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035			_a(Sirsi) u126576
100			_aSpring, M.
245			_aBeauty is but skin deep
260			_c2004
490			_aBuilding _v269(8337) 18 June 2004, 26-27(2)
520			_aExamines the building failures that have recently hit the headlines, including the dramatic collapse of Terminal 2E of Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Considers whether building failures are becoming more common and notes that detailed information on this is difficult to obtain now there is no longer any systematic survey of building defects in Britain. There is no British equivalent of the French agency, Socatec, which technically audits designs based on the feedback it gets from insurance claims. Surveying in the building industry is becoming more competent in certain ways, such as the IT revolution making technical information more readily available. There are some problems including clients aspiring to more iconic architecture that sets out to be adventurous, but stretches technical competence to beyond its limits.
590			_aABS
590			_aABS
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
650			_aCONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT _96230
650			_aSTRUCTURAL FAILURES
690			_aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-DEFECTS AND FAILURES
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999			_c117582 _d117582