Best Value in Construction

Foreword......Page 9
Preface......Page 10
Biographies......Page 11
1.1 Introduction......Page 15
1.2 Building the value case......Page 18
1.5 Value management......Page 19
1.7 Building project price forecasting......Page 20
1.10 Procurement strategies......Page 21
1.11 Supply chain management: a construction industry perspective......Page 22
1.13 Facilities management: assessing the strategic value......Page 23
1.14 Post-occupancy evaluation......Page 24
References......Page 25
2.1 Introduction......Page 26
2.2 Client requirements and the client value system......Page 28
2.3 Client value system......Page 29
2.4 The client value system and portfolios of projects and single projects......Page 33
2.5 The project value chain......Page 34
2.6 Portfolios of project: the value thread and the impact of lean construction thinking......Page 37
2.7 Single projects - the impact of paradigms and perspectives on the value thread and multi-value system......Page 39
2.8 Procurement and the project value chain......Page 42
2.9 Creating value opportunities: value management (VM) and value engineering (VE)......Page 48
2.10 Conclusions......Page 50
References......Page 51
3.2 Definition of briefing......Page 52
3.4 Hazards associated with poor decision-making......Page 53
3.5 Characteristic hazards in briefing......Page 54
3.7 The parties involved in the briefing process......Page 56
3.8 The project goals......Page 57
3.10 Briefing issues......Page 59
3.12 A structured approach to strategic briefing......Page 61
3.14 The definition of project mission or goals......Page 65
3.16 An example of strategic project briefing......Page 66
3.17 A structure approach to project briefing: description and example......Page 68
3.18 Flowcharting and space identification......Page 69
3.19 Adjacency......Page 70
3.20 Performance specification of space......Page 71
References......Page 72
4.2 Benchmarking - helping yourself to be better......Page 73
4.3 The origins......Page 75
4.4 Benchmarking: a definition......Page 76
4.6 Benchmarking processes......Page 77
4.7 Appropriate benchmarking techniques......Page 79
4.8 Benchmarking methodology......Page 80
4.9 The uses of benchmarking: performance measurement......Page 81
4.11 Benefits of benchmarking......Page 85
4.13 Benchmarking case study......Page 86
4.15 Conclusions......Page 89
References......Page 90
5.2 The development of value management......Page 91
5.3 An outline of value management......Page 93
5.5 The international benchmarking of value management......Page 95
5.6 The VM process in detail......Page 97
5.7 Workshop types......Page 101
5.8 Example......Page 108
5.9 Conclusion......Page 112
References......Page 113
6.1 Introduction......Page 114
6.2 Risk management over the project life cycle......Page 115
6.3 Design and construction......Page 121
6.5 The case study......Page 123
6.6 Risk management guidance......Page 128
6.7 Conclusion......Page 129
7.1 Introduction......Page 130
7.2 The process of building project price forecasting......Page 131
7.3 Identification of potential models in use......Page 134
7.4 Emergent issues......Page 135
7.5 Case study - Live Options software......Page 137
7.6 The way forward......Page 141
References......Page 142
8.1 Introduction......Page 143
8.2 Key concepts......Page 145
8.3 Techniques available for LCC/WLC......Page 146
8.4 Barriers to successful implementation of LCC/WLC techniques......Page 150
8.5 LCC/WLC for PFI projects......Page 153
8.6 Research and the future......Page 161
8.7 Value for money......Page 163
References......Page 165
9.1 Introduction......Page 166
9.2 Issues......Page 168
9.3 Resources, waste and recycling......Page 170
9.4 Pollution and hazardous materials and substances......Page 172
9.5 Internal environment of buildings......Page 173
9.6 Planning, land use and conservation, including heritage......Page 176
9.7 Case study......Page 178
9.8 Conclusion......Page 183
References......Page 184
10.2 Procurement strategy......Page 186
10.3 Client risk in construction projects......Page 189
10.4 Selecting a procurement strategy......Page 191
10.5 Procurement strategy selection checklists......Page 195
10.6 Procurement options......Page 199
10.7 Constructing improvement in procurement strategy......Page 208
10.8 Case studies......Page 212
References......Page 214
11.1 An introduction......Page 215
11.2 Some general definitions......Page 216
11.3 Background and overview......Page 217
11.4 Supply chain management and construction......Page 218
11.5 Construction - supply chain management and partnering......Page 223
11.6 Established procurement systems and supply chain management......Page 227
11.7 A case study - supply chain management and the construction process......Page 229
11.8 Conclusion......Page 232
References......Page 233
12.1 Introduction......Page 236
12.2 The project plan and the implementation policy......Page 237
12.3 Setting up the project and mobilising resources......Page 238
12.4 Managing the project - an overview......Page 241
12.5 Specific aspects of managing the project......Page 242
12.6 Quality control overview......Page 248
12.7 Change control overview......Page 249
12.9 Occupation and take-over......Page 251
References......Page 252
13.1 Introduction......Page 254
13.2 Contemporary approaches to assessing FM performance......Page 255
13.3 Issues in contemporary FM performance assessment......Page 256
13.4 Assessing the integrative nature of FM performance......Page 259
13.5 Defining FM and the nature of its contribution......Page 262
13.7 The complexity of measuring the usefulness of FM......Page 264
13.8 Moving from measuring FM outputs to evaluating business outcomes......Page 266
13.9 The challenge of attuning FM evaluation to changing business circumstances......Page 270
13.10 Conclusion......Page 272
References......Page 273
14.1 Introduction......Page 275
14.2 The building procurement process and POE......Page 276
14.3 Developments in POE techniques and research......Page 278
14.4 POE and building performance......Page 279
14.5 Developments in POE methodology......Page 283
14.6 POE process models......Page 286
14.7 Applications of POE......Page 289
14.8 Conclusions......Page 291
References......Page 292
15.2 The theoretical basis for maintenance and refurbishment......Page 294
15.3 Maintenance and refurbishment strategy......Page 297
15.4 The role of maintenance and refurbishment within an organisation......Page 299
15.5 Performance measures for buildings in use......Page 300
15.6 Approaches to maintenance and refurbishment works......Page 302
15.7 Procuring maintenance and refurbishment works......Page 303
15.8 Maintenance and refurbishment costs......Page 306
15.10 Maintenance planning......Page 307
15.11 The challenges facing maintenance and refurbishment professionals......Page 309
15.12 A sustainable built environment......Page 310
15.14 Housing and construction need......Page 311
15.15 Whole-life thinking......Page 312
15.17 Conclusion......Page 313
References......Page 314
Further reading......Page 315
Web addresses......Page 316
Index......Page 317