COBRA `96 : construction and building research conference held at the University of the West of England in Bristol [electronic resource]
Language: English Publication details: London RICS 1996ISBN:- 0854068945
- 690.072
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| Book | Virtual Online | ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 159526-2001 |
30 per cent real cost reduction of UK component construction - the challenge for quantity surveying -- A model to predict the performance of local authorities in granting statutory approvals -- A statistical analysis of wear out failure under preventative maintenance -- A strategic approach to the procurement of facilities services -- An analysis of potential future demand for building surveying services -- An evaluation of definitions and the key elements of partnering -- An examination of ways in which cultural diversity can effect the business activities of construction consultants operating internationally -- An investigation into the refurbishment characteristics encountered when integrating modern building services into historic buildings -- Analysis of statutory fire safety requirements in the European union -- Assessing the life expectancies of buildings for life cycle costing -- Assessment of facilities management performance: a stroll around the block, a look behind the scenes and a voyage into hyperspace? -- Class consciousness: the recognition and liberation of wasted space in the educational environment -- Client time expectations and construction industry performance -- Computer implementation of the impact of early planning decisions on project performance -- Condition surveys for housing associations - some potential pitfalls -- Econometric modelling and forecasting of UK construction new orders -- Effective selling of design and build: architecture as a sales strategy -- Escape route lighting for people with poor vision -- From construction to maintenance: using the bill of quantities to formulate a maintenance profile and manual -- Helping housing managers understand the maintenance requirements of their stock -- Improving the quality of conceptual structural design: a neural network approach -- Making the most of energy conservation in refurbished property -- Management of quantity surveying practices in a changing market -- Means of escape for disabled persons - consultation and consensus -- North American building procurement approaches and client choice factors -- Premises occupancy cost analysis: current practice and developments towards a universal taxonomy -- Private finance initiative procurement -- Property data in a healthcare estate: an energy case study -- Realising the client's strategic requirements: motivating teams -- Risk management and the contractor's cash flow -- SURVEYQUAL: a multiple item scale for assessing survey service quality -- Technology and conservation: the supply of engineering services for the repair and maintenance of listed and historic buildings and monuments -- The consequence of pro-active strategic planning for competitive advantage in SME's within the construction sector -- The design outcome of the building procurement process -- The development of an object oriented software prototype for a 'requisitions and purchase orders management system' -- The effect of competitive tendering on value in construction -- The effect of natural ventilation on reducing radon levels within an existing dwelling -- The impact of the end user on building energy performance and consumption -- The international benchmarking of value management -- The legal and cost implications to property owners/managers of recent European legislation relating to health and safety -- The role of mentoring in enhancing quality of productivity and value addition in the context of surveying services -- The strategic facilities management of leisure centres -- User satisfaction in public healthcare buildings -- Value-focused approach to built asset renewal and replacement decisions -- Works, services and supplies procurement: obligations under the 'tendering contract', fairness and revocation of offers -- The legal dangers posed by land contamination to construction professionals.