WHY WHOLE LIFE COSTING MATTERS #2

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he mechanical and electrical consultant has included a number of energy-saving features, but

there’s only one set of meters for the whole building. The operator asks for sub-meters to be installed so that he can monitor different areas of the building and make changes accordingly.

Specifi cations for materials and energy were drawn up with the production of a high quality environment with low running costs in mind. The result? A fi nancially successful facility

that attracts 850,000 visits a year – compared to 250,000 visits at the two old facilities this centre replaced – and membership that’s more than doubled. Whole life costing is not about paying

more for something upfront. It’s about prioritising decisions for your new club in line with your business needs, and recognising that budgets are fi nite.

june 2010 © cybertrek 2010

Proper use of WLC can create a leisure facility that’s more effi cient to manage and that makes better returns

It’s a huge juggling act that’s been

complicated by the introduction of the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment, which will see bigger companies paying for the carbon they produce. Recently, and particularly in the public sector,

decisions have been taken because they tick the right box environmentally – even if they don’t necessarily stack up from a business point of view. With all these elements feeding into

whole life costing, there’s no way that decisions should be left to the man in the suit with his spreadsheet. After all, he’s not the one who will be running the building – or the business.

healthclub@leisuremedia.com

adrian hill, group leisure

sector manager, willmott dixon

www.allianceleisure.co.uk

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