Evaluation of defect influencing factors in public housing in the UK

Olubodun, F

Evaluation of defect influencing factors in public housing in the UK - 1999 - Structural Survey 17(3) 1999, 170-178(9) .

Analyses, and interprets factors which affect building components based on questionnaire information provided by forty-five local authority surveyors involved in the day-to-day diagnosis of defects in public housing stock. Aims to assess the impact of five key factors: design, construction, standards, vandalism and age on twenty-eight selected building components. References.


BUILDING COMPONENTS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
BUILDING SURVEYORS
BUILDING DEFECTS
CAUSES
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REFURBISHMENT
STANDARDS
VANDALISM
DEFECTIVE PREMISES