?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Operating+the+renewed+school+estate+-+an+empirical+insight+into+cost+and+PFI&rft.creator=Ive%2C+GJ&rft.creator=Murray%2C+A&rft.creator=Edkins%2C+A&rft.description=The+use+of+the+Private+Finance+Initiative+(PFI)+as+a+procurement+method+for+capital+schools+projects+over+the+past+decade+has+been+considerable%2C+and+a+controversial+issue.+The+relevance+of+procurement+method+for+the+operational+performance+of+projects+and+facilities+is+an+area+cited+as+needing+more+research+by+amongst+others+the+National+Audit+Office.+Recently%2C+the+relative+benefits+of+rebuilding+versus+refurbishment+have+also+become+an+issue%2C+especially+in+the+context+of+cancelation+of+the+Building+Schools+for+the+Future+programme%2C+and+the+James+Review+of+how+to+get+better+value+from+a+likely+decreasing+total+capital+expenditure+on+schools.+In+attempting+to+fill+this+knowledge+gap%2C+this+study+presents+comparative+samples+of+normalised+expenditures+post-renewal+on+facility+service+costs+in+renewed+English+comprehensive+secondary+schools.+Data+is+presented+in+elapsed+time+relative+to+year+of+school+renewal%2C+sampled+to+produce+early+facility+life+cost+profiles+up+to+a+maximum+of+9+elapsed+years%2C+by+both+procurement+method+(PFI+and+non-PFI)+and+type+of+capital+works+(refurbishment+and+rebuild).+The+results+include+that+total+facility+services+costs+are+higher+(though+not+significantly)+in+PFI+schools+in+six+of+the+nine+elapsed+years.+Total+facility+services+costs+are+broadly+similar+over+the+nine+elapsed+years+following+renewal+in+rebuilt+and+refurbished+schools.+The+influence+of+procurement+method+on+expenditure+on+certain+facility+services%2C+coupled+with+high+correlations+between+procurement+method+and+type+of+capital+works%2C+prevents+clear+conclusions+on+the+independent+impact+of+type+of+capital+works+on+operational+expenditure.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5BWinner+of+the+RICS+Research+Best+Paper+Award+in+Construction%3A+COBRA+2011+Conference%5D&rft.subject=Operational+cost%2C+PFI%2C+renewal%2C+schools%2C+whole+life+cost&rft.publisher=Royal+Institution+of+Chartered+Surveyors&rft.date=2011-09-13&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++COBRA+2011%3A+Proceedings+of+RICS+Construction+and+Property+Conference.++(pp.+pp.+196-207).++Royal+Institution+of+Chartered+Surveyors%3A+Salford.+(2011)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1360167%2F1%2FEdkins_school_estate_pfi_edkins_cobra_120911_dwl_ndl.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1360167%2F&rft.rights=open