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Labour performance factors
ÌýClimate (°C)Rain (mm)Labour performanceºÚ¶´ÉçÇø labourer
CountryminmaxavgminmaxAvgÌýÌý
Austria-325114090581.0011,330
Belgium-2231160100790.9013,500
Finland-102254085620.9515,710
France224124060530.9510,310
Germany-324104070530.9010,490
Greece63319075331.456,775
Ireland220105080681.0019,810
Italy5301710110601.009,930
Luxembourg-123104090630.9516,285
Netherlands-222105080631.0014,290
Portugal829180100531.256,895
Spain231161050341.159,410
Sweden-52172585501.0516,465
UK322114055471.0022,395
Taken from UBS report Prices and Earnings Around the Globe (Feb 2005) – update of 2003 edition.
Whole life costs
ÌýÌýUKAustriaBelgiumFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandItalyLuxembourgNetherlandsPortugalSpainSweden
ÌýÌýTotal costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2Total costCost/m2
Asset AcquisitionÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
ÌýConstruction cost1,878,143834.731,610,726715.881,544,366686.381,931,326858.371,716,894763.061,711,103760.491,429,119635.162,185,520971.341,710,881760.391,741,125773.831,903,598846.041,506,304669.471,580,298702.352,375,4451,055.75
ÌýAsset Acquisition subtotal1,878,143834.731,610,726715.881,544,366686.381,931,326858.371,716,894763.061,711,103760.491,429,119635.162,185,520971.341,710,881760.391,741,125773.831,903,598846.041,506,304669.471,580,298702.352,375,4451,055.75
Occupancy costsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
ÌýM&E maintenance649,367288.61651,044289.35686,217304.99769,189341.86594,135264.06658,412292.63569,571253.14491,898218.62373,571166.03974,129432.95595,220264.54368,255163.67666,750296.33712,920316.85
ÌýFabric651,594289.60479,334213.04304,577135.37556,726247.43411,927183.08294,591130.93389,459173.09189,73684.33194,72986.55466,851207.49327,045145.35282,108125.38456,865203.05264,632117.61
ÌýCleaning926,776411.90624,303277.47795,339353.481,446,597642.93993,553441.58731,292325.02531,937236.42698,999310.67610,689271.42670,883298.17754,041335.13483,725214.99705,409313.522,022,739899.00
ÌýWaste13,9866.229,1744.0811,0094.8925,47811.3216,7767.468,9123.966,8153.039,4364.199,9614.439,6994.3111,0094.895,2422.3310,2234.5438,74217.22
ÌýElectricity429,360190.83720,380320.17280,148124.51272,144120.95536,283238.35368,194163.64304,160135.18304,160135.18368,194163.64211,31193.92408,215181.43440,232195.66744,393330.84140,41862.41
ÌýGas installations29,32313.0380,35735.7134,17515.19129,30957.4733,25114.7836,02216.0120,5269.1227,70912.3243,41119.2926,78611.9048,95321.7624,01510.6727,15512.0717,5947.82
ÌýWater28,04412.4614,5036.4545,98620.4445,63220.2840,68018.0825,24011.2228,29912.5823,83810.5930,84913.7140,68018.0840,68018.0833,60514.9435,02015.5633,85915.05
ÌýCommunications414,290184.13899,136399.62368,084163.59324,098144.04278,735123.88312,298138.80197,77687.90360,874160.39262,608116.71446,683198.53328,687146.08353,990157.33279,259124.12291,411129.52
ÌýPostroom29,21712.9934,58115.3730,06413.3639,94417.7535,71015.8720,6079.1631,89914.1823,28910.3512,2805.4633,73414.9928,22912.5515,1036.7131,47513.9920,6079.16
ÌýPorterage60,27326.7957,83825.7145,09720.0466,95029.7655,88524.8434,88115.5050,91522.6332,79714.5821,6729.6356,38725.0644,24319.6628,62512.7253,59623.8233,49514.89
ÌýInternal moves729,872324.39536,917238.63341,166151.63623,607277.16461,413205.07329,980146.66436,245193.89212,53094.46218,12396.94522,935232.42366,334162.82315,998140.44511,749227.44296,423131.74
ÌýSecurity240,267106.79209,94793.31220,96598.21262,477116.66244,475108.66180,01080.00261,354116.16171,21276.09121,50654.00260,022115.57197,73887.88108,55348.25212,27094.34164,32773.03
ÌýManagement179,27879.68101,12044.94145,27764.57146,60165.16145,71864.76142,18663.19194,29186.35112,60050.04105,97747.10181,04480.46121,87354.1769,32730.81123,64054.95118,78252.79
ÌýOccupancy cost subtotal4,381,6481,947.404,418,6331,963.843,308,1031,470.274,708,7532,092.783,848,5401,710.463,142,6241,396.723,023,2471,343.672,659,0781,181.812,373,5691,054.923,901,1431,733.843,272,2681,454.342,528,7781,123.903,857,8041,714.584,155,9501,847.09
Whole-life cost over 25 years (NPV)6,259,7912,782.136,029,3592,679.724,852,4692,156.656,640,0792,951.155,565,4342,473.534,853,7272,157.214,452,3661,978.834,844,5982,153.154,084,4501,815.315,642,2682,507.675,175,8662,300.394,035,0821,793.375,438,1022,416.936,531,3952,902.84
* Construction costs exclude: land acquisition, capital allowances, finance costs and taxes.
** Occupancy costs exclude: lifts, external works and planting, reception and any catering.