A new publication, Whole life economics of building services was launched by International Facilities and Property Information.
Ron Hurst, Malcolm Lay and Bernard Williams
£345 (plus p&p)
(ISBN 0904237265) available from www.int-fpi.com or by calling 0208 464 5418
Authors are Ron Hurst, Malcolm Lay and Bernard Williams. The 550 page manual presents detailed measured cost analyses, design and specification principles. It also includes economic appraisal of over 70 building services systems in four generic building designs.
The publication is aimed at those concerned with designing for sustainability and whole-life cost effectiveness, as in PFI projects. Whole life economics illustrates, explains and costs the design, construction, life-cycle replacement, operation, maintenance and energy consumption of building services systems. The systems covered include air conditioning, sprinklers, lifts, hvac controls, and ups systems.
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Building Sustainable Design
