The residential sector is responsible for 15% of UK’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2018 with the main contributor being from gas for heating and cooking (Gov.uk, 2020). If we are to meet the governments 2050 Net Zero pledge it is imperative that new low carbon technologies are harnessed and embraced by UK’s homeowners to achieve […]
Description Paragraph 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published in February 2019 states that; “The planning system should be genuinely plan-led”. With reference to the relevant sections of the NPPF and current guidance or legislation, explain what you understand by this statement and how the NPPF suggests that it should work. Discuss, with […]
Part D A fellow surveyor working close to these properties has suggested on a Zoom meeting at the Arts and Crafts Club, to which Matilda also participates, that the Chicken Shed land could be used partly for a new office development. He has suggested that a 3-storey building could be accommodated on some of the […]
Description Task Write a report that: • explains the key aims and objectives of TWO measures listed in Chapter 7 of the National Planning Policy Framework; and • critically evaluates how those TWO measures could be applied to address the challenges St Elsewhere town centre faces. (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government G, (2019) […]
Critically evaluate the evolution and development of a town of your choice in England.
Description In the context of construction and/or property disputes, critically evaluate and compare the characteristics (both advantages and disadvantages) of TWO of the following alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods: 1. Arbitration 2. Construction Adjudication 3. Independent Expert Determination 4. Mediation The discussion should have consideration for: • The types (examples) of construction and/or property disputes […]
Description Provide your responses to the following tasks in essay form: a. ‘The Client briefing, procurement, tendering and cost management processes pass through distinct stages of development that are aligned to commonly used frameworks such as the RIBA Plan of Work (2020) stages. During each stage, a number of critical Client /stakeholder decisions and processes […]
Discuss the following statement: “…policy discussions remain framed by the goal of sustainability. This adherence to sustainability ignores the fact that the concept has failed to meaningfully change the human behaviour that created the Anthropocene” (Benson and Craig, 2014: 778). *END OF SUSTAINABILITY ARTICLE*1. Set out, in your own words, how you understand the above […]
Use it to assess Barkham Place, Waterman’s View and Hazebrouck Meadow individually, and as part of the overall masterplan for the Arborfield Green Garden Village. Think about ‘place’ on its different levels, e.g. the place of the street, of Barkham Place, Waterman’s View and Hazebrouck Meadow, and of Arborfield Green (at the “garden village” […]
Value creation and real estate developments: a critical analysis in a context of urban regeneration
