... buildings. No other background information about the respondents was collected. Australia Retrofit Energy efficiency Housing Residential property Secondary glazing Magnetite Australia Pty Ltd Buildings and the building construction sector together represent 36% of the global...

... Modular construction User satisfaction Post‐occupational evaluation Students Residential property The two most widely quoted construction industry reports into the UK construction (Latham, 1994 ; Egan, 1998) highlighted the need to improve areas of efficiency, quality and customer...

...Simon Siggelsten; Stefan Olander Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look more closely at the residents' attitude to individual heat metering and charging systems (IMC) of multi‐family dwellings in residential properties, and to evaluate the tenant's perception of IMC and how it may affect...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Construction industry Residential property Occupational health and safety Subcontracting Australia This paper presents an analysis of some aspects of a research project that explored attitudes to occupational health and safety (OHS) held...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Residential Property Survey Article Type: Newsbriefs From: Structural Survey, Volume 27, Issue 5 Keywords: Residential Property, Survey Following extensive consumer research and member consultation, the 3rd edition...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Lettings Residential Property Trends Article Type: Newsbriefs From: Structural Survey, Volume 27, Issue 5 Keywords: Lettings, Residential Property, Trends Residential rents in the UK have dropped across...

... the sustainability, technical and financial issues in the residential property development. Findings The results revealed that developers preferred new build for city centre private residential development. Though the urban planners of Sheffield had no preferences, they encouraged the reuse of buildings, but due...

.... Residential letting and property management agents have also been covered by the OEA. More than 40 per cent of estate agents are currently represented by the OEA, a figure which is expected to rise to 65 per cent later this year. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Residential property ...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Buildings Residential property RICS is to clarify the guidance it provides to its members on the valuation of new build residential properties in the UK. These changes follow the recommendations of a joint Council of Mortgage...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Residential property Mortgage companies The response from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)to the recent Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) report on HIPs is as follows.“We are pleased to hear that most...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Interest rates Residential property Housing The UK economy and consumer spending have found a firmer footing in the first half of 2006, much to the surprise of many commentators. The housing market is also stronger, while growth...

... of the home unit, a common phenomenon for Hong Kong private domestic buildings (see Figure 4). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 National cultures Socialization Structural design Rooms Residential property People's Republic of China Hong Kong presents a unique case...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Health and safety Hong Kong Buildings Residential property Ancient people lived in caves because sheltered places could protect them against the changing external environment, notably adverse weather conditions and savage beasts. If caves...

... Publishing Limited 2004 Maintenance Residential property Skilled workers Housing Customer satisfaction Concerns about the image of traders and falling standards of workmanship within the small‐scale domestic maintenance sector are ever on the increase. The sector continues to attract...

... of property professionals throughout England and Wales and a study of flood‐affected residential property in Sydney, Australia. It provides details of how exposure to flood events impacts on residential property markets and buyer behaviour associated with flood‐prone property, and will also provide some...

.... An industry wide survey was conducted and the factors including workmanship, design detailing, maintenance and material incompatibility under tropical conditions are identified and discussed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Buildings Residential property Maintenance Water Many...

... © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Economy Commercial property Residential property Construction industry Keywords: Economy, Commercial property, Residential property,Construction industry The RICS Economic Brief for February 2003 reports the interest rate cut amidst fears...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Land tenure Residential property Commonhold Bill receives Royal Assent Keywords: Land tenure, Residential property The Commonhold Bill received Royal Assent on 1 May 2002. The new legislation will enable flats to be owned on a virtual...