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"Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for nearly 40 years, evolving to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role. It covers everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and procedures to writing a...

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Main Author: Glover, P. V., author 373795
Format: text
Language:eng
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2023
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description "Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for nearly 40 years, evolving to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role. It covers everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and procedures to writing an accurate report. This updated edition features new material on modern methods of construction, new sustainable materials, new surveying technologies, and industry developments in the wake of the Grenfell Fire. Essential reading for building construction students, professional surveyors, and others who may be required to inspect and report on buildings."--
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spelling KOHA-OAI-TEST:6080032023-09-05T06:42:25ZBuilding Surveys / Glover, P. V., author 373795 textNew York, NY : Routledge,2023©2023eng"Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for nearly 40 years, evolving to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role. It covers everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and procedures to writing an accurate report. This updated edition features new material on modern methods of construction, new sustainable materials, new surveying technologies, and industry developments in the wake of the Grenfell Fire. Essential reading for building construction students, professional surveyors, and others who may be required to inspect and report on buildings."--Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Organization. -- 2. House Surveys. -- 3. Foundations. -- 4. Walls. -- 5. Floors. -- 6. Roofs and Chimneys. -- 7. Joinery and Woodwork. -- 8. Finishes and Surfaces. -- 9. Services. -- 10. Modern Methods of Construction and the Drive for Green Homes. -- 11. Grenfell and the Cladding Crisis. -- 12. The Report. -- 13. Traffic Light and Other Pro Forma Reports. -- 14. Reports on Non-residential Buildings. -- 15. Reports on Flats and Apartments. -- 16. New Buildings and Buildings Under Construction. -- 17. Reports on Older Buildings. -- 18. Reports on Leasehold Properties. -- 19. Reports on Prospective Mortagees. -- 20. A Typical Building Survey Report. -- 21. Legal Considerations. -- 22. Dilapidations. -- 23. Conservation and the Surveyor. -- 24. The Surveyor as Expert Witness."Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for nearly 40 years, evolving to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role. It covers everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and procedures to writing an accurate report. This updated edition features new material on modern methods of construction, new sustainable materials, new surveying technologies, and industry developments in the wake of the Grenfell Fire. Essential reading for building construction students, professional surveyors, and others who may be required to inspect and report on buildings."--Building inspectionURN:ISBN:9781032308845
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