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Sustainability and Commercial Property Valuation, 2nd edition

Encompasses the wide range of physical, social, environmental and economic factors relating to sustainability that can impact on value of which valuers should be aware.
Research 31 May 2018
New money in rural areas

New money in rural areas examines the economic, social and environmental impacts on rural localities and communities of new investment, and seeks to answer: how can the benefits of new money flowing into rural areas be maximised a...
News & opinion 19 Oct 2018
Fitter cities

With health and well-being increasingly important considerations in towns and cities, Yvonne Rydin and Helen Pineo discuss how surveyors can contribute to healthier lives.
News & opinion 23 Oct 2018
Fire safety: Why it's key to our global urbanisation response

Working in collaboration with global partners means that the International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) can bring greater consistency by setting minimum levels of fire safety and professionalism across the world.
Construction Journal 24 Oct 2018
Construction Journal: November–December 2018

Ethics and conflicts of interest take centre stage as we look at the responsibilities that come with being a construction professional, and how we can work together to eliminate corruption from our industry.
News & opinion 31 Oct 2018
Agricultural break point

With UK agriculture facing many disruptions, including Brexit, John Varley considers how emerging trends may shape land-based rural businesses over the next few years.
News & opinion 5 Nov 2018
The workplace experience revolution: the real drivers of employee sentiment

Leesman's recent workplace analysis gives a better understanding of the complex web of factors that determine the employee experience, argues Jo Sutherland.
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Gaps and analysis in dam engineering industry projects of Australia

This research paper studies project management discipline development in the past decades and shows that project management research has become well-established with accepted theories, methodologies and standards. This paper prese...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Challenges affecting the installation of heating in residential buildings

District Heating is highly prominent in its potential to provide low carbon heating supply to UK residential buildings. This has provided the impetus to further investigate the practicalities of implementing District Heating on UK...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Improving construction bidding practices through scrum project framework

This research investigates whether scrum, an agile project management framework, could be of benefit in tenders and bidding processes. The selection of the “right” construction contractor has been a topic of continual interest wit...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Ethical perceptions among quantity surveyors in the UK

Little focus has been placed on the specific roles of the consultant’s quantity surveyor and contractor’s quantity surveyor regarding their ethical actions. With the use of a questionnaire survey, this research identifies the ethi...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
What contributes to efficient operation and maintenance?

This paper investigates the efficient factors contributing to efficient Operation & Maintenance (O&M) management. It explores the characteristics of O&M management attributes namely competent staff; well-planned O&M management; bu...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Visualisation of complexity and risk in mega construction projects

There is a need to develop visualisation method(s) to conceptualise the complexity and risk-related events and visualise their impact on project performance. In accordance with this overall purpose, this study aims to lay the grou...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Prefabricated bathroom: advantages & implementation in Malaysia

This research explores the advantages of utilising prefabricated bathrooms in building construction in Malaysia.
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Occupants’ perceptions of indoor environmental conditions

This paper presents a qualitative study that investigated occupants’ practices in two BREEAM Excellent buildings. This research investigated the levels of satisfaction of the building occupants with the thermal, lighting and aural...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Do project managers need training in behavioural sciences?

The traditional function of the construction project management role is to integrate the technical variations between the different specialist roles involved in project delivery activities including risk management, to ensure inte...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Critical success factors for integrating BIM and sustainability principles

In recent years, there have been significant calls for a more technologically driven construction sector which would not meet the expected standards in quality, time and cost but also integrate sustainable principles in delivering...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Early implementation of BIM in architectural firms

The implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is accelerating within architectural practices. However, there is evidence to support the premise that lean construction principles are being underutilised. This research ...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Strategies to cope with stress among construction professionals

Stress is a major concern in the construction industry (CI), with work overload, time pressure, a number of organisational tasks and physical demands as the common stressors. Although stress in the CI has been studied extensively,...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Operational quality failure issues: a client's perspective

This study aims to appraise external failure cost within the complex construction supply chain, then to identify strategies to prevent and appraise quality as a means of reducing failure. This paper provides interim findings from ...

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