Guides
Guides and in-depth articles on construction cost management.
Construction economics: the complete guide for professionals
Construction economics in France: how costs are structured and estimated, the financing routes, public and private procurement, return analysis and the role of each party.
Explore the articles in this guide →Construction costs in France: cost per m² by building type and the factors that move them (2026)
Construction cost ratios in France by use: housing, offices, public buildings, warehouses, refurbishment. Regional factors and the method for building a reliable budget envelope.
Explore the articles in this guide →Construction cost studies in France: the economist's role, stages and deliverables
Construction cost studies in France: what a construction economist does, the stages of the appointment and the five families of deliverables, from early estimates to tender documents.
Explore the articles in this guide →Construction regulations in France: the complete guide 2026
The regulatory framework of any construction project in France: accessibility, fire safety, the public-building classification, planning permission, the environmental regulations and high-rise.
Explore the articles in this guide →The design team work stages in France: a complete guide to how a construction project unfolds
The French design team work stages, from first sketch to handover: the role of the design team, the design stages, the tender process and the works on site.
Explore the articles in this guide →The economic risks of a construction project: the complete picture
A map of the ten families of economic risk in construction: the matrix of risks against project stages, probability and scale, and the return on prevention.
Explore the articles in this guide →The construction economist's tools and methods: the complete picture
Priced bills, pricing schedules, specifications, quantities, tender comparison schedules, final accounts, the seven families of tools mapped stage by stage.
Explore the articles in this guide →Refurbishment economics in France: the economist's tools and methods
Eight families of tools, benchmark rates by type of work, eight key differences from new build, and the strip-out and survey items new build never carries.
Explore the articles in this guide →Public procurement economics in France: the economist's role end to end
What separates public procurement from private contracts, the economist's role stage by stage, and the fifteen operational reflexes to have as a matter of course.
Explore the articles in this guide →“Votre prochain dossier, on s'en charge.”
L'économie de la construction à la demande, pour les cabinets d'architectes.
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