The benchmarking app can also be accessed using this link, where you will be able to view it as a full screen.

Some pointers (please also see video guide below):

'Index' tab

• Select the date and location you would like applied to the benchmarking values, then click 'Filter'
• This is based on the latest BCIS All-in TPI and UK 2000 location indices. A note will be made of when these values were last updated.

'Filter' tab

• The 'Filter' tab allows you to select sector, primary use, build type and gross internal area (GIA) range
• A map view on the left indicates the locations of the benchmark projects
• On the right-hand side, you will see a data summary showing the number of applicable projects and the ranges for contract sum and GIA
• Time and location indices can be amended at the top of the screen without having to return to the Index page
• You can return to the filter page at any time by clicking on the Filter button at the bottom-left hand side of the app. Your previously selected filters will maintain and can be edited.

'Summary' tab

• Looking at the 'Summary' tab, you will see the cost information for the relevant projects
• In the top left, within the unit of measurement (UOM) dropdown, you can select the unit to see the data per square foot gross internal area (GIA), square metre GIA or per functional unit. The following sectors/primary uses have the following functional units. Any not listed have been left as the GIA in square metres. Any projects where the below functional units are unknown have been left blank

o Residential (apart from student accommodation) = number of distinct units (i.e. number of apartments

and/or houses)

o Student accommodation = number of beds

o Hotels = number of keys

o Car parks = number of car parking spaces

o Education = number of pupils

• To the right of the UOM dropdown, external and facilitating works and design fees and contingencies (along with associated on costs) can be excluded
• It is also possible to show the data grouped by number of basement levels and storeys
• Any outlier projects can be deselected on the right-hand side, where 'Filter projects' is indicated. Clicking the project reference you wish to omit will turn the box with the project reference white. They will be omitted from the view accordingly and all figures on the page updated. Projects can be added back into the visual by clicking on the reference again (the projects included in the visual will be black)
• At the bottom of the visual, you can select different views of the information including bar chart, GIA overlay, box and whisker and as a table
• The information can be downloaded as a CSV file by clicking on the three dots at the top right of the table view. Once clicked, select ‘Export data’. The data should then begin to download.

'Elemental' tab

• This tab shows the project data elementally, at the bottom of the visual you can see the average elemental values
• Again, you can change the unit display and exclude external and facilitating works and design fees and contingencies (along with associated on costs) if desired
• Like with the 'Summary' tab, projects can be filtered
• There are different displays for the information including bar chart, percentage distribution across the elements and a table view
• You can also see façade benchmarking, including key metrics such as blended façade rate and blended rate on GIA
• Once again, data can be downloaded as a CSV file through the table view.

'Spatial' tab

• The 'Spatial' tab provides details of net:gross and wall:floor ratios, along with details of average floor height and proportion of the façade area that is glazed. This information is not available for all sectors or primary uses. The following are the definitions used to calculate these figures:

o Residential = net sellable area (i.e. the internal area being sold to residents)

o Offices = net lettable office space (i.e. the internal area being rented to tenants)

o Life sciences = net office space + net laboratory space (all types)

o Industrial and logistics = net office space + net warehousing space + net manufacturing space

• It is possible to filter the data to a particular range of storey heights and also to omit particular projects from the view (identical process to previous tabs, using the 'Filter projects' section on the right-hand side).

'Delivery' tab

• Typical main contractor on costs for the projects are indicated
• As with the previous tabs, projects can be filtered to update the information
• There is also the option of applying a case study contract sum (as of today's index with no regional adjustment — see aforementioned clarification on this) with the slider. This will update the figures on the page for programme predictions
• The main contractor preliminaries ("prelims") percentage figure is independent of the case study contract sum inputted. This figure is an average for the selected filters at the top of the page. This is the percentage of the build cost, plus external works and facilitating works. Build cost includes for all elements of the building e.g. substructure, frame, roof, stairs, upper floors, etc.
• The overheads and profit (OH&P) percentage figure is independent of the case study contract sum inputted. This is the percentage of the build cost, plus external works, facilitating works and the main contractor preliminaries
• An indicative PLANNED project duration is given using a regression formula for the planned on site duration for the main works. Below are the key assumptions this is based on:

o Planned on site duration for the main works is taken as the difference between the date for possession of site

and the date for completion of works, both taken from the form of contract

o The adjusted contract sum has been adjusted to the current quarter and NOT for region.

This is because main contractors typically operate across regions and therefore, this was omitted

from the adjustment

• An indicative ACTUAL project duration is given using a regression formula for the actual on site duration for the main works. Below are the key assumptions this is based on:

o Actual on site duration for the main works is taken as the difference between the date for possession of site

and the practical completion date (if available) taken from the practical completion certificate

o The adjusted contract sum has been adjusted to the current quarter and NOT for region.

This is as main contractors typically operate across regions and therefore, this was omitted from the adjustment

• An indicative final account uplift is given using a regression formula for the final account of the main works. Below are the key assumptions this is based on:

o The adjusted contract sum and adjusted final account (taken from the Final Account Statement) are compared.

This gives an indicative value for the percentage uplift of the value on the final account statement versus the

value on the contract

Export data into Excel

• To export data from any visual, but in particular the Table view, hover the cursor over any graphic and click the three dots in the top-right corner. From the dropdown, click Export data. A pop-up will appear. Click Data with current layout then Export. A download should start. Open the downloaded file and make sure that it is saved as an Excel .xlsx file. The data displayed is exactly as that shown in the visual (adjusted for your chosen indices and filters). A summary of the applied filters to the dataset is summarised in a single cell below the data.

Print page as a PDF

• To print a PDF of any page within the app, click on Export at the ribbon towards the top-left of the app interface. From the dropdown, click PDF. A pop-up will appear. Ensure that Export with is set to Current Values. Also ensure that Only export current page is ticked. Then click Export. A download will begin of a PDF showing the page as is in the app.

Print visual/chart as an image

• To print an image of a chart or visual, hover over the visual you wish to print and then click on Copy as image with caption. A pop-up will appear saying Preparing your copy. Once complete, another pop-up will appear saying Your visual is ready to copy. Click Copy to clipboard. Then you can paste the visual as an image in any location. The visual will also show as a caption, with all the filters applied to the dataset.