..., a triangulation approach was used in this study which involved a questionnaire survey (sample size 64) and interviews with selected respondents. Findings From the results, it can be concluded that BSs are still in high demand in Malaysia, even without the Building Surveyor Act, which is required to provide...

...De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu; Edward Badu; David J. Edwards; Michael Adesi; Gary D. Holt Purpose Despite widespread demand for consultants and especially within the surveying profession, driving forces of service/pricing/quality are not fully understood and have received minimal research attention...

.... Law Construction industry Contracts Surveying England As long ago as 1856 when the Law of Contract was developing, judges recognised the importance of a “condition precedent”. The case of Pym v. Campbell [1856] 6 E & B 370 is an early example of the importance...

... was a survey questionnaire completed by 53 building surveyors. Findings The findings revealed that many building surveyors, while having heard of the Act, had no idea when it would come into force nor were they aware of what steps to take to comply with the provisions of the Act. The survey revealed...

... survey subjectivity and building conservation philosophy's nebulous nature creates the potential for project aesthetic and technical divergence. This paper aims to examine this issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a literature review and hypothetical case studies. Findings It has...

... source oscillation is not clear. Surveying Oscillations Communication technologies Structures The PRM (Schaal and Larocca, 2001 , 2002) has been extensively applied on signal GPS filtering techniques for monitoring healthy structures. It is based on the analysis of the L1 double...

... and 3D models) from laser scan and image survey data for historic structures. Design/methodology/approach Historic building information modelling (HBIM) is proposed as a new system of modelling historic structures; the HBIM process begins with remote collection of survey data using a terrestrial...

...@plymouth.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Construction industry Contracts Law reform Surveying In the summer of 2008, The UK Government issued proposals which will amend parts of the Housing Grants Regeneration and Construction Act 1996 (HGRCA 1996). This paper summarises...

...Sara J. Wilkinson Purpose This paper aims to establish and illustrate the levels of awareness of work‐life balance policies within the surveying profession in Australia and New Zealand. The culture and characteristics of the Australian and New Zealand work force are to be identified. The key...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Surveying Mailing list Knowledge Alert is a new, free, bi-monthly e-mail produced by RICS Library which enables you to see important information about the surveying world at a glance, with the ability to view more...

...Mike Hoxley; Sara Wilkinson Purpose This paper seeks to present the second part of research funded by the RICS Education Trust to investigate the impact of the 2001 education reforms on Building Surveying. The first part of the research involved the collection of data from university course...

...Sara Wilkinson; Mike Hoxley Purpose It is of major concern to the surveying profession that the seven years between 1994 and 2001 witnessed a decline in the numbers of UK student surveyors of nearly 50 per cent. This was significant, especially when considered in the context of rising student...

... perception in the surveying profession of the complex formulae associated with whole life costing (WLC) has led to it being described by local government as “a nebulous concept that falls on deaf ears”. This paper seeks to describe research to develop a user‐friendly approach using a generic software input...

... estate firms expanded significantly over the past decade. Building surveying (BS) is a different case. Small numbers work in commonwealth countries but it is limited and in many countries professional and academic qualifications are not recognised. This paper aims to consider the extent of the barriers...

... and field study, this paper presents and discusses the benefits of knowledge management (KM) for sustainable competitiveness in SMEs in surveying practices. A field study was conducted, involving 12 professionals from eleven organisations, of which 2 of the 11 organisations were surveying practices...

.... This comprised a level survey, the sinking of four hand auger boreholes, excavation of two trial pits and associated laboratory testing. Surveying Loss prevention Insurance Buildings The British insurance industry introduced cover for subsidence damage to domestic buildings on a general basis...

... with the accuracy and consistency of surveyors' survey judgements and their potential impact on planning for the DHS. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Whilst the literature reports on many facets of inconsistency in human judgements, two of the main areas are discussed here – the potential use...

... Surveying Property Housing Floods Assessment Owing to climate change and unprecedented global warming, the risk of flooding in Britain is now significant and increasing with time (Hulme and Jenkins, 1998). The impact and magnitude of the problems caused by flooding are huge. There are five...

...Mark Shelbourn; Mike Hoxley; Ghassan Aouad Building surveying employers are requiring graduates with a high level of cognitive and experiential skills to enable them to survey buildings directly after graduation with little or no supervision.This has led to a change in thinking for educators...

... Surveying Moisture Measurement systems Surfaces Probes Problem identification There is probably not a surveyor in the land who would not take a moisture meter to a building survey. In spite of this almost universal acceptance and use of it, the electrical moisture meter (EMM) is probably...