The valuation tool user guide: monetizing Cradle to Cradle®

Ankrah, N.A., Manu, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-9002-3681, Hammond, F., Baffour-Awuah, K., Hingorani, N. and Wood, P., 2014. The valuation tool user guide: monetizing Cradle to Cradle®. Wolverhampton: University of Wolverhamton.

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Abstract

This User Guide outlines the object, scope and expected deliverables from the Valuation Tool component of the Cradle to Cradle ® C2C BIZZ project. It describes the compendium of subtools that have been developed comprising: i) overview of funding tools; ii) C2C investment appraisal tool; and iii) C2C value indexing tool. The underpinning methodologies, as well as their inherent strengths and limitations are also described. The C2C BIZZ project as a whole aims specifically to promote and enhance the implementation of C2C methods in business site development within North Western Europe (NWE) (PAD, p.14). It is intended to infuse C2C notions into conventional site development, restructuring and management. The primary focus of the project is on planning, building and managing of business sites with C2C credentials (PAD, p.18) using sites in Lille Metropole (La Lainiere), London (London Sustainable Industries Park) and Luxemburg (Ecoparc Windhof) as experimental fields. C2C BIZZ is not concerned with the internal operations and activities of occupiers or users of the developed site. Accordingly, the scope of the valuation tool is confined to the planning, building and management of C2C sites. The deliverable from this component is a compendium of subtools (see Figure 1 below) that may be used to analyse the financial performance of C2C credentials in business sites to aid the making of a business case for such developments and evaluating the financial incentives for particular C2C site development projects. This entire work is premised on the argument that the wider adoption of C2C principles within the built environment depends on the rate of uptake by the private sector. The private sector, being profit driven, are likely to engage in C2C site development if they are convinced of its capacity to contribute to their business goals which ultimately is a return on their investment. The tool development described in this document attempts to provide a framework for collating an evidence base that can assist in articulating the business case for C2C in business site developments.

Item Type:	Research report for external body
Creators:	Ankrah, N.A., Manu, E., Hammond, F., Baffour-Awuah, K., Hingorani, N. and Wood, P.
Publisher:	University of Wolverhamton
Place of Publication:	Wolverhampton
Date:	November 2014
Divisions:	Schools > School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	25 Nov 2015 14:02
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:57
Related URLs:	Organisation
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/26482

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