ADW Developments

01/09/2026

September tends to focus the mind on the year ahead, and on the decisions that shape it.

The interview with our Director, Anthony Waterman, was so well received that we're continuing our Meet the Team series.

This time, Harish Borah, our expert in Life Cycle Thinking, on cost, carbon, and why the right decisions get made early.

https://adwdevelopments.com/interview/the-judgement-beneath-the-numbers-in-conversation-with-harish-borah-expert-in-life-cycle-thinking-cost-carbon-adw-developments/

Harish Borah, ADW's expert in Life Cycle Thinking, on cost, carbon, and the judgement behind every life cycle study, and why we build sustainability in, not on.

26/08/2026

A building's cost doesn't stop at completion, it runs for decades in repairs and replacements most teams never model.

Our new Knowledge Share explains how designing for durability, backed by life cycle costing, protects your budget across the whole life of the asset:

https://adwdevelopments.com/mat05/durability-by-design-why-service-life-planning-protects-your-budget/

24/08/2026

We have already shared some of our projects from England and Scotland, and today we are bringing you along to Cardiff, Wales.

https://www.instagram.com/adwdevelopments/reel/DcTzUK2sYpl/

18/08/2026

The security credit looks minor, one credit on the scorecard. But get the specialist or the timing wrong and it becomes one of the most expensive credits to earn.

Here is what Hea 08 actually asks for:

https://adwdevelopments.com/hea06/breeam-hea-08-security-why-the-assessor-cannot-be-your-design-team/

17/08/2026

One of the many projects we’ve worked on in London. This one sits right opposite Victoria tube station, where we supported a commercial office development.

https://www.instagram.com/adwdevelopments/reel/DcI_C2FM7dQ/

Here’s what ADW Developments delivered:

• Man 02 Life Cycle Costing, Stage 2 and Stage 4
• Support on Capital Cost Reporting
• Mat 01 Life Cycle Assessment
• Pre-Redevelopment Audit
• Wst 01 Pre-Refurbishment Audit
• Security of Site

Contact us to discuss how we can help with your project.

10/08/2026

Last Friday brought some of the ADW Developments team, https://adwdevelopments.com/meet-the-team/, together in London.

We revisited past projects, saw current work taking shape across the city, and rounded off the day with some time at The National Gallery.

Each saved location on the map below represents a client who trusted us to help with their project in London, and we are grateful to every one of them for choosing to work with us.

31/07/2026

Not every life cycle cost serves a certificate. 💷

The most useful ones answer a decision: build or buy, refurbish or replace, hold or sell.

Here is how a bespoke study works, and when it pays for itself.

https://adwdevelopments.com/lcc/bespoke-life-cycle-costing-the-analysis-behind-the-decision/

14/07/2026

BREEAM warns that a late Wst 05 appraisal becomes a paper exercise with minimal value. The deadline is the end of Concept Design. ⏳
Here is what the credit is actually for: https://adwdevelopments.com/breeam/breeam-wst-05-climate-adaptation-and-the-stage-2-deadline/

13/07/2026

BREEAM Version 7 renumbered the material efficiency credit from Mat 06 to Mat 05. 📐 But the numbering is not the story. The story is that this credit has a hard deadline at RIBA Stage 1, and most teams find out too late.

https://adwdevelopments.com/breeam/breeam-mat-05-why-material-efficiency-starts-at-stage-1/

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06/07/2026

Building in London comes with the toughest planning requirements in the country. 🏙️ Here is a clear guide to what the London Plan asks of developers and how to keep compliance costs under control.

https://adwdevelopments.com/circular-economy/london-plan-requirements-the-construction-economics-of-developing-in-the-capital/