Professionals concerned with the built environment are all too often confronted with cases where building materials have failed prematurely. The information req

A professional reference designed to assist surveyors, engineers, architects and contractors in diagnosing existing problems and avoiding them in new buildings.

Building defects still continue to plague the construction industry. The lessons learned over the last forty years have not been fully applied. Many new or refu

This book provides guidance on building survey work for typical residential, commercial and industrial buildings, with advice on how to diagnose a wide range of