction of significant projects.

      With the advent of PPP and in particular of PFI, details of the project life need to be assessed and tied in to funding and operation plans. Many of these projects run to millions of pounds and are of high political or social importance, so the implications of the life of materials is crucial. A fundamental requirement of these procurement routes has been that the whole enterprise should be included within the bid, so that a company takes on not only the construction but also the running and maintenance of any building.

      Additionally as sustainability has emerged and grown in importance, so has the need for a whole life time costing approach, partly driven by governmental insistence. At the heart of sustainability is an understanding of what the specification means for the future of the building and how it will affect the environment. Whole life costing considers part of this and provides an understanding of how materials may perform and what allowances are needed at the end of their life.

      This book sets out the practical issues involved in the selection of materials, their performance, and the issues that need to be taken into account. The emphasis, unlike in other publications, is not to formularise or to package the issues but to leave the reader with a clear understanding and a sensible practical way of arriving at conclusions in the future.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|5 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 2|10 pages

      Context of whole life costing

      chapter 3|4 pages

      Sustainability, energy and waste

      chapter 4|6 pages

      The rational analysis

      chapter 5|5 pages

      Value of whole life assessment

      chapter 6|8 pages

      How does this play out in real projects?

      chapter 7|5 pages

      History – how did we get here?

      chapter 8|4 pages

      Ageing and associated factors

      chapter 9|4 pages

      The process of procurement

      chapter 10|13 pages

      A material matter

      chapter 11|4 pages

      Construction methods

      chapter 12|3 pages

      Observations outside the world of construction: whole life value and cost

      chapter 13|3 pages

      Fashion

      chapter 14|5 pages

      Predicting the future

      chapter 15|5 pages

      The ten-point strategic plan

      chapter 16|10 pages

      Key players

      chapter 17|5 pages

      Client experiences

      chapter 18|4 pages

      Redefining the future

      chapter 19|3 pages

      Searching for the ideal process

      chapter 20|7 pages

      Whole life costing: is there an end game?

      chapter 21|2 pages

      The underlying principle: entropy

      chapter 22|6 pages

      Carbon whole life cost

      chapter 23|8 pages

      Recommendations

      chapter 24|1 pages

      Final thoughts

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