During 2006, Davis Langdon’s cost model series was supplemented with mini cost models focused on buildings with a construction value of less than £1,000,000.

Over the past two years, we have visited schools, social housing, business parks, hotels and many others, and have examined mixed-use development, regeneration and the retail fit-out sector.

Trends that have become evident over the past two years are sustainability, mixed-use development and the increasing size and complexity of schemes.

Although the scope and coverage of the cost model series continues to expand, the objectives of the articles continue to be:

• To provide detailed cost information derived from generic buildings that can be applied to other projects
• To provide a commentary on cost drivers and other design and specification issues
• To compare suitable procurement routes which secure clients’ objectives.