Structural Survey: Volume 26 Issue 1
Table of contents
Mixed tenure estates: Implications for asset management in the registered social landlord sector
Jim KemptonThe purpose of this paper is to define mixed tenure estates as comprising any mix of social housing tenants with: private renting tenants (who therefore have private landlords);…
Evolution of codes for structural design in Mexico
Sergio M. Alcocer, Víctor M. CastañoThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of structural design code development in Mexico, as an example of how code evolution has taken place in many countries, and to…
Computational design concept analysis: a Nordic comparison of four apartment buildings
Arto SaariThe purpose of this paper is to present a systematic procedure to analyse the cost‐effectiveness of design concepts in residential construction, at the same time profiling…
Relationship between buildability, indoor air quality and visual performance
Low Sui Pheng, Liu Jun Ying, Wong Heng LockThe purpose of this paper is to show that, while the buildability concept and habitation comfort have been studied extensively, these have so far been examined separately. In…
Fire safety in the design and operation of student housing facilities
Mohammad A. HassanainThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the design and operation factors that affect the provision of fire‐safe student housing facilities, and to present the development of a…