Outputs (115)

Classifying urban geometry impact on solar radiation (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Lila, A., & Lannon, . S. (2019). Classifying urban geometry impact on solar radiation. In V. Corrado, E. Fabrizio, A. Gasparella, & F. Patuzzi (Eds.), Building Simulation 2019 (3406). https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2019.210595

This research introduces a novel way of classifying the built environment based on its geometrical features and its surroundings and link the classified buildings to its environmental performance. These features consist of urban block orientation wit... Read More about Classifying urban geometry impact on solar radiation.

Can future smart cities powered by 100% renewables and made cyber secured-a analytical approach (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Shaik Honnurvali, M., Gupta, N., Goh, K., Umar, T., Kabbani, A., & Nazecma, N. (2019). Can future smart cities powered by 100% renewables and made cyber secured-a analytical approach. In 2019 IEEE 12th International Conference on Global Security, Safety and Sustainability (ICGS3) (206-212). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGS3.2019.8688324

A smart city main objective is to provide a better living for the citizens by managing the resources both in a sustainable and cost-effective way to benefit the people at maximum., One of the key building factors of future smart cities is to generate... Read More about Can future smart cities powered by 100% renewables and made cyber secured-a analytical approach.

Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A., Behm, M., & Akinade, O. (2018). Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model. In F. Emuze, M. Behm, D. B. Costa, & T. A. Saurin (Eds.), Joint CIB W099 and TG59 International Safety, Health, and People in Construction Conference (93-102)

Design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH) is growing in prominence in the construction sector. Consequently, designers (as individuals or organisations) are expected to mitigate occupational health and safety risks through design. In order fo... Read More about Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model.

Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Iyakoregha, M., Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Aigbavboa, C., & Ajayi, S. (2018). Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects. In F. Emuze (Ed.),

Construction project manager (CPM) competency has been common place discussions over the years with the recognition of the importance of skills and knowledge to project success. With recent advancements in the application of digital technologies such... Read More about Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects.

Designing for playfulness through compassion: Design for advanced dementia (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., Taylor, A., & Kenning, G. (2018). Designing for playfulness through compassion: Design for advanced dementia. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design4Health

The LAUGH project is a recently completed international three-year UK Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)funded design research project. Outcomes from the research include a collection of playful objects designed to support the wellbeing of peo... Read More about Designing for playfulness through compassion: Design for advanced dementia.

A review of occupational safety and health regulations in Oman (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T. (2018). A review of occupational safety and health regulations in Oman. In The 1st National Conference on Civil & Architectural Engineering, 2018 (1st NCCAE 2018) : Book of Abstracts (79-80)

The poor occupational safety and health (OS\&H) results in an economic burden of 4\% of the total world Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The effective OS\&H regulations and it implementation are one of the main factors to achieve an improved safety perf... Read More about A review of occupational safety and health regulations in Oman.

The effect of reducing geometry complexity on energy simulation results (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Chatzivasileiadi, A., Lila, A., Lannon, S., & Jabi, W. (2018). The effect of reducing geometry complexity on energy simulation results. In Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference (559-568). https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.559

Accuracy and time are metrics inherently associated with the design process and the energy performance simulation of buildings. The accurate representation of the building is an essential requirement for energy analysis, which comes with the expense... Read More about The effect of reducing geometry complexity on energy simulation results.

Common themes and conclusions (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Appleby, T. (2018). Common themes and conclusions

Summing up and closing address to the conference (together with Charles Clover) National Level • Think of the sea as publicly owned space; • This underpins general themes for good management of that space: collaboration, trust and stewardshi... Read More about Common themes and conclusions.

Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Adinyira, E., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P., & Agyekum, K. (2018). Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way.

The construction industry in Ghana is bursting with speculations and pieces of information that suggest that certain contracts are awarded on basis other than merits of a proposed bid and the competitiveness of cost. Undoubtedly, this unethical pract... Read More about Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way.

Environmental adaptation of buildings through morphological differentiation: A biomimetic approach (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Badarnah, L. (2018). Environmental adaptation of buildings through morphological differentiation: A biomimetic approach.

Morphology and form are most common traits to be transferred from natural systems into architecture. However, such traits seldom retain any function of the imitated systems from nature, and therefore hardly represent a successful biomimetic design. T... Read More about Environmental adaptation of buildings through morphological differentiation: A biomimetic approach.