“ Building in sustainability and forward planning at design stage can help to make projects more attractive to private sector investors and public sector sponsors ”

— Bill Zuurbier , Co-founder and Managing Director of risk management consultancy , Equib

68 project is prepared , incorporating both capital costs , which are associated with the build itself and operational costs , spanning the expected life of the structure . If capital expenditure is low at design stage , but operational costs , such as those incurred when using or maintaining the asset , seem excessive , there is an opportunity to address this by specifying a more sustainable solution .

Once building work gets underway , costs can start to increase and if not properly controlled , some of the sustainability benefits of the structure

NOVEMBER 2019