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Climate–water crises: Critically engaging relational, spatial, and temporal dimensions (2024)
Journal Article

Declarations of water crises have been ubiquitous in water policy and practice for decades. In the face of unprecedented human-caused climate change, the circulation of water crisis discourses has increased in frequency. How crises are defined and ma... Read More about Climate–water crises: Critically engaging relational, spatial, and temporal dimensions.

An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Greenspaces are recognised as important features of an urban environment which are visited by residents for different purposes. This paper investigates the relationship between residents in the West of England and their surrounding greenspaces, by st... Read More about An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England.

Solar street art for a participatory energy transition (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Designing a master degree program in building information modeling (BIM) using national professional standards: A case studyin Kazakhstan (2024)
Journal Article

This article presents the design of a master degree program focused on "Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technologies in Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC)" in Kazakhstan. The demand for such a program arises from the scarcity of quali... Read More about Designing a master degree program in building information modeling (BIM) using national professional standards: A case studyin Kazakhstan.

Air pollution and environmental justice in the UK (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

Jo Barnes draws on a forthcoming Air Quality Expert Group report, looking at the links between exposure to pollutants and social inequalities.

Student interactions and self-directed activities in School Libraries: The design potentiality vs operational actuality (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

School libraries contribute to student learning through accommodating the student self-directed activities (e.g. reading, studying, revising, drawing, etc) and interactions, all taking place during break-times. This research explores the design of sc... Read More about Student interactions and self-directed activities in School Libraries: The design potentiality vs operational actuality.

Handbook of Drivers of Continuous Improvement in Construction Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (2024)
Book

This Handbook presents opportunities, best practices, and case studies backed by cutting edge research on the drivers of continuous improvement of health, safety, and wellbeing in the architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management s... Read More about Handbook of Drivers of Continuous Improvement in Construction Health, Safety, and Wellbeing.

Safer motorcycle taxis as part of Nepal’s public transport system - Final report (2024)
Report

The study sought to understand the nature and operation of motorcycle taxi (MCT) operations in Nepal and identify potential changes in policy and regulation that could improve safety for riders and passengers. A mixed methods approach was used which... Read More about Safer motorcycle taxis as part of Nepal’s public transport system - Final report.

Evaluating microplastic and macroplastic presence in the ephemeral fluvial systems (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

To our knowledge this is the first study that looks at macro- and microplastics in ephemeral fluvial systems in deserts worldwide. By necessity, where formal waste disposal systems cannot be implemented, informal waste disposal takes place. Here, we... Read More about Evaluating microplastic and macroplastic presence in the ephemeral fluvial systems.

Build it and they will come? - A case study of a ‘softer landings’ approach in creating a low-carbon community (2024)
Journal Article

This paper explores an emerging low-carbon construction business model through a case study of a low-carbon community supported by a private Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) in Lincolnshire. The study highlights the developer’s extended aftercare and... Read More about Build it and they will come? - A case study of a ‘softer landings’ approach in creating a low-carbon community.

Building a framework for dynamic organisational capabilities in Design for Safety (DfS) for Malaysian construction organisations (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose – Despite the growing construction subject of Design for Safety (DfS) in Malaysia, little effort has been made to understand the construction organisational DfS capability in a dynamic environment. This study aims to propose a framework for d... Read More about Building a framework for dynamic organisational capabilities in Design for Safety (DfS) for Malaysian construction organisations.

Creating a learning environment that values multiple perspectives, in the face of climate related design challenges (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation explores the importance of learning environments for Higher Education students that value multiple perspectives on a specific design challenge. Using examples from the classroom, this presentation will explore the vital role of inte... Read More about Creating a learning environment that values multiple perspectives, in the face of climate related design challenges.

Living electronics in cellulose zoogleal mats (2024)
Journal Article

The review starts by investigating the concepts that underpin the use of kombucha in electronic systems, such as its conducting properties, self-healing properties, and capacity to form long-lasting biofilms. The research explores the diverse uses of... Read More about Living electronics in cellulose zoogleal mats.

On emergence of spontaneous oscillations in kombucha and proteinoids (2024)
Journal Article

An important part of studying living systems is figuring out the complicated steps that lead to order from chaos. Spontaneous oscillations are a key part of self-organisation in many biological and chemical networks, including kombucha and proteinoid... Read More about On emergence of spontaneous oscillations in kombucha and proteinoids.

Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating of talus slopes in upper Jostedalen, southern Norway: Interpreting the age and development of diachronous surfaces (2024)
Journal Article

Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating (SHD) was used to evaluate the surface age, dynamics and evolution of eight talus (scree) slopes located between ~520 and ~1010 m a.s.l. in the upper Jostedalen area of southern Norway. Statistically significant dif... Read More about Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating of talus slopes in upper Jostedalen, southern Norway: Interpreting the age and development of diachronous surfaces.

A transdisciplinary engineering and systems approach for decarbonizing UK home heating (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

At present, only around 10% of the heat pumps required to reach our critical 2050 climate goals are being installed in the UK. The government has set ambitious targets to phase out gas boilers by 2035, replacing them with heat pumps. This paper argue... Read More about A transdisciplinary engineering and systems approach for decarbonizing UK home heating.

Towards sustainability balance in water-food-land nexus global development (2024)
Journal Article

The significant differences between quality of life and resource use characterise a sustainability imbalance in current global development. Evidence shows that infrastructure development, environmental capacity, and resource dependence are three driv... Read More about Towards sustainability balance in water-food-land nexus global development.

Retrofit information challenges and potential solutions: Perspectives of households, retrofit professionals and local policy makers in the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article

Rapidly scaling up energy retrofit for existing buildings is critical to help meet climate targets. Information is frequently identified as a key barrier to residential retrofit. This paper explores the role of information sharing in accelerating ret... Read More about Retrofit information challenges and potential solutions: Perspectives of households, retrofit professionals and local policy makers in the United Kingdom.

8D-BIM models in construction: Enhanced occupational safety for construction works (2024)
Journal Article

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a key tool supporting innovative approaches in the area of sustainable and ecological construction. Through the use of digital technologies such as BIM, it is possible to accurately plan and optimize constructi... Read More about 8D-BIM models in construction: Enhanced occupational safety for construction works.

Wholesale building moving in Northern Sweden: Here, now and then (2024)
Journal Article

This study is part of continuing collaborative research into the phenomena of wholesale moving buildings in northern Sweden. It raises questions about sustainability, through consideration of re-use in a moment of the further extensive application of... Read More about Wholesale building moving in Northern Sweden: Here, now and then.