Five things I found this week – 06 May

This week’s pages – general information, updates and informal CPD, are all relevant to Collier Steven’s work
(originally an in-house info page for our staff)

Surveys –

Those snippets of wallpaper we sometimes see at the back of a bedroom cupboard…

Pattern of oval shapes in pink, white, and beige with various dotted and lined designs on a mustard yellow background. The ovals are arranged in vertical rows connected by lines.

The Wallpaper History Society

The WHS celebrates the history, design and conservation of historic and contemporary wallcoverings and provides a unique network through which professionals, manufacturers and enthusiasts can share knowledge, inspiration and enjoyment of wallpaper at all levels.

Legal –

A useful reminder of an Expert’s duties, written from a valuation perspective but generally applicable to all expert evidence

The role of the surveyor-expert and their evidence in litigation | Falcon Chambers

This article considers how the duties imposed on expert witnesses impact upon the functions of expert surveyors giving valuation evidence tendered in Court and in the Upper Tribunal.

Something Random-

Orange lava lamp with three glowing blobs inside, placed in a dimly lit sitting room with stairs and furniture in the background.

How do lava lamps help with Internet encryption?

Randomness is extremely important for secure encryption. Each new key that a computer uses to encrypt data must be truly random, so that an attacker won't be able to figure out the key and decrypt the data. However, computers are designed to provide predictable, logical outputs based on a given input. They aren't designed to produce the random data needed for creating unpredictable encryption keys.

Surveys-

One to watch out for if we are surveying riverside flats in London and Docklands

A small balcony with two red chairs overlooks a river, bordered by a brick building and trees under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Soaring and unpredictable fees for balconies over the Thames

As well as balconies, some residents also have to pay charges for rainwater gullies and disused cranes on the basis that they could be swung out over the water

CPD –

This Eurocell sponsored CPD examines the specification options for refurbishing or replacing window units in social housing alongside the best practice methodologies for ensuring they are fit for purpose

Illustration of a double-glazed window with a cross-section showing multiple glass panes and frame layers for insulation.

Ensuring social housing windows are fit for purpose – Building | Building Design | Housing Today CPDs

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