Five ways to keep control of your build costs

Are you starting a new project and worried you won’t be able to keep costs within budget? We’ve pulled together some handy tips to help you stay in control.

As a practice, the management of our clients’ budgets has always been important to the way we design. A few years ago, we realised we needed a tool to help keep control of the likely build costs as we worked through the design process. This is why we developed our cost calculator. It’s a crude tool but it enables clear cost discussions through every step of the project journey. This tool is always reviewed and developing as we strive to deliver the best value service and projects for our clients.

Here are some important lessons we’ve learnt along the way that will keep your project costs in check.