Outputs (155)

Flood resilient construction and adaptation of buildings (2017)
Book Chapter

Flood resilient construction has become an essential component of the integrated approach to flood risk management, now widely accepted through the concepts of making space for water and living with floods. Resilient construction has been in place fo... Read More about Flood resilient construction and adaptation of buildings.

Insights and issues in the uptake and development of advanced anaerobic digestion within the UK water industry (2017)
Book Chapter

This study explores the uptake and growth of Advanced Anaerobic Digestion (AAD) within the UK water industry to reveal the drivers and challenges the water companies are facing towards aiding the UK Government to reach its renewable energy targets. A... Read More about Insights and issues in the uptake and development of advanced anaerobic digestion within the UK water industry.

Sacred spaces in urban environments (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter investigates how religion has shaped architecture and urban form, with particular reference to the place of women in the city, and the division between sacred and profane, and looks at the situation in pre-Christian, Christian, secular a... Read More about Sacred spaces in urban environments.

Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects (2017)
Book Chapter

Employers of heritage projects always have a main requirement, which is for the project to be completed within the time scale, budget and with the highest quality. Evidence suggests that for clients of heritage buildings, various factors led to unfor... Read More about Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects.

A comparative study on the indoor thermal comfort and energy consumption of typical public rental housing types under near-extreme summer conditions in Hong Kong (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Residents of the dense urban environment in Hong Kong suffer from poor living conditions due to building overheating, especially during near-extreme summer conditions. In this study, the thermal comfort... Read More about A comparative study on the indoor thermal comfort and energy consumption of typical public rental housing types under near-extreme summer conditions in Hong Kong.