http://www.isurv.com Most recently updated Construction content from www.isurv.com. en http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3882 With so many potential benefits, why hasn't off-site manufacture taken off? As building services providers we have been keen supporters and developers of an emerging industry - that... 2010-09-06T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3879 James Mather discusses the Managing the Design Delivery guidance note, which is currently in development, and the role of the design delivery manager in project co-ordination. Design Delivery... 2010-08-30T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3875 Colin Wishart discusses Edinburgh's newest social housing project. The first tenants have now moved into the attractive apartments at Lochrin Basin in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh. Designed... 2010-08-25T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3874 As projects become more complex, says Donnie MacNicol, co-ordination will become increasingly important to their success. Co-ordination is becoming increasingly challenging on projects through the growing number of... 2010-08-23T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3871 Steve Pittard outlines the RICS Electronic Document Management guidance note and its importance to project co-ordination. Many companies struggle to manage the increasing quantity of documents and files... 2010-08-22T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3870 Colin Potter ponders the compatibility of timber floors and masonry walls. Part E floors and walls are like people: on their own they can work very well, but... 2010-08-19T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3855 Laurence Cobb looks at the increasing scope of the project manager's role and the impact of case law on their responsibilities. What is project management and why is... 2010-08-15T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3835 Would radical reform of the UK's land and property taxes produce a simpler, more stable, more market-efficient system? RICS has embarked on a project to find out, reports... 2010-08-09T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1208 A monthly analysis by RICS Economics of the United Kingdom economy and the current property market. 2010-07-30T12:29+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3642 Kevin Tinkham gives an overview of 'smart materials' used in the built environment, initially focusing on energy efficiency and occupier comfort. Mention the word 'materials' to people in... 2010-07-19T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3637 How intumescent materials are crucial for passive fire protection, by Chris Mahony and Kevin Tinkham. We ask many things of our structures in the modern built environment, e.g.... 2010-07-15T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3635 Peter Vanderweele discusses the need for responsibility in commercial construction. When a person buys a washing machine or a car, they receive a warranty that they are statutorily... 2010-07-14T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1148 This report, by John Kelly and Kirsty Hunter with RICS Education Trust funding, provides a methodology for assessing the life cycle cost of buildings that incorporate elements of... 2010-07-12T10:22+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3521 The Lifetime Homes Standards were reissued on 5 July 2010. These principles, along with others such as those published by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment... 2010-07-07T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=156 This guidance note has been produced to provide surveyors and their clients with guidelines for the use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in land surveying. The first... 2010-07-06T03:07+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=198 The current (3rd edition - combined RICS practice statement and guidance note) of Surveyors acting as expert witnesses applies to surveyors when providing expert evidence, whether oral or... 2010-07-06T01:33+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=141 Long established and understood professional responsibilities to clients are matched by statutory obligations to users of property. It is a criminal offence for those involved in estate agency... 2010-07-06T01:03+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3588 Reflective materials have been a part of the UK insulation market for many years but have not been without controversy says Alan Thomas. Within specific forms of construction,... 2010-06-17T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3586 David McCullogh explains the Initial Notice Protocol 2010. The Building Control Alliance (BCA) provides the five major organisations representing the building control profession (ABE, ACAI, CIOB, LABC and... 2010-06-16T11:00+00:00 http://www.isurv.com/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?documentID=3549 With the pressure on to get housing supply back on track, non-traditional construction methods are an idea whose time has come. Philip Santo explores the issues for valuers... 2010-06-09T11:00+00:00