... 23 12 2021 21 02 2022 26 02 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Housing adaptation Disabled facilities grants Constructive research Independent living ICT United Kingdom According to Miller et al...

... adoption Housing United Kingdom The responses by region (Table III) were compared with the Registered Statistical Return (HCA, 2012). There are three regions that were over‐represented by 20 per cent when compared to national distributions of social housing providers: northeast, east...

... into architects’ attitudes and responses to building regulations were provided in Imrie (2007) but a dearth gap of research into knowledge/insight on the CSH from the architects’ perspective. Abiola Baba can be contacted at: Abiola.Baba@uwe.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United...

... well received by the United Kingdom construction industry and can be viewed as a success. However, avoidance tactics aimed at reducing liability for payment and discouraging payees away from adjudication became commonplace. The response from Parliament is contained in the Local Democracy, Economic...

... goes on to make proposals for priority actions designed to bring “quick wins” and to encourage greater capacity and commitment for the longer‐term future. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United Kingdom Buildings Housing Energy consumption Adaptation Climate change Energy...

... hazard for excess cold under the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System and pose a significant risk to the health of occupants (Boardman, 2007). United Kingdom Housing Thermal insulation Walls Existing dwellings External wall insulation Infrared thermography Thermal performance Retrofit...

... ecosystem. Alan Fewkes can be contacted at: alan.fewkes@ntu.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Rainwater harvesting System design Rainwater quality Benefits Barriers United Kingdom Rainfall The demand for water worldwide is increasing, together with concerns...

..., it is essential that knotweed is dealt with promptly and professionally, with the aim of reducing the amount of knotweed waste disposed of at landfill sites. Thomas Payne can be contacted at: tom.payne@tpknotweed.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United Kingdom Plants Buildings...

... United Kingdom Building specifications Sustainable design Low carbon buildings Sustainability Construction professionals It is widely accepted that the design, construction, operation and occupation of buildings have a significant impact on climate change (DETR, 1998 ; Sanders...

...). It is known, however, that, “the house builder Barratt now fits CO alarms as a matter of course”, in its new dwellings – this is following the death of a woman from CO poisoning in one of its homes (Jones, 2010b). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 United Kingdom Building regulations...

... that SMEs found it difficult to interpret climate stimuli unless they had an appropriate frame of reference. Small to medium‐sized enterprises Construction industry Snow Rainfall Risk management United Kingdom The UK has been affected by a number of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs...

... is a cause for concern. Steve Donohoe can be contacted at: sdonohoe@plymouth.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Surveying Laws and legislation Bribery Corruption United Kingdom Construction industry In 2004 the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) began an extensive...

... called, is to “give optimum value for money invested” (Aouad et al., 2001, p. 423). Femi Olubodun can be contacted at: f.olubodun@bolton.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Life cycle costs Construction industry United Kingdom Life cycle costing (LCC...

... education United Kingdom Australia Alison J. Cotgrave can be contacted at: a.j.cotgrave@ljmu.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 The enormity of the impact of building work and property, plus the outcomes of a review of the construction management undergraduate programme...

... were present in the houses of 85 per cent of households in 2007, up from 67 per cent in 1996. Of the social households, 88 per cent had smoke alarms compared to 85 per cent private sector households. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Homes Prices United Kingdom...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Homes Prices United Kingdom Article Type: Newsbriefs From: Structural Survey, Volume 28, Issue 2 Keywords: Homes, Prices, United Kingdom The RICS Housing Market Survey for January 2010 reported that the severe...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Homes Prices United Kingdom Article Type: Newsbriefs From: Structural Survey, Volume 28, Issue 2 Keywords: Homes, Prices, United Kingdom The apparent optimism conveyed by the previous item constrasts...

... ambiguity Project management United Kingdom James Sommerville can be contacted at: J.Sommerville@gcal.ac.uk The TRAM instrument can be divided into the following overarching categories: social, commercial, technical and survival. Within the social category, 56 per cent of the respondents were...

.... John R. Mansfield can be contacted at: john.mansfield@ntu.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Sustainable development Real estate United Kingdom More broadly and in a comparatively short period of time, sustainability has become a key driver of many business decisions...

... in SPK is the understanding of psychology, and by this he means the psychology of the customer (Gruska, 2000). Tony Auchterlounie can be contacted at: A.C.Auchterlounie@bolton.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Quality Housing Customer satisfaction Perception United...