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.

Aimed at civil engineers and quantity surveyors and students of these disciplines in the preparation of bills of quantities.

Helps those who are less experienced in flood repairs to understand the basic insurance and technical issues involved, and the key elements of customer care.

This classic text takes the reader through everything they need to know, from traditional methods through to the very latest technological developments. Ideal whether students are studying surveying as a separate discipline or as part of a civil engineering, building or construction course: accessible, well illustrated and comprehensive.

"The aim of this book is to take the reader by the hand and show them exactly how to carry out various inspection techniques to identify the causes of damp in buildings"--

"This book explores the wide-ranging elements of property PR in the UK, with a strong emphasis on communications theory, strategy and technique"--

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.