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Forthcoming content
A selection of articles and real-world case studies scheduled for Volume 13 of Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation - consisting of four 100-page issues in both print and online - includes:
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Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC): Mere existence does not spell disaster
Trevor Rushton, Group Chairman, Watts Group -
The stonework and structural repair project at Fyvie Castle
Annie Robertson, RICS Accredited Building Conservation Surveyor and Project Director, Fyvie Castle, Major Conservation Project, National Trust for Scotland -
Should Part II of Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 be amended to allow any point of difference between a residential occupier and a contractor to be adjudicated rather than litigated?
Matt Fedigan, Co-Founder & Director, Domec Professional Services -
Professional indemnity insurance for architects – not so ‘professional’ after all?
Anthony Le, Head Commercial Litigation Solicitor, Smooth Commercial Law -
An investigation into the vapour permeability and durability of natural renders on an earthen wall system
Jim Carfrae, Associate Lecturer, University of Plymouth -
The current skills shortage that is currently crippling the asbestos industry
Nicky Honing -
The Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992: a useful tool or a blunt one?
James Brenan, Solicitor, Spencer West -
How to effectively employ preventative maintenance and early investigative works on roofs
Mark Fisher, General Manager, Garland UK -
Inclusive environments: Access to commercial property, goods and services - Disability specific access requirements
Adrian Tagg, Associate Professor in Building Surveying, University of Reading -
Hygrothermal risk assessment of external wall insulation retrofit to non-traditional wall types in an Irish context-using the glaser method and numerical modelling
Gareth Mc Donnell, Senior Architectural Technologist, O'Shaughnessy + Associates, Joseph Little, Head of Construction and Building Performance, School of Architecture, Building and Environment, Technological University Dublin -
Upgrading the energy efficiency of listed buildings in a changing climate
Martina Pacifici, Senior Associate, ADAM Architecture -
Structural drying techniques following penetrating damp issues or escape of water
Alan James, Dantherm Group -
Invasive invaders: Japanese Knotweed and non-native species in our homes
Daniel Docking, Technical Manager, Property Care Association -
Condensation risk analysis and when to use dynamic simulation tool
Umendra Singh, Product Sustainability Lead, North Europe, Soprema Group -
The changes on PART L and the importance of correct product identification
Laura Katon, Specification Manager -South East, Unilin Insulation -
Enabling the local delivery of domestic retrofit at scale
Rachel Owens, Co-Director, National Retrofit Hub -
Walsh v PSB
Richard Webber, Partner & Head of Property Disputes, RLS law -
Retrofitting at scale using archetypes
Naomi Grint, Passivhaus designer and assistant certifier, Etude -
The impact of the Building Safety Act on waterproofing
Laura Beveridge, Duty Holder Design Manager, Visqueen -
The new building regulations - Energy Assessments, Part L and Part O
Sean Mills, Technical Manager, Build Energy -
Flood testing facilities: What have we learned?
Andy Tagg and David Ramsbottom, Technical Director, Flood and Water Management, HR Wallingford -
Impact protection using novel fibre reinforced concrete
Alan Richardson, Associate Professor, Michelle Littlemore, Assistant Professor, Northumbria University, and Harry Toase, Section Engineer, Balfour Beatty Vinci HS2 -
Surface waterproofing as a means of controlling water ingress into masonry walls
Henry Zhu, Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, UCL