Construction Economics for July 20, 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

Whole life cost of GMPP exceeds economic benefits by £320bn

The whole life cost of delivering the Government’s Major Project Portfolio (GMPP) is expected to be £320.6bn more than the estimated economic benefits the 189 schemes will bring. The post Whole life cost of GMPP exceeds economic benefits by £320bn appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Why the UK must rethink how it values climate resilience

For years, climate resilience has been treated as an optional additional cost rather than being fundamental to delivering long term performance. Too The post Why the UK must rethink how it values climate resilience appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

LAX People Mover Builders Claim Airport Seeks to Shift Delay and Cost Blame

The Fluor-led construction consortium claims airport and city officials caused critical delays.

NEW STC 26 MedSlide Plus from Serenity Sliding Door Systems

When balancing performance and project budgets, every decision matters. Serenity’s latest sliding door system, the STC 26-rated MedSlide Plus, delivers reliable acoustic performance at a lower cost than comparable, higher-STC-rated systems. Built with an SCLC-5 core, the MedSlide Plus offers lasting value, giving design teams another option to meet both performance and budget goals. To… Continue reading NEW STC 26 MedSlide Plus from Serenity Sliding Door Systems The post NEW STC 26 MedSlide Plus from Serenity Sliding Door Systems appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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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