regarding the Professional Occupational Performance ( POP) Records. Bolton will be hosting its second annual POP Record road show, again providing the opportunity to maintain and enhance links with architectural practices soon. The built environment has always been committed to building links with both industrial and academic counterparts, particularly at local level. This is something that echoes the ethos of CIAT and has been commended by External Examiners. Some of the examples of links are with Bolton Council, Bolton at Home, CIAT North West Region, Street Design Partnership and Jenkins Design Services. We have also developed relationships with clients through a number of live projects, including Gary Neville, Manchester United and England footballer ( Eco House), Bolton Diabetic Centre, Bolton Council and Bolton at Home. Established links continue to be developed on the international level too, both with other European universities and in terms of student placements and opportunities to study abroad in Finland and the Czech Republic, and our new Campus in the United Arab Emirates - Ras al Khaimah. As for many of the successful Architectural Technology programmes, the use of practitioners for sessional teaching and guest lectures is normal practice in a number of modules. Significant external input also comes from the use of practitioners and clients on design ' crits' and interdisciplinary projects ( as judging panel members), our industrial advisory boards, which consist of local practitioners who meet regularly to discuss the continual development of the degree and related courses, and from our Architectural Technology External Examiners, academic and/ or practitioners. The Architectural Technology programme, here at the University of Bolton has been, from its conception to the present day, developed to relate to the allied disciplines, yet is constantly reviewed in terms of professional discipline and close alignment with Architectural Technology QAA Subject Benchmark Statements ( 2007) and Construction Industry Council Graduate Common Learning Outcomes and National Occupational Standards ( 2005). The programme has strong links with industry which a high percentage of part time students are involved whilst studying and working at the same time. The University of Bolton has offered a programme in Architectural Technology, led by a CIAT Member, for over ten years and it continues to be developed to keep pace with the ever- evolving discipline within a moving industry. The programme is due for an Accreditation Review by CIAT later in 2010, and our vision is to continue to provide an environment which maintains a high standard of learning and teaching motivating our students to become highly competent and professional providers of Architectural Technology services and solutions. The course continues to be developed to keep pace with the ever- evolving discipline within a moving industry AT INBOLTON 20 ATMARCH- APRIL2010 Alan Cornthwaite, Dean of School, with Manchester United and England footballer Gary Neville Right: one example of students' work sparks interest

PUBLICATIONS ATMARCH- APRIL2010 21 Party Walls: A practical guide. RIBA Publishing, January 2010, Nicol Stuart Morrow I have read several books offering guidance on the subject of party wall matters and, although this book is aimed at architects, it is a very useful source for anyone involved in party wall matters no matter what their role might be. I found its analysis of the various sections of the Act concise, clear and very easy to understand. The use of exemplars, I found particularly useful in offering intention and interpretation of the Act. Section six has good advice on excavations. The book's analysis of adjoining owners' interests, particularly in respect of intervening owners, such as highway or railway authorities is well worth looking at. I would have liked more definitive advice about the advisability of acting as owner's surveyor if already appointed in a design role. I am firmly of the belief that if acting in a design or other consulting role for an owner you should be very circumspect indeed about acting as surveyor under the Act; this in particular reference to acting as agreed surveyor when already acting as a consultant. If a consultant already acting for an owner takes on the role of surveyor they should think very hard about conflict of interest. It would have been good to have seen extended clarification about the position when written consent is given by adjoining owners and how this impacts on the operation of the Act. A discussion of this would, in my opinion, have added enormously to this book. This does not in anyway detract from the value of the book and I highly recommend it to all who might act in office under the Act or be affected by it. Barry Bridgwood MSc MCIAT IHBC CIAT Recognised Conservationist The clue is in the title, practical guide! This book has been aimed at anyone who has a professional interest in party wall matters or is currently studying and explores and explains the many practical implications of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. All the text is very clear and explains the role in plain English. The book takes you through the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, in each section from 1 to 22. The Act has been reproduced in its entirety, with comments made by the author under each section and sub section. This is particularity useful if you are not that well acquainted with the Act. The author has included two case studies within the book, so the reader can see examples of the notices served and the award. Rob Thomas MCIAT, South East Regional Councillor and Party Wall Surveyor Building Research and Information ( Vol. 38 No. 1 January- February 2010) Ed. K. J. Lomas Carbon Reduction in Existing Buildings The Government has targets for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016. Existing buildings, which form the majority of homes in the U. K., will need to be radically refurbished if we are to meet national and international emissions targets in the near future. This refereed journal includes research into energy use and models of energy consumption in Denmark and the UK. Research papers include a model for benchmarking UK energy delivery with a Table comparing energy consumption, external temperatures and the cost of energy from 1998 to 2008. The data in the table indicates that energy consumption is influenced more by the unit cost than the external temperature of the season. One of the more interesting papers concerns the temperature settings for central heating systems in homes in England. The paper explores how occupiers use the thermostatic controls on their central heating systems and the period of time that the heating system is in operation and the effect that this has on energy consumption and the resultant carbon emissions. The conclusions of the study were that households that use central heating system controls had no lower demand temperatures than households that do not use controls. However evidence from homes equipped with modern controls on the central heating system showed a moderate reduction in energy consumption. Another paper concerns the behaviour of the occupants of the homes and the influence that this may have on the energy consumption. The research being recorded in this this journal makes some contribution to our understanding of some of the issues that we will need to engage with if we are to address the problem of reduced carbon emissions into the 21st century in our existing housing stock. Robert Mason MSc PPBIAT MCIAT Lecturer in Architectural Technology Edinburgh Napier University