BCIS has over 40 years' experience in building databases; providing analysis, measurement and forecasting; and in interpreting and advising on the use of construction cost data.
BCIS can provide:
- Measurement of prices and costs
- Regional cost variations
- Bespoke cost and price indices
- Whole life costs
- Advice on contract cost escalation
- Regulatory impact assessments
- Research into market conditions
- Benchmarking services
- Macro economic modelling
- Advice on classification systems
- Computer database development
- Design and analysis of qualitative and quantitative surveys
- Web services development
- Performance measurement
BCIS databases of capital and occupancy cost information include:
- Capital costs of buildings (BCIS Online contains over 15,000 projects)
- Occupancy cost plans for a range of building types
- Life expectancy of materials and components
- Maintenance and cleaning costs of materials and components
- Qualitative and quantitative performance measurement
BCIS measurement and forecasts:
- Construction price indices
- Location price factors
- Construction input cost indices
- Construction demand
- Maintenance price indices
- Maintenance cost indices
- Maintenance demand
- Cleaning costs
- Energy costs
