Quality to match life and use - not short-term lowest cost
You are more likely to receive planning permission if your project contributes to the neighbourhood and responds to the physical and social context and addresses urban design considerations. Your building is also more likely to continue to be desirable in years to come as sustainability becomes ever more important in the minds of occupiers, financial analysts and government.
Your successful design will go beyond aesthetics and will take into account issues such as; how the asset functions for those who use it, access and impact on the environment.
You will get better value for money when you assess the costs and benefits over the whole life of the facility - not just short-term lowest capital cost.
You can only achieve best value if value management and risk management are actively used throughout the project.
"Our work with Severn Vale Housing Society will, we think, produce a much stronger product over time... and in the coming months and years we expect that the saving in time and cost will result in reductions in our fee per house or project"
BM3 Architecture
"Projects using Charter principles have 34% fewer defects than the industry average and a 74% lower impact on the environment"
