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FeaturesOffices of the Future - Cost model, September 1996
Businesses in the 1990s are demanding much more from their office space. The growth of flexible working practices, a developing green agenda and the demands of information technology are creating a distinctive office architecture. In this cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest examines the capital costs behind the new generation ...
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PFI Hospitals - Cost model, November 1996
Progress on the private finance initiative has not matched government expectations, but it is currently the only available procurement route for large, publicly funded projects. Cost consultant Davis Langdon & Everest condusts a two-part analysis of the state of the PFI and follows this with a cost model of a ...
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FeaturesPrivate Health Clubs - Cost model, September 1998
As thee emphasis of health and fitness clubs changes from hard physical excercise to leisure and wellbeing, more people are becoming members - and several large national operators are taking advantage of this expanding market. In this cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest examines design and cost issues relating to ...
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Cost model update, January 1997
In the 22nd article of this series, Davis Langdon & Everest looks back over 20 cost models and updates them to reflect any changes that may affect design and cost.
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City of London office blocks - Cost model, October 1994
Believe it or not, prime office space in the City of London is in short supply. This, combined with improved business confidence, means developers are dusting off schemes they shelved at the start of the recession. Davis Langdon and Everest examines a typical city centre office block.
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Day Surgery Units - Cost model, June 1994
In future, up to half of all surgical operations will be carried out in day-surgery units, the fastest-growing sector of the health care business. Davis Langdon & Everest sets out typical building costs for an NHS trust day-surgery unit, based on 拢1m live project in East Anglia.
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Distribution Centres - Cost model, August 1994
Continuing advances in stock control and supply patterns are radically changing the UK warehousing and distribution industry - and its buildings. Davis Langdon & Everest
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Cost model: Hotels
Budget hotels are springing up all over the country. Davis Langdon & Everest costs a typical example.
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Cost model: Town-centre housing
Planning policy for housing is being revised to encourage residential development on urban brownfield sites. As a result, more housebuilding is likely to be directed towards existing urban centres. In this cost review of high-density residential, Davis Langdon & Everest provides an overview of development issues and costs for both ...
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Cost model: Learning resource centres
Davis Langdon & Everest examines learning resource centres and considers the design implications of the increasing use of information technology in university libraries
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FeaturesCost model: Sports halls
The leisure and fitness industry is booming, but many recent schemes are small and funded by lottery grants. In this cost model, Davis Langdon & Everests examines these smaller sports buildings and associated external playing facilities.
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Cost model: Supermarkets
In the first of a new series, supermarkets provide the focus for an in-depth look at the typical costs for constructing them and the time required to design them, build them and procure the components and services.
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FeaturesCost model: Theatres
Theatres have emerged as the big winners from the arts councils’ share of the National Lottery. In contrast to other sectors receiving lottery funding, money for theatres has been distributed across the country in a range of new-build and refurbishment schemes. Cost consultant Davis Langdon & Everest examines the capital ...
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FeaturesCost model: Town centre pedestrianisation
Upgrading run-down city centres by pedestrianising streets and introducing hard and soft landscaping has become a popular and cost-effective improvement option. In the 12 of this continuing series of cost models, QS Davis, Langdon & Everest costs four alternatives: model design and planning criteria; procurement options and a guide programme; ...
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FeaturesSchools & Colleges - Cost model, March 1998
Construction in the education sector is complex, with clients and funding taking a variety of forms. But the extra education spending promised by the government is materialising, and the sector promises strong growth. In this latest cost model, cost consultant Davis Langdon & Everest examines school building costs and tackles ...
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FeaturesSchools - Cost model, April 1994
The Education Reform Act of 1988 heralded the start of a dramatic overhaul of the financing and management of schools in England. Its Local Management of Schools provisions forced local education authorities to devolve many aspects of financial management to individual schools. The act also included provisions for schools to ...
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FeaturesShopping Centre Refurbishment - Cost model, October 1998
The opening of mega-malls such as the Trafford Centre in Manchester and The Mall at Cribb’s Causeway, Bristol, has set new standards for high-quality retail environments. This has increased the pressure on existing shopping centres to upgrade their facilities or lose market share. Davis Langdon & Everest examines design and ...