Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation

Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation is the major peer-reviewed journal for building surveyors, structural engineers and other professionals and scholars concerned with building condition, defects, valuation, repair and maintenance.

Published quarterly and guided by an expert Editor and Editorial Board, each 100-page issue – published both in print and online – contains in-depth, practical articles on building condition, defects, valuation, repair and maintenance written by and for leading surveying professionals. The journal provides detailed, actionable advice on the latest thinking, techniques and instrumentation available to the surveyor in the diagnosis and repair of building defects, as well as valuation and legal and regulatory updates - with no advertising.

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The Journal’s scope encompasses the diverse range of concerns in the survey, appraisal and valuation of the built environment, including – among others:

Building surveys
Structural surveys
Defect investigation
Instrumentation and its use
Valuation
Repairs and maintenance
Dilapidations
Fit out and refurbishment
Building control and building regulations
Party wall issues
Remedial works
Acquisition surveys
Insurance assessment and claims
Measured surveys
Project management and monitoring
Sustainable buildings
Dispute resolution
Professional liability

The Journal’s overriding goal is to support the continuing professional development and education of those working in, or entering, the field. As such its peer-reviewed content is both intellectually rigorous and of direct relevance to the practice of building surveying, appraisal and valuation.

Essential reading and reference material for:

Building surveyors
Structural engineers
Valuers
Building services engineers
Specialist surveyors, such as those advising on accessibility and material sampling
Building control officers
Architectural technologists and technicians
Energy assessors
Estates managers
Architects
Contractors
Lawyers advising on disputes involving party walls, dilapidations, liability, negligence and boundary issues
Loss adjusters
Academics and educators