Durability Navigation
GBE > Encyclopaedia > Design > Patterns > G#711 N#733
Index:
Navigation towards pages on GreenSpec from articles in Building Life Plans and Building magazine addressing Whole Life Costs and Durability.
- B11 Bathroom pods *
- B14 Prefabricated structural panels *
- E60 Acoustic separating flooring *
- F10 School partitions *
- F50 Ceramic wall cladding *
- G20 Acoustic separating flooring *
- H11 Curtain walling *
- H92 Ceramic wall cladding *
- H21 Timber cladding *
- H31 Coated steel cladding *
- H6 Pitched roof coverings *
- H60 Clay roofing tiles and fittings *
- H65 Concrete tiles *
- H61 Artificial slates *
- H62 Natural slates *
- H63 Artificial slates *
- H64 Wood shingles and shakes *
- J31 Liquid roof waterproofing *
- J41 High performance built-up roofing *
- J42 Single ply membranes *
- K10 School partitions *
- K11 School partitions *
- K11 Floor decking *
- K20 Floor decking *
- K30 School partitions *
- L10 Windows *
- L15 Solar shading *
- L19 Rooflights *
- L20 Automatic doors *
- L20 Internal timber doors *
- L21 Industrial Doors *
- L21 Residential garage doors *
- M12 Slip resistant flooring *
- M21 Insulated render *
- M40 Ceramic wall cladding *
- M40 Slip resistant flooring *
- M50 Slip resistant flooring *
- M50 Carpets *
- M60 Steel corrosion protection *
- N10 Entrance mats *
- N12 Kitchen furniture *
- P10 Part L Insulation *
- P10 Acoustic separating flooring *
- P11 Part L Insulation *
- P21 Natural ventilation in offices *
- P22 Sealants *
- Q23 Permeable paving *
- Q24 Permeable paving *
- Q25 Permeable paving *
- Q37 Green roofs *
- R10 Rainwater drainage *
- S12 Hard water *
- T15 Solar hot water systems *
- V10 Photo voltaic (PV) cells *
- V10 Wind power *
- T10 CHP Combined Heat and Power *
- T11 CHP Combined Heat and Power *
- T50 CHP Combined Heat and Power *
- V21 Retail lighting *
- S17 Rainwater harvesting *
- U10 Mechanical ventilation in offices *
- Z22 Sealants *
- Z34 Steel corrosion protection Hot Dip Galvanized *
© GBE GBC GRC GIC GGC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan ******
27th January 2013 – 19th June 2026
About:
Insurance Industry’s Perspective
The left hand column is a list of articles prepared by Peter Meyer of Building Life Plans published in Building and reproduced here.
They address durability and whole life costs of different specification choices.
They include tables of initial and long term cost comparisons
Design Life
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Durability Database
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Component Life Manuals
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Performance Specification
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© GBE GBC GRC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan ****
27th January 2013 – 19th June 2026
See Also:
GBE Opinion
- GBE Durability Gap (Opinion) G#41218
GBE Durability
- GBE Durability WLC Materials DOCX %%%
GBE Whole Life Costs
- GBE Durability WLC Materials DOCX %%%
GBE CPD
- GBE Durability WLC Materials DOCX %%%
- GBE CPD ConstructionDurabilityDatabase %%%
GBE Jargon Buster
- CLM
- DL
- WLC
- Component Life Manual (CLM)
- Design Life
- Durability
- Whole Life Cost (WLC)
GBS Green Building Specification
- A90 RSA Performance Specification (GBS) G#1465 N#1429 *
© GBE GBC GRC GIC GGC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan ******
27th January 2013 – 19th June 2026
