Construction Economics for October 12, 2026

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Flat Roof Replacement Cost UK: Felt vs Rubber vs GRP Compared

The post Flat Roof Replacement Cost UK: Felt vs Rubber vs GRP Compared appeared first on UK Construction Blog. A full flat roof replacement in the UK typically costs between £60 and £140 per square metre, depending on whether you choose felt, EPDM rubber or GRP fibreglass. For a typical single garage or small rear extension of around 15 to 20m², that usually works out at roughly £1,000 to £2,800 all in. That is […]

Government ‘could provide interest-free funding’ to help firms at risk of going under due to cost of fixing buildings, says lawyer

‘There has to be some way of safeguarding industry while carrying out all this remediation,’ Fenwick Elliot partner says

Contractors willing to price more jobs but concerns over schemes getting up and running remain, G&T says

Cost consultant says firms eyeing work as market softens but Tier 1s only prepared to tender ‘credible’ higher-value projects

Abolishing low-carbon standard would trim new home costs by £50k, say Tories

The Conservatives have claimed their planned abolition of the low-carbon Future Homes Standard could help to cut the cost of a new home by up to £50,000. The official opposition party has also proposed replacing the Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 system with a… The post Abolishing low-carbon standard would trim new home costs by £50k, say Tories appeared first on Construction News.

Constructacademy - Cost Value Reconciliation, The Definitive Guide to CVRs, 20032021

This video explains the basics of a CVR, why they're useful and more importantly how to prepare one. This is the most requested topic from Constructacademy viewers and Richard Wimbush gives a comprehensive explanation of the CVR process. CVRs are an important tool in construction reporting but they are often misunderstood. This can be as a result of the CVR template being too complicated or poorly interpreted. If you want to know how to compile a CVR then look no further than this video

Cost benefit analysis template - Published by You Exec

Have you ever wondered where to start on this when challenged in a meeting. Well maybe this template will help with a straight forward cost benefit analysis approach.

Costing Steelwork June 2022 - AECOM, BCSA, and Building

This quarter’s Costing Steelwork provides an update of the five previously featured cost comparisons covering oces education industrial retail and mixeduse

Mace - UK Market View Q1 2022

The attached report by Mace provides their view on the UK construction market "Construction orders look strong as we go through the first quarter of 2022 however this growth is likely to be tempered by geopolitical factors driving rising oil and gas prices. This, combined with inflation, interest rate and taxation rises will put pressure of the cost of living, the cost of borrowing and construction costs which in turn may translate into a slowing of growth in the economy over the medium term"

Building - Cost model - Low carbon frames, 21022022

Structural frames are one of the biggest contributors to embodied carbon, but issues with data quality and design approaches have made tackling this difficult – until now. Aecom cost consultant Mark Claridge and structural engineer Adam Parkes walk us through the options, obstacles and opportunities

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