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Warm Up Bristol: City-wide energy efficiency
A part of Bristol’s status as 2015 European Green Capital involves becoming the UK’s most energy efficient major city. Here, the Council outline their...
Housing shortage hitting thousands in Wolves
Thousands of people are struggling to buy property in Wolverhampton due to a chronic housing shortage...
A new report has revealed the scope of the...
A planning framework to support communities
Councillor Ken Browse, Chair of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) outlines concerns arising from the NPPF, and why we need a planning...
Orpwood Associates
The profession of a Chartered Building Surveyor covers a very broad spectrum of duties. Most people’s experience relates to the purchase of a new...
The Green Deal – a simple and robust idea?
Steve Cole, Policy Leader at the National Housing Federation discusses whether the Green Deal has helped to improve energy efficiency in UK housing stock…
Green...
BRE puts consumers at the heart of homebuilding
A new quality mark for new houses has been launched that will transform the way consumers choose their homes to buy and rent…
Leading building...
The toolkit for BIM – completing the jigsaw
Stephen Hamil, Director of Design and Innovation at NBS, discusses the digital toolkit that will complete the Level 2 BIM suite and how it...
Housebuilding rates continue to increase
New figures have shown that there has been an increase in the number of homes being built across the country...
According to the latest figures,...
Thermal model calculations: A lesson in accuracy
Andrew Lundberg, thermal modelling expert at the Association of Thermal Modellers details the challenges faced in accurately assessing building fabric performance, hailing competency as...
Private landlords must improve home efficiency
Under new government plans, landlords will be required by law to ensure their properties have an energy efficiency rating of at least Band E...
Up...
Developers sidestep affordable housing commitments
A new policy that enables housing developers in the UK to step around affordable housing commitments has come under fire.
News that housing developers are...
The Party Wall compensation trap
Chairman of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors (FPWS), Alex Frame, provides advice regarding underpinning and a compensation trap to avoid.
I have always advocated...
Damage and the Party Wall Act
When damage is done through party wall building activities, the Party Wall Act can sometimes not cover the issue. Sara Burr, Chair of The...
Planning for sustainable drainage systems
Sam Ibbott, Deputy Public Affairs Director at Environmental Industries Commission examines the latest government consultation on SuDs and the new approach of delivering it...
BIM and the golden thread
GREG DAVIES, Operations Director at Concerto, discusses their integrated asset management solution, their on-going commitment to Government Soft Landings and his thoughts on ‘the golden thread’.
Planning for SuDs
Sam Ibbott, Deputy Public Affairs Director at Environmental Industries Commission examines the latest government consultation on SuDs and the new approach of delivering it through the planning system.
Completing Level 2 BIM
Stephen Hamil, director of design and innovation and head of BIM at RIBA Enterprises details the development of a digital toolkit which will guide industry to complete Level 2 BIM.
Taylor Wimpey reports house prices are slowing
UK house building firm Taylor Wimpey has said house prices are growing more slowly and that the boom which made property unaffordable is now...
Utility connections for new build projects
Utility Networks (UN) – a division of the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) looks at how to avoid construction delays due to utility connection...
Polyurethane foam – a thermal solution
Leonie Onslow, Executive Director at the British Urethane Foam Contractors Association asks if it is possible to meet zero carbon requirements and how existing...
First-time buyers are at the highest level in seven years
The Halifax has reported that the number of first-time buyers in 2014 reached the highest level since 2007, despite rising house prices.
Figures from the...
Keeping Out the Cold
The winter chill has finally set in and for owners of older, solid walled properties, the effects will be particularly keenly felt. Just 3%...
PM announces 20% discount on first home
A new scheme will see 100,000 first-time buyers receive a 20 per cent discount on new homes as part of a major drive to...
Cardoe Martin Burr
Cardoe Martin Burr Limited provide Building Surveying and Property Consultancy services to corporate, institutional and individual clients. The practice is wholly owned by its...
Mortgage holders could cope with a rise in interest rates
The Bank of England has said the majority of homeowners could cope with a rise in interest rates.
If interest rates rose to 2.5 per...
Taking a Stand
Following significant concessions on carbon emission targets in the Approved Documents L to the Building Regulations in both England and Wales, there were serious...