Structural Survey: Volume 31 Issue 3

Recycled brick masonry aggregate concrete: Use of brick masonry from construction and demolition waste as recycled aggregate in concrete

Tara L. Cavalline, David C. Weggel

Reuse of construction and demolition (C&D) waste as aggregates is becoming increasingly popular for a number of environmental and economic reasons. The purpose of this paper is to…

Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing

William Swan, Les Ruddock, Luke Smith, Richard Fitton

The study was designed to assess the knowledge, adoption and perceived effectiveness of sustainable retrofit technologies within the UK social housing sector.

The effect of design on maintenance for school buildings in Penang, Malaysia

A.S. Ali, K.C. Keong, N. Zakaria, U. Zolkafli, F. Akashah

The purpose of this study is to focus on identifying building elements with design defects and established the relationship between design defects and difficulties in carrying out…

The designer in refurbishment projects: implications to the compatibility of design

Azlan‐Shah Ali, Cheong‐Peng Au‐Yong

In refurbishment design, the individual designer is the one who ultimately determines the quality and performance of a project, but not his or her organization. Hence, various…

Performance and resistance of paint used as exterior finish in salt laden environment

Clement Oluwole Folorunso, Mohd Hamdan Ahmad

Painting of buildings predates civilization. The primary purpose was to add beauty or aesthetics to the built environment. It was also to showcase the level of civilization, taste…