All Outputs (7)

How to resist the threat from the far right (2024)
Digital Artefact

This opinion article on the future of local government in the UK argues that it is essential for the newly elected Labour Government to embed firm constitutional protections for all elected local authorities in the UK in order to protect the country... Read More about How to resist the threat from the far right.

Impact of corruption on achieving sustainable development goals within Africas construction industry (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Corruption is prevalent across the construction industry in developing countries. This is due to converging factors such as (a) the sector’s requirement for substantial capital investment, (b) government involvement, (c) time pressures to deliver new... Read More about Impact of corruption on achieving sustainable development goals within Africas construction industry.

SmartBioC Top Trumps (2024)
Physical Artefact

"SmartBioC’s Top Trumps" is a card game designed to playfully display information on the performance of biobased building assemblies and compare them against traditional construction methods. The cards use SmartBioC’s multi-criteria assessment fra... Read More about SmartBioC Top Trumps.

Bio-minded society for net-zero carbon construction (2024)
Exhibition / Performance

This event was held on 17 July 2024 at UWE Frenchay Campus with the aim of exploring ways to overcome barriers-to-adoption and accelerate the uptake of biobased materials in the construction industry amongst diverse stakeholders and ‘end-users’ inclu... Read More about Bio-minded society for net-zero carbon construction.

Cities and the defence of democracy (2024)
Digital Artefact

This short article outlines ways of countering the rise of the far-right in modern politics. Drawing on the experience of innovative cities and communities three strategies are outlined: 1) Celebrate the achievements of progressive movements; 2) Def... Read More about Cities and the defence of democracy.

Digital toolmaking for earth building components: The use of low-cost extruder and 3D printing to develop new fabrication approaches for cob and light earth bricks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper reports on ongoing research into innovative methods for extruding cob and light earth building components, aiming to establish a cost-effective fabrication system. The paper provides a brief contextual overview of related work and outlines... Read More about Digital toolmaking for earth building components: The use of low-cost extruder and 3D printing to develop new fabrication approaches for cob and light earth bricks.

Architectural inclusivity: adaptive spaces for aural wellbeing of individuals with dissimilar sensorium
Presentation / Conference Contribution

It is often found that architectural spaces are designed primarily through visual geometrical procedures, privileging a standardised kind of user experience. Vision has been given a prominent role in the spatial experience. However, as we might be in... Read More about Architectural inclusivity: adaptive spaces for aural wellbeing of individuals with dissimilar sensorium.