Links
Whole life cost & Whole life performance
DTI Position Paper on Whole Life Issues
http://www.dti.gov.uk/construction/consult/pro0001/wlc.htm
http://www.dti.gov.uk/construction/consult/pro0001/wlc.htm
Creating Whole Life Value Proxemics in Construction Projects
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/agile/publications/abst/bsev10.html
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/agile/publications/abst/bsev10.html
Whole life cost procurement & Examples of whole life cost procurement policies
DTI Procurement Policy & Guidance
http://www.dti.gov.uk/about_dti_procurement.html
http://www.dti.gov.uk/about_dti_procurement.html
Bristol University’s Capital Works Policy
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Publications/Handbook/Buildings/capitalworks.htm
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Publications/Handbook/Buildings/capitalworks.htm
HM Treasury Procurement Policy
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/About/about_envpurchase.cfm
http://www.hm-
AWE’s Procurement Policy & Supplier Relationships
http://www.awe.co.uk/main_site/business/procurement/awe_suppliers.htm
http://www.awe.co.uk/main_site/business/procurement/awe_suppliers.htm
OGC Library Procurement Guidance on Whole Life Costs
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/sdtoolkit/library/p_and_cd/guide7.html
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/sdtoolkit/library/p_and_cd/guide7.html
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Local Government Procurement Task Force – Topic Areas and Issues
http://www.local-regions.odpm.gov.uk/consult/procure/tf/04.htm
http://www.local-
The NHS Investment Plan
http://www.nhs-procure21.gov.uk/background/about.html
http://www.nhs-
Example of WLC Analysis using lamps
http://www.nesllc.com/cfanalysis.htm
http://www.nesllc.com/cfanalysis.htm
The US view on WLC in D&B projects in Europe
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/contractadmin/04.htm
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/contractadmin/04.htm
WLC in capital procurement for the NHS
http://www.hefma.org.uk/refbook/capitalprocurement34.htm
http://www.hefma.org.uk/refbook/capitalprocurement34.htm
The Government Procurement Code of Good Practice
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/sdtoolkit/reference/ogc_library/codeofpractice/codeofcusprac.pdf
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/sdtoolkit/reference/ogc_library/codeofpractice/codeofcusprac.pdf
OGC Office of Government Commerce Procurement Guidance No 7 - WLC
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/sdtoolkit/reference/achieving/guide7.html
DTI best practice tools and guides on just about every subject.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/mbp/bpgt/bpgt.html
http://www.dti.gov.uk/mbp/bpgt/bpgt.html
Companies working in whole life costs & performance
BAA
www.baa.co.uk
www.baa.co.uk
Bovis Lend Lease
www.bovis.com
www.bovis.com
BRE
www.bre.co.uk
www.bre.co.uk
Building Performance Group
www.bpg-uk.com
www.bpg-
Defence Estates
www.defence-estates.mod.uk
www.defence-
Dundee University
www.dundee.ac.uk
www.dundee.ac.uk
Gardiner & Theobald
www.gardiner.com
www.gardiner.com
Interior Services Group
www.theoccupancybusiness.co.uk
www.theoccupancybusiness.co.uk
Kingspan
www.kingspan.com
www.kingspan.com
Laing
www.laing.co.uk
www.laing.co.uk
MacConvilles
www.macconvilles.com
www.macconvilles.com
Mott MacDonald
www.mottmacdonald.co.uk
www.mottmacdonald.co.uk
SFS Stadler
www.sfs-online.com
www.sfs-
Shepherd Building Group
www.shepherd-buildinggroup.com
www.shepherd-
Tilbury Douglas (Interserve Plc)
www.interserveplc.co.uk
www.interserveplc.co.uk
Sustainability
The UK Government Sustainable Development Website
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/what_is_sd/what_is_sd.htm
http://www.sustainable-
Sponge – A focus for fresh ideas in construction and sustainable development
www.spongenet.org
www.spongenet.org
Sustainable construction and the issues for transport infrastructure
http://www.iht.org/IHT.org/memberslounge/April02/Dec00/10-12.pdf
http://www.iht.org/IHT.org/memberslounge/April02/Dec00/10-
Environment
SPRU – Paper on Climate Change and the Barriers to Energy Efficiency
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/publications/imprint/sewps/sewp67/sewp67.html
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/publications/imprint/sewps/sewp67/sewp67.html
Paper on Green Design & the Economic Lifecycle
http://www.co-design.co.uk/economic.htm
http://www.co-
CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) Aims
http://www.cabe.org.uk/qsUD-NP9iB-=0KTPfIrRxgg/about/aims.html
http://www.cabe.org.uk/qsUD-
Supply Chain Management
Business Links guide on SCM for small businesses
http://www.businesslink.org/cgi-bin/bv1/index.jsp?urlid=5&PCOID=-9103
http://www.businesslink.org/cgi-
Refereed article in the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. Simulates the influence of information on supply chain management.
www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS/1/2/5.html
www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS/1/2/5.html
The institute of Logistics. A UK organization concerned with the strategic management of the total supply-chain. Includes press releases, publications, members, and links.
www.iolt.org.uk
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) is an international organisation, based in the UK, serving the purchasing and supply profession.
www.cips.org
www.cips.org
Centre for Supply Chain Management
www.cscm.org.uk/cscm_frames_pages.htm
www.cscm.org.uk/cscm_frames_pages.htm
The professional and educational society for manufacturing, operations, logistics and supply chain management professionals.
www.ipics.ie
www.ipics.ie
Products and Materials – whole life cost information
Rubber Pavements
http://www.rubberpavements.org/library/lcca_australia/
http://www.rubberpavements.org/library/lcca_australia/
WLC analysis of domestic electrical (white) goods
http://www.chelseagreen.com/IndHome/ch0105.htm
http://www.chelseagreen.com/IndHome/ch0105.htm
WLC analysis of innovative buildings
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/cice/vacant/bh-proj.htm
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/cice/vacant/bh-
WLC analysis of furniture
http://www.moores.co.uk/ps/wlc/
http://www.moores.co.uk/ps/wlc/
WLC in DBFO Projects
http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/dbfo/value_in_roads/012.htm
http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/dbfo/value_in_roads/012.htm
WLC analysis of roads and the impact of vehicles
http://www.roads.dft.gov.uk/cvtf/wholelife/
http://www.roads.dft.gov.uk/cvtf/wholelife/
What car maufactures are doing with WLC
http://www.volvocars.co.uk/fleet/start.asp
http://www.volvocars.co.uk/fleet/start.asp
Best Practice and Innovation
Be
Collaborating for the Built Environment, known as Be, is the largest independent construction supply chain body in the UK. They have over 100 member firms including clients, contractors, consultants and specialists & manufacturers (many are also members of WLCF) all committed to collaborating for sustainable improvement in the built environment through the research and delivery of change within firms.
http://www.beonline.co.uk
Collaborating for the Built Environment, known as Be, is the largest independent construction supply chain body in the UK. They have over 100 member firms including clients, contractors, consultants and specialists & manufacturers (many are also members of WLCF) all committed to collaborating for sustainable improvement in the built environment through the research and delivery of change within firms.
http://www.beonline.co.uk
Cranfield University’s Lean Construction Network
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/quality/lean_con.html
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/quality/lean_con.html
CBPP (Construction Best Practice Programme) Page on Whole Life Costs
http://www.cbpp.org.uk/cbpp/themes/wlc.jsp
http://www.cbpp.org.uk/cbpp/themes/wlc.jsp
Net Present Value
NPV is worldwide here is an article in the Pakistan Economist about NPV and project evaluation
http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/page/issue02/f&m6.htm
An interesting article on sensitivity analysis and Discount Rate selection
http://www.marine.gov.ie/display.asp/pg=754
http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/page/issue02/f&m6.htm
An interesting article on sensitivity analysis and Discount Rate selection
http://www.marine.gov.ie/display.asp/pg=754
Part of a Finance MSc from Imperial College London Business School. A good article but difficult to read - some smoke and mirrors for accountants and finance directors?.
http://www.ms.ic.ac.uk/dkmiles/3appraisal.pdf
Good finance background paper worth reading.
http://www.manufacturingadvice.org.uk/pluto-resources/1364.pdf
Average Weighted Costs of Capital by sector ranges from 15% to 4.9%. Read in conjunction with our page on WACC
http://www.wlcf.org.uk/ChoiceOfDiscountRates.htm
http://www.manufacturingadvice.org.uk/pluto-
Average Weighted Costs of Capital by sector ranges from 15% to 4.9%. Read in conjunction with our page on WACC
http://www.wlcf.org.uk/ChoiceOfDiscountRates.htm
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/wacc.htm
Some useful definitions of financial terms
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/variable.htm
Some useful definitions of financial terms
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/variable.htm
