Forthcoming content

A selection of articles and real-world case studies scheduled for Volume 13 of Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation - consisting of four 100-page issues in both print and online - includes:

• Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC): Mere existence does not spell disaster
  Trevor Rushton, Group Chairman, Watts Group
• The stonework and structural repair project at Fyvie Castle
  Annie Robertson, RICS Accredited Building Conservation Surveyor and Project Director, Fyvie Castle, Major Conservation Project, National Trust for Scotland
• Should Part II of Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 be amended to allow any point of difference between a residential occupier and a contractor to be adjudicated rather than litigated?
  Matt Fedigan, Co-Founder & Director, Domec Professional Services
• Professional indemnity insurance for architects – not so ‘professional’ after all?
  Anthony Le, Head Commercial Litigation Solicitor, Smooth Commercial Law
• An investigation into the vapour permeability and durability of natural renders on an earthen wall system
  Jim Carfrae, Associate Lecturer, University of Plymouth
• The current skills shortage that is currently crippling the asbestos industry
  Nicky Honing
• The Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992: a useful tool or a blunt one?
  James Brenan, Solicitor, Spencer West
• How to effectively employ preventative maintenance and early investigative works on roofs
  Mark Fisher, General Manager, Garland UK
• Inclusive environments: Access to commercial property, goods and services - Disability specific access requirements
  Adrian Tagg, Associate Professor in Building Surveying, University of Reading
• Hygrothermal risk assessment of external wall insulation retrofit to non-traditional wall types in an Irish context-using the glaser method and numerical modelling
  Gareth Mc Donnell, Senior Architectural Technologist, O'Shaughnessy + Associates, Joseph Little, Head of Construction and Building Performance, School of Architecture, Building and Environment, Technological University Dublin
• Upgrading the energy efficiency of listed buildings in a changing climate
  Martina Pacifici, Senior Associate, ADAM Architecture
• Structural drying techniques following penetrating damp issues or escape of water
  Alan James, Dantherm Group
• Invasive invaders: Japanese Knotweed and non-native species in our homes
  Daniel Docking, Technical Manager, Property Care Association
• Condensation risk analysis and when to use dynamic simulation tool
  Umendra Singh, Product Sustainability Lead, North Europe, Soprema Group
• The changes on PART L and the importance of correct product identification
  Laura Katon, Specification Manager -South East, Unilin Insulation
• Enabling the local delivery of domestic retrofit at scale
  Rachel Owens, Co-Director, National Retrofit Hub
• Walsh v PSB
  Richard Webber, Partner & Head of Property Disputes, RLS law
• Retrofitting at scale using archetypes
  Naomi Grint, Passivhaus designer and assistant certifier, Etude
• The impact of the Building Safety Act on waterproofing
  Laura Beveridge, Duty Holder Design Manager, Visqueen
• The new building regulations - Energy Assessments, Part L and Part O
  Sean Mills, Technical Manager, Build Energy
• Flood testing facilities: What have we learned?
  Andy Tagg and David Ramsbottom, Technical Director, Flood and Water Management, HR Wallingford
• Impact protection using novel fibre reinforced concrete
  Alan Richardson, Associate Professor, Michelle Littlemore, Assistant Professor, Northumbria University, and Harry Toase, Section Engineer, Balfour Beatty Vinci HS2
• Surface waterproofing as a means of controlling water ingress into masonry walls
  Henry Zhu, Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, UCL