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The surveyor in conversation: 2 – Sources of materials for conservation works

Richard Catt FRICS (Richard Catt, who is married with two daughters, qualified in 1966. He commenced practice on his own account in 1969, specialising in the conversion of buildings in both the United Kingdom and in the United States. He acts as an expert witness in building matters. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in Building Surveying at the Polytechnic of Central London and now lectures occasionally at University College, London, the College of Estate Management, Reading, and various London polytechnics. He is the author of ‘Conversion, Improvement and Extension of Buildings’ (Estates Gazette) and contributes regularly to various trade journals.)

Structural Survey

ISSN: 0263-080X

Article publication date: 1 March 1984

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Abstract

Buildings have always been the result of labour and materials applied with enterprise and this has changed little since the Middle Ages: the principal source of building materials remains the ground and plants growing from it. While labour has always been mobile, the materials in any building inevitably reflect the local geology and natural environment as it has always been uneconomic to import foreign ingredients to site. This second article in the series attempts to identify modern sources of some of the most sought‐after basic materials required in conservation works.

Citation

Catt FRICS, R. (1984), "The surveyor in conversation: 2 – Sources of materials for conservation works", Structural Survey, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 216-223. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb006187

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1984, MCB UP Limited

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