Building Surveying: Advice for Loft Conversions
The following case study report is based on an exercise from the RICS certificate in building surveying practice. The template that is provided in the course was based on…
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Discussion: Analysing the Use of Environmental Sensors
Environmental sensors have the potential to help to tackle fuel poverty in social housing and could save organisations millions of pounds on property management and repair…
Methodology for Diagnosing Damp in Traditional Buildings
A number of years ago, when I was still working as a roofer, I had the pleasure of working on a fantastic traditional cottage. I was part of the team re-roofing parts of the…
The New Drone Registration and Education Scheme
For anyone who is interested in flying drones in the UK you will be well aware that it is now a legal requirement to become a registered operator if you are responsible for a…
Product Review: Protimeter Salt Analysis Kit Chloride / Nitrate
In this review I will be looking at the Protimeter on-site chemical analysis kit. This is a fairly cheap bit of kit that would be used in conjunction with other on site tools…
Interview Series: Stephen Hodgson and the Property Care Association
For this Q&A session I was very pleased to be able to reach out to Stephen Hodgson from the Property Care Association. My core reason for this was to learn a little more…
Product Review: Protimeter Speedy 2000 Tester Standard
Establishing a quantitive measurement of the total moisture content of a given sample can in some cases be essential for diagnosing a damp problem and understanding whether a…
Interview Series: Maintenance of Hydroelectric Systems
For this Q&A session I sat down with Sean McNeish who is a mechanical engineer for Ross-shire Engineering. Ross-shire Engineering are a niche engineering service company…
Social Housing Management: Unauthorised Tenant Alterations
Under a Scottish secure tenancy agreement (SST), tenants have the right to carry out alterations and improvements to the property they reside in. In this blog, I am going to…
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