Structural Survey: Volume 24 Issue 4

Compliance with building regulations in England and Wales

This paper is based on a research project sponsored by the DTI, with contributions from construction industry partners. The principal objective of the research was to generate…

Modelling a culturally sensitive approach to fuel poverty

This paper seeks to discuss the need for the development of a more flexible measure of energy efficiency based on an ever increasing multi‐cultural society.

New build or conversion?: Stakeholder preferences in inner city residential property development

This research aims to analyse the preferences within key groups for the conversion of existing buildings or the construction of new buildings for private residential purposes in…

Crack control in screed using A142 steel fabric or mixed structural polypropylene fibres with regard to toughness and residual strength

To evaluate manufacturers' claims that structural polypropylene fibres provide satisfactory crack control reinforcement and compare the findings against steel fabric used as crack…

Certificate in inclusive environments at Northumbria University

Home inspector training

2006 Awards for Excellence

103rd CIOB President

RICS updates residential valuation guidelines

New CIC consultants’ contract

New UK homebuyers code introduced

Internet review

Strategic risk for directors

UK economy

Recent publications

New professional asbestos qualification

Accreditation scheme for fire risk assessors

Editorial

Home inspector assessing

Special Issue on Law in the built environment

Updated asbestos information for schools

Housing developments pose possible health risk

Property alliance

Discussion of proposals for revised asbestos regulations

Government comment on Council of Mortgage Lenders response to HIPS

British Board of Agrément