Cost models – Page 4
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Cost model: Affordable housing
As the UK housing crisis continues to escalate, those at the bottom of the market increasingly find themselves priced out
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Cost model: Retail distribution centres
A growing urban population with complex buying behaviours will require a dynamic and agile logistics network from UK retailers keen to make the most of this fast-moving market
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Cost model: Private rented sector
The PRS market has found its stride. New occupiers are demanding fresh ideas and high quality. Making the most of this niche asset class requires a careful balance between capital investment and annual yield
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Cost model: Laboratories
The UK is a world leader in scientific research and those involved are demanding ever more sophisticated laboratory buildings in which to conduct their work
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Cost model: London offices
Strong growth in central London’s office market is now driving developers to look to locations they may not previously have considered
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Cost model: Extra care housing
With a rapidy ageing population demanding high standards of both housing and care, while also imposing a rising cost on public finances, could “extra care” housing be part of the solution?
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Cost model: The agile workspace
Office work has changed beyond recognition since Dolly Parton’s Nine to Five. But only now are offices being designed with as much flexibility as the workforce that uses them, write Ciaran Timpson, Nicola Gillen and David Thornley of Aecom
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Cost model: Stadium construction
In a changing landscape for major sporting infrastructure schemes, what does it take to develop and operate stadiums and arenas? Hein le Roux and Eugene Corrigan of Aecom report
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Cost model: Tall buildings
With nearly 250 towers set to be built in London alone - the vast majority of them residential - Brian Smith, Mital Dholakia and Richard Heseltine of Aecom highlight the main design and cost considerations in reaching for the skies
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Cost model: Private healthcare
The reforms to the NHS are likely to lead to more work for private providers - and their construction teams. Mark Robinson of Aecom highlights the main design considerations for private hospitals and breaks down the costs
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Cost model: Data centres
The data centre sector remains highly active and market growth has continued throughout the global recession. We examine the latest trends in low-energy data centre design, procurement and construction
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Cost model: Convenience food stores
As increasing numbers of consumers adopt the little-and-often approach to food shopping, Dan Hunt and Geoff Coleman of Aecom explore the keys to success and typical costs of this competitive sector
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Cost model: TMT offices
The emergence of the technology, media and telecoms market sector looks set to define a new office product. Here are some of the key drivers behind this change and how they might affect the cost of office delivery
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Cost model: Primary schools
Now that we might be building primary schools again, what are the costs?
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Cost model: Hotels
Converting an existing building is often the best option for opening new hotels. Here are the main design considerations and costs
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Cost model: Performing arts buildings
Venues for the performing arts are complex, high risk and very much in the public eye. Simon Downing of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company sets out the design and construction considerations and the impact these all have on the total project cost
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Cost model: London prime residential
The top end of the capital’s residential market is booming. Joseph Blythe of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, with contributions from CBRE and Darling Associates, looks at the factors that are driving the market and the key financial considerations for future developments
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Cost model: Museums and galleries
Cultural tourism has become big business over the past decade, leading to a worldwide market in high-quality exhibition spaces, iconic galleries and historic refurbishments. David Wood of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company adds up the costs
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Cost model: Out-of-town retail
As the needs of shoppers change, so too do those of retail developers. Paul Zuccherelli, Ben Agyekum and Marco Ielpi of Davis Langdon, an Aecom Company, consider the kinds of shopping centre that we will need in a click-and-collect world
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Cost model: Office refurbishments
Developers looking to get the most out of their stock in difficult economic conditions are increasingly turning to refurbishment rather than redevelopment. Nigel Addy and Peter McCallum of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, look at the cost implications