...Visar Hoxha Purpose The present study aims to investigate the relationship between building regulations, urban planning, and perceptions of housing affordability and prices in Prishtina, Kosovo. Design/methodology/approach A self-report survey with 1,000 respondents, selected through...

... permit owners and builders to employ their own private certifiers. Nowadays, a large number of councils do not employ their own building certifiers and all the building certification is carried out by private certifiers. Nevertheless, all construction work must comply with the building regulations...

...Stephanie Power; Peter Wynn Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish whether the guidance on the application of the UK Building Regulations in Approved Document J should have gone further by expecting that CO alarms should be provided in all new dwellings, irrespective...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Fire Legislation Building regulations Reform of fire safety legislation Parliament has now agreed on the biggest single reform of fire safety legislation in over 30 years. Essentially the new law will consolidate over 70...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Building regulations Electricians Paperwork delaying electricians becoming compliant A phobia of paperwork is preventing electricians becoming Part P registered according to the UK Trades Confederation (UKTC). The daunting...

... (AHP). Lo (1999) has developed an evaluation method on the basis of fuzzy set theory (Zadeh, 1965, 1973) for existing buildings. Most of the evaluation methods require site inspection to assess the performance of the identified fire safety attributes. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Building...

... the research into the project inception and the decision to build process, with particular emphasis on the environmental factors that influence the process and the product. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Strategic management Decision making Facilities management (premises) Building regulations...

... the resistance of the heat flow paths in each layer separately and then adding. (see equation 8) The current “proportional method” of calculation would give a U‐value of 0.256W/m²K for this example. Energy management Building regulations Efficiency Energy consumption in the UK...

... large step towards the overall goal of creating a truly sustainable housing stock. This analysis points clearly to the need for standards which seek to follow the improved regulation scenario in those aspects of energy use to which the Building Regulations is best suited (mainly space and water...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Training Fire Building regulations Fire training courses Keywords: Training, Fire, Building regulations The Association of Passive Fire Protection is to hold a series of training days which will incorporate details of the changes...

... into account realised performance. It is argued in this paper that, in many cases, there is a large gap between notional performance, as defined by the calculation methods embodied in the Building Regulations, and performance achieved in practice. Although it is accepted that some variation in performance...

...Malcolm Bell; Robert Lowe This paper presents a critique of the energy efficiency aspects of the Building Regulations for England and Wales as they relate to dwellings. It is argued that a significant improvement in the regulations is required if large reductions in CO₂ emissions...

...) © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Building regulations Certification Construction industry British Board of Agrément Keywords Building regulations,Certification, Construction industry The BBA is concerned with testing, assessment and certification of products...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Building Regulations Construction industry British Board of Agrément Keywords Building Regulations, Construction industry Truline Arch Frames (lapsed) Kaliko GF and NS PVC Roofing Systems (lapsed) Rehau PVC-U Window System...

...David R. Gibson Considers aspects of the requirements of the current building regulations as they relate to fire design and fire safety. Reviews the requirements of Part B in respect of occupancy and travel distances. States that research would suggest that a designer may be required to provide...

...Tony Ley; Mervyn Widgery Discusses the application of the English and Welsh Building Regulations to the form of earth‐walled buildings of the West Country commonly known as cob. Its aim is to provide designers and controlling Authorities with a better understanding, so as to enable a more informed...

... legislation. Stresses that this is basic guidance for developers and should not be used as a substitute for professional advice where badgers are affected by development. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Building regulations Development plans Environmental impact Rural areas Badgers are a protected...

... for money. Building regulations Quality Surveyors Building control, once considered to be the obstacle or hurdle to be traversed in the development process, has evolved to become the“enabler”. This has not been achieved overnight but has evolved over the past decade and will continue to do so well...

.... Examines the Imperial College experience with HAC and its implications for surveyors. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Concrete Cement industry Building regulations Materials management Surveyors Construction industry High alumina cement concrete in construction Professor P. L. Pratt Professor...

...Malcolm Hollis Discusses the storms and high winds of 1987 and 1990 which affected much of the country, and asks why so much damage was caused to buildings when Building Regulations and Codes of Practice were designed to cope with such conditions. Outlines the extent of the 1990 damage and posits...