Volume 2 (2013-14)

Each volume of Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation consists of four quarterly 100-page issues. The articles published in Volume 2 were:

Volume 2 Number 4

Editorial

Bats and property development
Simon McLean, Chartered Building Surveyor and Surveying Subject Group Leader, Robert Gordon University

Practice articles

Fire suppression in historic buildings
David Gibbon, Director, Gibbon Lawson McKee
Practical difficulties asbestos presents for surveyors and the implications of ‘notifiable non-licensed work with asbestos’
Steve Shutler, Director, SB Asbestos Management
Housing disrepair: Is there a role for experts?
Patrick Reddin, Director, Reddin & Co Chartered Building Surveyors and Corporate Building Engineers
The importance of occupancy patterns on the analysis of heating energy relating to housing refurbishment
Vicki Stevenson, Project Manager WEST, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University and Barry McNaboe, TFF Architects
Best practice for surveyors in business development and social media
Paul Matthews, Partner, PACE Partners
Fire safety in commercial premises
Anna Lundy, International Business Compliance and Enforcement Associate, David Young, Partner and Head, Health and safety Team and Amy Coombes, Eversheds
An overview of damp remediation measures practised by building occupants in Ghana
Kofi Agyekum, Assistant Lecturer, Joshua Ayarkwa, Associate Professor, Christian Koranteng, Lecturer and Emmanuel Adinyira, Lecturer, the Department of Building Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Diary

The chronicles of a Mayfair surveyor: Part 8
Kent Lawson

Volume Two Number Three (Autumn 2013) - Special issue on party walls

Editorial

Property dispute legislation
Simon McLean, Chartered Building Surveyor and Surveying Subject Group Leader, Robert Gordon University

Party walls articles

Party walls in relation to basement projects
Paul Magrill, Director, William Martin Property
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996: Who meets the cost of an injunction?
Alastair Gill, Assistant Director, Neighbourly Matters Team, Deloitte Real Estate
Is it time to underpin (and build on) the proven effectiveness of The Party Wall etc Act 1996?
James Audsley, Senior Associate and Head of Party Walls, Malcolm Hollis
The schedule of condition: A party wall surveyor’s best friend?
Christopher Skelt, Assistant Director, Deloitte Real Estate
Kaye v Lawrence revisited
Mikael Rust, Director, Mikael Rust and Co
Rights to light: Time for a change?
Ian McKenna, Partner and Head of Rights of Light, Malcolm Hollis
Developers beware! General principles as to the grant of injunctions when enforcing property rights
Andrew Francis, Barrister, Serle Court

Practice articles

'Roof spread': Its causes, diagnosis and repairs including consideration for legal implications affecting remedial actions
Peyman Ghasemi, Director, PG Construction Consultants
Checks to be taken by both parties to a dilapidations dispute: Sunlife Europe Properties Ltd v Tiger
Chris Mahony, Director of Building Consultancy, Church Lukas

Diary

The chronicles of a Mayfair surveyor: Part 7
Kent Lawson

Volume Two Number Two (Summer 2013)

Editorial

Should beneficial statutes become adopted across different legal systems just because they are beneficial?
Simon McLean, Chartered Building Surveyor and Surveying Subject Group Leader, Robert Gordon University

Practice articles

The significance of cracks in low-rise buildings
Roger Johnson, Chartered Surveyor and Director, Avongard
Professional duties of party wall surveyors
Alistair Redler, Partner, Delva Patman Redler
Diminution valuations for building surveyors
David Gilbert, Director, Lambert Smith Hampton
Accessing goods and services in commercial property: An update
Vivien King, Consultant, Malcolm Hollis
Energy management systems: The ‘five-step-plus’ approach and ISO 50001
Andy Lewry, Principal Consultant, Sustainable Energy Team, BRE
Structural movement and defects in traditional Scottish residential property
David Gibbon, Director, Gibbon Lawson McKee
The changes to the RICS Red Book 2012 Edition
Anthony Banfield, Director, Banfield Real Estate Solutions
Assessing airports for business rates
Stuart Hicks, Director, Dunlop Heywood
CPD records for the architectural technologist
Steve Scaysbrook, Chartered Architectural Technologist
Rebuilding a city: Christchurch’s recovery from the 2010-11 earthquakes
Malcolm MacMillan, Earthquake Recovery Operations Manager, Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment, New Zealand

Diary

The Chronicles of a Mayfair Surveyor: Part Six
Kent Lawson

Volume Two Number One (Spring 2013)

Editorial

The Rights of Light Act is 54 years old: Is it time to consider a replacement?
Simon McLean, Chartered Building Surveyor and Surveying Subject Group Leader, Robert Gordon University

Practice articles

Insulation: What to specify and why
Mark Wilson, Chartered Architectural Technologist, Director, Design Office Architectural
Sustainable buildings: BREEAM case studies
Simon Guy, Building Research Establishment
The nature of mass masonry granite walling and the potential for retrofit internal wall insulation strategies
Gerard Buda, Chartered Building Surveyor and Senior Lecturer, Robert Gordon University (et al)
The Dilapidations Protocol (almost) one year in
Bartle Woolhouse, Partner, Malcolm Hollis
Implications for the property sector following the adoption of the Energy Efficiency Directive
Olivia Quaid, Partner, Paul Sheridan, Head of Environment Law and Mark Heighton, Head, Real Estate Group, CMS Cameron McKenna
Hotel values in London 2012 and beyond
Tim Smith, Director, HVS
Surveyors and phone masts
Michael Watson, Property Litigation Solicitor, Dilapidations and Telecoms Mast Specialist, Shulmans
Greening the buildings sector: Roles for building surveyors
Jeroen van der Heijden, Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam
Overview of the current CRC scheme
Jane Southworth, Legal Director and Catherine Manning, Associate, Environment Team, Eversheds
Construction disputes
Martin Collingwood, Head of Construction, Andrew Jackson Solicitors
The challenges of providing alternatives under a prescriptive code regime
Michael Gentille, Managing Director, Philip Chun