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Earthship buildings: Stakeholder opinions of their contribution towards sustainable alternative housing in the United Kingdom (2022)
Journal Article

Society requires additional affordable housing to meet its growing demands. Further, people expect their homes to meet sustainability targets and for the lifestyles they proffer to accord with low impact living. Earthship buildings are marketed as be... Read More about Earthship buildings: Stakeholder opinions of their contribution towards sustainable alternative housing in the United Kingdom.

Performance of sustainable road pavements founded on clay subgrades treated with eco-friendly cementitious materials (2022)
Journal Article

Clays encountered during road construction are mostly weak and result in major pavement failures due to their low California bearing ratio (CBR) and high swelling potential. In this study, sustainable and eco-friendly waste materials including brick... Read More about Performance of sustainable road pavements founded on clay subgrades treated with eco-friendly cementitious materials.

Using Artificial Intelligence techniques to predict intrinsic compressibility characteristic of Clay (2022)
Journal Article

Reconstituted clays have often provided the basis for the interpretation and modelling of the properties of natural clays. The term “intrinsic” was introduced to describe a clay remoulded or reconstituted at moisture content up to 1.5 times its liqui... Read More about Using Artificial Intelligence techniques to predict intrinsic compressibility characteristic of Clay.

A systematic review of responsible sourcing literature across the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sectors of the UK (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The UK’s strategy for sustainable construction has raised concerns over the plethora of negative environmental impacts related to the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sectors. The introduction of policy–documents (including the Const... Read More about A systematic review of responsible sourcing literature across the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sectors of the UK.

An investigation into the role of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in minimising design changes (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Conceptually, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been in existence for decades. However, BIM has only recently gained widespread application in the construction industry. There are mandates in place for BIM use in many countries. With this incr... Read More about An investigation into the role of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in minimising design changes.

Towards a consensus of expert opinions on implementing ISO 14001 in the architecture, engineering and construction sectors of the UK (2022)
Journal Article

As society places greater emphasis on sustainability and environmental management, particularly within the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sectors, it is vital to understand the effectiveness of the tools available to deliver change... Read More about Towards a consensus of expert opinions on implementing ISO 14001 in the architecture, engineering and construction sectors of the UK.

Road pavement defect investigation using treated and untreated expansive road subgrade materials with varying plasticity index (2022)
Journal Article

Road pavement defect has been a major issue in the construction industry leading to a high cost of maintenance and sometimes a total reconstruction of the road. Expansive road subgrade materials are one of the major causes of these road defects. In t... Read More about Road pavement defect investigation using treated and untreated expansive road subgrade materials with varying plasticity index.

Strength predictive modelling of soils treated with calcium-based additives blended with eco-friendly pozzolans—A machine learning approach (2022)
Journal Article

The unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of a stabilised soil is a major mechanical parameter in understanding and developing geomechanical models, and it can be estimated directly by either lab testing of retrieved core samples or remoulded samples... Read More about Strength predictive modelling of soils treated with calcium-based additives blended with eco-friendly pozzolans—A machine learning approach.

Detrimental effects of tourist trails on soil system dynamics in Ubatuba Municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil (2022)
Journal Article

People continue to search for idyllic havens of natural beauty, whether to visit for themselves or for others to appreciate and admire. These are usually sites with natural elements that integrate environmental functions. However, increasing tourist... Read More about Detrimental effects of tourist trails on soil system dynamics in Ubatuba Municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil.

Virtual reality utility and usefulness in the furniture fixture and equipment sector: A validation of interactive and distributed immersion (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose: The Furniture, Fixture and Equipment (FFE) sector is well placed to leverage virtual reality (VR) technology for competitive and operational advantages; however, the diffusion of VR applications in this sector has followed a steep curve. Thi... Read More about Virtual reality utility and usefulness in the furniture fixture and equipment sector: A validation of interactive and distributed immersion.