ADW Developments

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25+ years | £1bn+ in project value assessed
Inspiring Better Choices

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Man 02 credits are lost for one reason: teams commission the analysis too late.

The elemental LCC has to be at RIBA Stage 2, with real option appraisals.

Why timing decides the credit: https://t.co/Ecg0TdGdAj

#BREEAM #LifeCycleCosting

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#BS8544 is being rewritten. #ISO15686 is condensing seven parts into three. If your life cycle costing brief follows the old versions, it may already be behind.

https://t.co/IGwN0DDOT9

#LifeCycleCosting

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Two experts, same building, different carbon numbers. Not error, judgement.

Why whole life carbon assessments differ, and how to read one with confidence:

https://t.co/zzUojD4P4e

#WholeLifeCarbon #EmbodiedCarbon

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The decisions that shape a building's cost and carbon are usually made before construction even begins. Why early choices matter more than big budgets: https://t.co/D29oGFI6nL
#ConstructionEconomics #WholeLifeValue

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Early September, a natural moment to think about decisions made early.

After the response to our interview with Director Anthony Waterman, here is the next in our Meet the Team series: Harish Borah on the economics of building well.

#LCC

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A cheaper spec at tender is often the most expensive choice on the project. The cost just arrives years later.

Our latest piece on durability by design and how service life planning protects your budget: https://t.co/3ZhNN5DRNY

#Durability #LifeCycleCosting #construction

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We have already shared some of our projects from England and Scotland, and today we are bringing you along to Cardiff, Wales.

https://t.co/z9VjwvEfKG

#BREEAM #SustainableConstruction #CardiffWales

#WholeLifeCarbon #ConstructionEconomics

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Your architect cannot sign off your BREEAM security credit. Hea 08 needs an independent specialist, appointed early. Leave it late and you pay in hardware instead. 🔒 #BREEAM #Hea08

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Here’s what we delivered:

• Man 02 Life Cycle Costing, Stage 2 and Stage 4
• Support on Capital Cost Reporting
• Mat 01 Life Cycle Assessment
• Pre-Redevelopment Audit
• Wst 01 Pre-Refurbishment Audit
• Security of Site

Contact us to discuss how we can work together

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One of the many projects we’ve worked on in London. This one sits right opposite Victoria tube station, where we supported a commercial office development.

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#BREEAM #sustainableconstruction #londonconstruction #londondevelopment #constructionuk

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#BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out has changed. New V7 requirements are here.

Contact us to discuss what they mean for your project.

https://t.co/gYAe2MOG7c

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Each saved location on the map below represents a client who trusted us to help with their project in London, and we are grateful to every one of them for choosing to work with us.

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Last Friday brought some of the ADW Developments team together in London.

We revisited past projects, saw current work taking shape across the city, and rounded off the day with some time at The National Gallery.

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BREEAM warns that a late Wst 05 appraisal becomes a paper exercise with minimal value. The deadline is the end of Concept Design. ⏳
Here is what the credit is actually for: https://t.co/GA7dnmXTGn #BREEAM #Wst05

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Most BREEAM credits can be recovered. Mat 05 cannot. 🏗️

If nothing was recorded at RIBA Stage 1, the credit is gone. No budget, no consultant, no retrospective paperwork, bring it back.

Read more about it here:

https://t.co/3NJhg8ZLtZ

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London Plan requirements are the most demanding in the UK. The cost is manageable if you plan early. Here is how. 🏗️

https://t.co/v8ivg91tAM

#LondonPlan #GLA #ConstructionEconomics

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A Pre-Demolition Audit commissioned too late = a compliance document.
Commissioned at the right RIBA stage = cost savings, material income, and a stronger planning submission.
The timing changes everything https://t.co/cj1trBFq5T
#ConstructionEconomics #CircularEconomy #BREEAM

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"The best projects are not the ones with the biggest budgets. They are the ones that make the right choices early." Read our interview with Anthony Waterman, founder of ADW Developments, here:

https://t.co/NxOZxF4B00

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🌍 World Environment Day

The biggest carbon decisions on a project are usually made long before construction begins.

Read our latest article to find out more: https://t.co/refOZPZ645

#constructioneconomics #WLC #WorldEnvironmentDay

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Two types of LCC. Same discipline, very different purpose. New article out on when to use each and what BREEAM Man 02 requires.

https://t.co/kmStI6rqC5

#LCC #BREEAM #WholeLifeCost #ADWDevelopments #WorldSustainableContractingDay