Construction Economics for September 21, 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

Tiling Cost Per m² UK: What Fitters Charge for Labour, and What an All-In Quote Hides (2026)

The post Tiling Cost Per m² UK: What Fitters Charge for Labour, and What an All-In Quote Hides (2026) appeared first on UK Construction Blog. A tiling job is quoted per square metre but performed and paid for by the day, and those two units only agree at one specific level of output, one the quote itself never states. That mismatch is easy to miss, because both figures sound like the same kind of number. They are not the same […]

Barhale finds savings, wins Severn Trent contract

During early contractor involvement on Severn Trent Water's Ravenstone treatment works upgrade, Barhale identified a 40%, £2m, cost reduction and has now been appointed to the main works contract.

SpaceX plans $100bn spaceport in Louisiana

Aerospace manufacturer SpaceX plans to build the world’s biggest spaceport at a cost of $100bn in Vermilion Parish on Louisiana’s Gulf coast. The development will be SpaceX’s fourth launch site… The post SpaceX plans $100bn spaceport in Louisiana appeared first on Global Construction Review.

New 100% Turnkey Funding partnership aims to unlock more homes

A new partnership between Squirrel and Master Builders will enable eligible builders to fund the full cost of pre-sold turnkey projects without contributing their own capital, helping preserve capital for their next project. 100% Turnkey Funding, launched at Constructive 2026, targets a common financing constraint — even when a home has a committed buyer, the […] The post New 100% Turnkey Funding partnership aims to unlock more homes appeared first on Building Today.

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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