Outputs (155)

A framework to assist in the analysis of risks and rewards of adopting BIM for SMEs in the UK (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 The Author(s) Published by VGTU Press and Informa UK Limited, [trading as Taylor & Francis Group]. Building information modelling (BIM) adoption amongst larger construction firms and innovators seems to be on the increase. However, there is... Read More about A framework to assist in the analysis of risks and rewards of adopting BIM for SMEs in the UK.

Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage (2017)
Book Chapter

This book chapter in "Valuing People in Construction" (edited by Emuze, F. and Smallwood, J.) presents an assessment of the degree of H&S risk associated with construction project features (CPFs) and the subsequent development of a simple tool (nickn... Read More about Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage.

A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence (2017)
Book Chapter

This book chapter in "Valuing People in Construction" (edited by Emuze, F. and Smallwood, J.) presents a study which sought empirical verification of a model of how construction project features (CPFs) influence accident occurrence. A qualitative str... Read More about A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence.

Data collection for a better understanding of what causes flood damage – Experiences with telephone surveys (2017)
Book Chapter

Starting after the severe flood event of August 2002, computer‐aided telephone interviews (CATI) have repeatedly been used in Germany to remotely collect large standardized data sets on flood losses and possible influencing factors by questioning aff... Read More about Data collection for a better understanding of what causes flood damage – Experiences with telephone surveys.

Addressing challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives (2017)
Journal Article

Building information modelling (BIM) has been proposed as a technology-enabled process for more efficient and effective management of information in digital and virtual environments. Many challenges, however, exist and undermine its effective impleme... Read More about Addressing challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives.

Baghdad Design Centre (2017)
Digital Artefact

Architectural Design Competition Entry

Taking women's different bodily functions into account, including menstruation, in sanitation provision (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Whilst over two billion people lack adequate toilet provision, water supply, and sanitation, women are particularly badly affected. Women have fewer facilities to start with, but more toileting needs caused by biological differences including menstru... Read More about Taking women's different bodily functions into account, including menstruation, in sanitation provision.

The Dibber: Designing a standardised handheld tool for lay-up tasks (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 We present an application of engineering and ergonomics principles in the design of a standardised tool, The Dibber, which is a tool with multiple geometric features to fit the diversity of lay-up tasks used in the composites industry. The Dib... Read More about The Dibber: Designing a standardised handheld tool for lay-up tasks.

Challenges of participatory urban design: Suggestions for socially rooted problems in the case study of Sang-e-siah, Shiraz, Iran (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper commences by introducing a problematic participatory urban design project. This is followed by identifying the main social obstacles found through qualitative interviews (with 20 residents of the neighborhood) and meetings with authorities... Read More about Challenges of participatory urban design: Suggestions for socially rooted problems in the case study of Sang-e-siah, Shiraz, Iran.

Planning for diversity and sustainable spatial planning religion space gender and ethnicity (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The urban planning policy agenda is strongly influenced by sustainability objectives with particular emphasis upon environmental issues. But, the original definition was much broader and included economic well-being and social equality as well as en... Read More about Planning for diversity and sustainable spatial planning religion space gender and ethnicity.