ABSTRACT
Whole life cost and value have languished in the slow lane for a long time. The first thoughts and ideas in this direction date back to the early post-war years. Throughout recent decades, a family of industry guides and processes have been produced, most stemming from government projects, broadly with little impact. There has been more interest in the past decade, but while there has recently been more optimism and constructive thought, there is no real momentum in the mainstream to adopt whole life values or whole life cost as a key project driver. There is a ‘new kid on the block’ — whole life carbon.
