Building Costs, Use and Management

A volume in a series of textbooks which responds to changes that are occurring throughout the construction industry and in further education. The series focuses on aspects of the curriculum that are commmon to all professions in the built environment. The principal aim of BEST (Built Environment Series of Textbooks) is to provide texts that are relevant to more than one course and therefore address areas of commonality. Learning aids in the text, such as revision notes, questions for self-testing and worked examples, should appeal to all students. This volume looks at building as a useable asset in the work process. The authors emphasize the dynamic nature of building usage and the financial and organizational cost of managing the process of change. The key topics of building economics and facilities management are addressed, as is the relationship between them. The examples illustrate the parallels between the cost of a building and usefulness. This book should be of interest to students of architecture, landscape architecture, building, estate management, planning, quantity surveying, building surveying and housing.