BCIS Building Running Costs Online
The BCIS Building Running Costs Online service is the definitive independent cost information service for professionals involved in facilities management, maintenance, and refurbishment. BCIS has been researching the cost of occupying buildings in the UK for over 30 years, and has collected data on the occupancy and maintenance costs of buildings from subscribers and other sources.
This information is now being offered online, giving you quick and easy access to the latest building running cost information.
If you would like a FREE 7-DAY TRIAL to BCIS Building Running Costs Online, apply online or call +44 (0)20 7695 1500.
Subscribers will benefit from:
- A central database of building running costs at your fingertips - anywhere, anytime
- Immediate access to monthly updates of maintenance indices
- Access to our Life Expectancy of Building Components data
- The ability to rebase costs for time and adjust to suit the relevant location
BCIS Building Running Costs Online can help you with:
- Benchmarking
- Planning
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Estimating
- Cost Control
- Life Cycle Costing
Subscribers get access to:
Life Expectancy of Building Components
Figures for the Life expectancy of over 300 common building components - substructure, superstructure, finishes, fittings and furnishings, and external works
The figures are based on the experience of building surveyors. Information is also given on the factors that affect the deterioration or failure of the components.
Life Cycle Cost of Buildings
This new feature combines the information from the BCIS annual Reviews of Maintenance and Occupancy Costs with the data from the bi-annual occupancy cost plans. It will allow the user to compare the running costs of different building types.
The user has the added option of selecting the life cycle cost, which will import BCIS building price data and combine this with the operational costs. The period of the cost comparison can be anything from one to 60 years, and a typical spend profile will be produced showing the estimated expenditure for each year of the selected period.
Costs will be shown separately for redecoration, fabric maintenance, services maintenance, cleaning, utilities, and administrative costs. The costs can all be rebased for time and adjusted for location
Indices
Information on current and forecast trends in maintenance and occupancy costs.
Maintenance price indices monitor the movement of contractors' pricing on actual contracts giving a unique picture of the market. Price indices monitor market trends in the following sectors:
- Private housing
- Public housing
- Private, industrial, commercial, and public non-housing
Cost indices track the general movement of costs in different industry sectors, so that you can monitor your costs against maintenance and occupancy cost inflation. Cost indices measure trends in the following sectors and services:
- Local authorities
- Health sector
- Private sector (commercial, industrial, and residential)
- Redecoration
- Fabric maintenance
- Services maintenance
- Maintenance materials
- Cleaning (labour, and materials)
- Lift service labour
- Energy (coal, gas, fuel oil, and electricity)
Building Maintenance News and Publications Digest
BCIS monitors changes in the maintenance and facilities management industries and reports the findings for your general awareness. Subscribers have access to summaries of the latest industry developments and statistical and editorial articles designed for quick reading to keep you well informed.
You will also have access to summaries of articles on property occupancy from a wide cross-section of the building maintenance and facilities management press - saving you hours of reading time.
Dayworks
A selection of the most common Wage Agreements and Dayworks Rates will be regularly updated and available online. Historical data back to 1987 is also available and will show the changes in labour costs over the last 20 years.
Average prices for Rehabilitation
A total of 2700 projects have been extracted from the BCIS database that include various levels of refurbishment. The average costs of refurbishment and rehabilitation can be searched by building type, and the 'calculator' will show the mean, median, and range of costs.
A subscription to BCIS Building Running Costs Online also includes the following printed publications:
- Occupancy Cost Plans - This series of reports models the occupancy cost of difference building types over a period of 20 years. Previous reports have focused on offices, industrial buildings, hospitals, and schools. Costs for Decorations; Fabric maintenance; Services maintenance; Cleaning; Utilities; Administrative Costs, and Overheads are all included. Each report takes two buildings to compare the costs and provides a benchmark comparison. As well as the costs, the reports also include maintenance schedules for each of the buildings. Two reports are published each year (individual sale price £150).
- Building Maintenance Price Book - popular annual price book dedicated to building maintenance costs (individual sale price £110)
Subscribe now to BCIS Building Running Costs Online
If you would like a FREE 7-DAY TRIAL to BCIS Building Running Costs Online, apply online or call +44 (0)20 7695 1500.
