Structural Survey: Volume 33 Issue 1

Prevalence of POE in UK higher education institutions

Mike Riley, Alison Cotgrave, Noora Kokkarinen

The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent to which Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is understood and applied within higher education institutions across the UK and…

Hannan and Hannan v Healey and Healey 2013 to 2014

Peter S. Defoe

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the application of the ratio in Ankerson v Connelly 1906 2Ch 544(Ch) and 1907 1Ch 678(CA) to a modern domestic right to light situation…

Infrared thermography – evaluation of the results reproducibility

Elton Bauer, Vasco Peixoto de Freitas, Niubis Mustelier, Eva Barreira, Sara Stingl de Freitas

Infrared thermography is increasingly being used to diagnose pathologies in buildings, such as façade defects. The purpose of this paper is to assess the results reproducibility…

Technical considerations in green roof retrofit for stormwater attenuation in the Central Business District

Sara Wilkinson, Jessica Lamond, David G Proverbs, Lucy Sharman, Allison Heller, Jo Manion

The key aspects that built environment professionals need to consider when evaluating roofs for the purpose of green roof retrofit and also when assessing green roofs for…

Innovation in low carbon construction technologies: An historic analysis for obviating defects

A.M. Forster, S. Fernie, K. Carter, P. Walker, D. Thomson

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the risks of building defects associated with rapid advancement of “green” construction technologies. It identifies the methods adopted by…

Life cycle costing: evaluating its use in UK practice

Anthony Higham, Chris Fortune, Howard James

The purpose of this paper is to establish the extent to which life cycle costing (LCC) is used as an early stage project evaluation tool by practitioners in the UK construction…

Editorial

Mark Shelbourn, David G Proverbs