http://www.isurv.com Most recently updated Building surveying content from www.isurv.com. en http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=6656 Merging planning and building control can work, with adjustments, says Jan Ambrose. It seems to makes sense to combine the two functions of planning and building control. 2012-05-13T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1539 This information paper addresses the capital and rental valuation of freehold and leasehold landed interests for sites where a significant part of the value arises, or might arise,... 2012-05-09T12:35+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=6649 A new information paper, Japanese Knotweed and Residential Property, is the product of an important national initiative to develop a protocol for dealing with the dreaded weed in... 2012-05-08T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1536 This paper addresses the problem of poor communication between clients and building professionals, leading to misinterpretation of mechanical and electrical (M&E) services requirements and inaccurate cost estimates. 2012-05-02T07:31+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1520 The housing market can play an important role in the reduction of global carbon emissions, and this has been the motivation behind the introduction of certification schemes for... 2012-05-01T01:19+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=146 The sixth edition of Dilapidations has the latest information required to undertake a successful schedule of dilapidations, including: instructions; constraints on surveyors; differing claims at the end of... 2012-05-01T08:52+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=6641 The 'lay' world, from being wholly convinced that we must panic about global warming, has returned to a sort of benign agnosticism. This partly flows from the widely... 2012-04-30T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1510 This research paper will enable practitioners to understand some of the implications involved in the valuation of contaminated land and to compare British research and practice with the... 2012-04-30T01:44+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1495 The UK has one of the most ambitious targets for cutting carbon emissions in the world and sustainable waste management and resource efficiency will play a crucial part... 2012-04-30T10:40+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1492 In the current debate on global climate change, buildings are increasingly considered by policy makers, corporations and institutional investors to represent vehicles for achieving energy efficiency, carbon abatement... 2012-04-30T10:13+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1487 This research examines the impact of the changing climate on the operating costs and carbon performance of non domestic buildings. 2012-04-26T03:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1484 This research looks at carbon strategies across 60 UK cities and assesses how successfully each area has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions. 2012-04-26T02:41+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1483 This research investigates professional ethics in small and large surveying practices. 2012-04-26T02:35+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1477 There are ambitious regeneration aspirations associated with the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games including: to transform the heart of East London (DCMS, 2007) and to give the communities... 2012-04-26T01:48+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=6622 Jan Ambrose looks at some of the completed venues within the Olympic Park. By July 2011, six venues within the Olympic Park had been completed: the Velodrome (February... 2012-04-24T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=6596 Alan Thomas takes a look at the fenestration industry. Although the construction industry as a whole has been badly hit by the recession, the fenestration market has suffered... 2012-04-22T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=6623 In this case involving failure to serve a Party Wall Act notice when building a garage extension, Thomas LJ in the leading judgment in the Court of Appeal. 2012-04-22T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=6619 On the issue of the cause of damage, a court can properly take a reasonably robust approach where the damage to the adjoining owner?s property. 2012-04-19T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=6612 The claimant had put the defendant on notice that he would seek an injunction and set out his basis for doing so before building works commenced. 2012-04-19T01:36+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=6611 Although only a county court decision, this case is notable for two findings: an appointment of a surveyor under section 10 can be made before service of a... 2012-04-19T01:26+00:00