Table of Contents

Best value in construction; Building the business value case; Construction project briefing/Architectural programming; Benchmarking; Value management; Risk management; Building project price forecasting; Life cycle/whole-life costing; Environmental management; Procurement strategies; Supply chain management; The management of a project; Facilities management; Post-occupancy evaluation(POE); Sustainable building maintenance

About the Author

John Kelly is AWG Professor of Construction Innovation, School of the Built and Natural Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University.

Roy Morledge is Professor of Construction Procurement in the School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University.

Reviews

"So, this book from the RICS Foundation seeks to look at the entire life-cycle of buildings, from initial inception, right through to their use and development, and analyses how we can provide best value to the client through the effective application of leading-edge techniques and processes"
Stephen Brown, Director or Research, RICS Foundation