Outputs (116)

Post occupancy evaluation to assess multifamily residential building energy performance in India (2020)
Journal Article
Basu, C., Paul, V. K., Syal, M. G. M., & Dandia, G. (2020). Post occupancy evaluation to assess multifamily residential building energy performance in India. International Journal of Sustainable Development, 13(3), 25-44

Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is defined as the process of systematically comparing a building's actual performance measures with explicitly stated performance criteria. POE is widely recognised as being central to addressing the performance gap be... Read More about Post occupancy evaluation to assess multifamily residential building energy performance in India.

Evaluating a workforce development programme: Bringing public health into architecture education in England (2020)
Journal Article
Marsh, R., Marco, E., Pilkington, P., & Rice, L. (2022). Evaluating a workforce development programme: Bringing public health into architecture education in England. Cities and Health, 6(2), 326-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1736738

Architects can play a key role in the wider public health workforce, in ensuring building and urban design is health promoting. However, there is no requirement to teach health by architectural accreditation bodies across Europe. To evaluate the long... Read More about Evaluating a workforce development programme: Bringing public health into architecture education in England.

Planet Pod: Swimming against the tide (2020)
Digital Artefact
Appleby, T., West, T., & Carpenter, A. (2020). Planet Pod: Swimming against the tide. [Podcast]

Planet Pod talks Brexit, fish and the environment with the two Toms – Dr Tom Appleby and Dr Tom West. We explore what leaving the EU, its regulations and the jurisdiction of the European Courts might mean for the environment in the UK. Will we be lik... Read More about Planet Pod: Swimming against the tide.

Heat stress, a hidden cause of accidents in construction (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., & Egbu, C. (2020). Heat stress, a hidden cause of accidents in construction. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 173(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00004

Extreme heat stress has a deep impact on physiological reactions, which results in occupational injuries and deaths. In this paper, an attempt is made to understand the impact of heat stress on construction accidents in Oman. A literature review on h... Read More about Heat stress, a hidden cause of accidents in construction.

Developing the implicit association test to uncover hidden preferences for sustainable drainage systems (2020)
Journal Article
O'Donnell, E., Maskrey, S., Everett, G., & Lamond, J. (2020). Developing the implicit association test to uncover hidden preferences for sustainable drainage systems. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 378(2168), Article 20190207. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0207

Understanding public perceptions of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) is critical for addressing barriers to their implementation. Perceptions are typically evaluated using explicit measures (e.g. questionnaires) that are subject to biases and may... Read More about Developing the implicit association test to uncover hidden preferences for sustainable drainage systems.

Life-cycle assessment environmental sustainability in bridge design and maintenance (2020)
Journal Article
Balogun, T. B., Tomor, A., Lamond, J., Gouda, H., & Booth, C. A. (2020). Life-cycle assessment environmental sustainability in bridge design and maintenance. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 173(7), 365-375. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.19.00042

Interviews were undertaken with expert bridge designers to reveal their opinions on environmental considerations and the possibility of integrating life-cycle assessment into the bridge design process. Bridge designers were generally found to conside... Read More about Life-cycle assessment environmental sustainability in bridge design and maintenance.

“I like to get my hands stuck in the soil”: A pilot study in the acceptance of soil-less methods of cultivation in community gardens (2020)
Journal Article
Caputo, S., Rumble, H., & Schaefer, M. (2020). “I like to get my hands stuck in the soil”: A pilot study in the acceptance of soil-less methods of cultivation in community gardens. Journal of Cleaner Production, 258, 120585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120585

The aim of this paper is to investigate the role that soil-less methods of food production can play in urban agriculture, particularly in projects that are run by community groups. Over the last years, a drive by people to engage in sustainable lifes... Read More about “I like to get my hands stuck in the soil”: A pilot study in the acceptance of soil-less methods of cultivation in community gardens.

Emerging themes to support ambitious UK marine biodiversity conservation (2020)
Journal Article
Rees, S. E., Sheehan, E. V., Stewart, B. D., Clark, R., Appleby, T., Attrill, M. J., …Solandt, J. (2020). Emerging themes to support ambitious UK marine biodiversity conservation. Marine Policy, 117, Article 103864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103864

Healthy marine ecosystems provide a wide range of resources and services that support life on Earth and contribute to human wellbeing. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are accepted as an important tool for the restoration and maintenance of marine ecosy... Read More about Emerging themes to support ambitious UK marine biodiversity conservation.

Coastal adaptation planning in Fairbourne, Wales: Lessons for climate change adaptation (2020)
Journal Article
Buser, M. (2020). Coastal adaptation planning in Fairbourne, Wales: Lessons for climate change adaptation. Planning Practice and Research, 35(2), 127-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2019.1696145

Adaptation to climate change is emerging as a central objective and policy frame for coastal communities. This paper examines recent climate change adaptation efforts in the UK, centring on the case of Fairbourne, Wales. The village is facing the lon... Read More about Coastal adaptation planning in Fairbourne, Wales: Lessons for climate change adaptation.

Healthy buildings for a healthy city: Is the public health evidence base informing current building policies? (2020)
Journal Article
Carmichael, L., Prestwood, E., Marsh, R., Ige, J., Williams, B., Pilkington, P., …Michalec, A. (2020). Healthy buildings for a healthy city: Is the public health evidence base informing current building policies?. Science of the Total Environment, 719, Article 137146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137146

Research has demonstrated that housing quality is a key urban intervention in reducing health risks and improving climate resilience, addressing a key ambition of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Yet housing quality remains a problem... Read More about Healthy buildings for a healthy city: Is the public health evidence base informing current building policies?.