Life cycle costing for construction / edited by John W. Bull.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bull, John W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building--Estimates.

Building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 159 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Blackie Academic & Professional, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation This new book provides an insight into how whole life costing is affecting design, construction, maintenance and disposal of structures.

Contents:

1. Introduction to life cycle costing

2. Life cycle costing related to reliability-based and optimum design

3. Life cycle costing related to the refurbishment of buildings

4. Life cycle costing of highways

5. Life cycle costing in the defence industry

6. The quality approach to design and life cycle costing in the health services

7. How life cycle costing can improve existing costing

8. Life cycle cost analysis: a decision aid

9. The way ahead for life cycle costing in the construction industry.

Notes:

First published: Blackie, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-135-69784-1

1-135-69785-X

1-280-11138-0

9786610111381

0-585-46469-3

0-203-48772-9

9780203487723

OCLC:

191661852