Surveying

The design and construction of building projects is a complex and demanding process. It involves a variety of disciplines, including architecture, quantity surveying, engineering and construction management.

Serves as a guide to building defects and building inspection. This book describes how and why house construction has changed, identifies some of the more common defects, and provides a series of elemental check lists. It covers chapters that include a brief history of the building to help you understand and identify specific construction details.

A guide for those responsible for identifying and dealing with asbestos in buildings. It is based on the Control of Asbestos at Work Act 2002 and is intended to be a guide to the technical aspects of asbestos and why it was originally used. It illustrates where it may be found in buildings, what type of survey is required and how to undertake it.

Details valuation principles and practice in core areas such as residential, commercial and industrial. This book explores specialist fields including minerals, public houses and hotels. It considers the developing law and regulation within the field. It also covers valuation legalities, theory and practices.

Gives an entry level introduction to valuation methodology. This work offers a narrative treatment to the subject matter with examples and illustrations, contained in an easy to read format. It emphasises practical aspects such as property inspection. It provides coverage of various important areas of valuation.

Suitable for students of engineering in surveying, this title is also for students of building and environmental studies and archeology. Offering an introduction to land and construction surveying, it includes the principles, methods and equipment used in surveying. It includes coverage of levelling, total stations, detail surveys, and EDM.

The first book to introduce the process of TDD and examine the role of the Building Surveyor within the commercial property sector. Outlines the processes that the surveyor must go through when performing a TDD inspection and covers typical pathology and defects encountered during TDD.