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Energy management of the organ fraction of the municipal solid waste. Case study: Metropolitan area of Medellin, Colombia (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Morales Maya, C., Valencia Morales, M. V., González Castaño, A., & Penagos Garcia, G. L. (2015). Energy management of the organ fraction of the municipal solid waste. Case study: Metropolitan area of Medellin, Colombia. In M. Cucinella (Ed.), 15 PLEA: Architecture in (R)Evolution : 31st International PLEA Conference, Bologna 9-11 September 2015 : Book of Abstracts

The global problem of production and final disposal of the municipal solid waste, has today a greater environmental impact due to economic growth, the industrial development and the increase of population in urban areas. In the case of Colombia, the... Read More about Energy management of the organ fraction of the municipal solid waste. Case study: Metropolitan area of Medellin, Colombia.

Generic shape grammars for mass customization of ceramic tableware (2015)
Book Chapter
Castro e Costa, E., & Duarte, J. P. (2015). Generic shape grammars for mass customization of ceramic tableware. In Design Computing and Cognition '14 (437-454). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14956-1_25

Research is currently being developed on mass customization of ceramic tableware. The objective of this research is to allow end users to personalize their tableware sets, namely to determine the shape of its elements. The implementation of mass cust... Read More about Generic shape grammars for mass customization of ceramic tableware.

Case studies on U-state space control system design for aircraft dynamic model (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Liu, X., Zhu, Q., & Narayan, P. P. (2015, December). Case studies on U-state space control system design for aircraft dynamic model. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC), Sousse

In this study, U-state space design approach is used to develop a control system of linearized F-16 aircraft dynamic model. The related F-16 model is converted from the original nonlinear dynamics by Taylor series around the trimmed equilibrium. The... Read More about Case studies on U-state space control system design for aircraft dynamic model.

The modern role of land reclamation for housing (2015)
Journal Article
Moffat, A., & Sinnett, D. (2015). The modern role of land reclamation for housing

Andy Moffat and Danielle Sinnett of the British Land Reclamation Society summarise how land reclamation, or brownfield development, can be used to address a housing shortage, returning land into ‘beneficial use’…

Bristol's mayoralty has improved visibility of leadership but not trust (2015)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R., & Sweeting, D. (2015). Bristol's mayoralty has improved visibility of leadership but not trust. Local Government Chronicle, 10

This short news article summarises key findings of the Bristol Civic Leadership Project for a practitioner audience

Green infrastructure and urban water management (2015)
Book Chapter
Everett, G., Lamond, J., & Lawson, E. (2015). Green infrastructure and urban water management. In D. Sinnett, S. Burgess, & N. Smith (Eds.), Handbook on Green Infrastructure: Planning, Design and Implementation (50-66). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

This chapter will first outline the many challenges water poses in modern society, considering the increasing frequency and severity of flooding and droughts as inevitable outcomes of potential climate change and increasing impermeable ground-cover t... Read More about Green infrastructure and urban water management.

A review of conventional and renewable energy resources in Oman (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Umar, T., & Wamuziri, S. (2015, December). A review of conventional and renewable energy resources in Oman. Paper presented at Conference on energy Challenges in Oman, Salalah, Oman

Energy has become an important sector in Omani vision 2020. Renewable energy (RE) sources form a vital and strategic solution for the provision of electric power in the Sultanate; few studies have indicated that Oman is rich in solar and wind energy.... Read More about A review of conventional and renewable energy resources in Oman.

Perugia in Centro (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Landi, D. Perugia in Centro. [Architectural Drawings/Design]. 5 December 2015 - 15 December 2015. (Unpublished)

Historically, Italian villages/towns were cultural, economic and social centres. Works of Architecture such as theatres, markets and churches were only some of the elements that characterised their urban complexity. Nevertheless, the contemporary cul... Read More about Perugia in Centro.

Perceived comfort and adaptive process of passivhaus 'participants' (2015)
Journal Article
Zhao, J., & Carter, K. (2015). Perceived comfort and adaptive process of passivhaus 'participants'. Energy Procedia, 83, 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.12.202

Passivhaus methodology leads to buildings with very high thermal efficiency and high levels of airtightness. The focus of research in Passivhaus is energy performance. The experience of occupying a Passivhaus is often overlooked. This research takes... Read More about Perceived comfort and adaptive process of passivhaus 'participants'.

Ensuring green infrastructure for all (2015)
Book Chapter
Greed, C. (2015). Ensuring green infrastructure for all. In S. Burgess, N. Smith, & D. Sinnett (Eds.), Handbook on Green Infrastructure: Planning, Design and Implementation. Edward Elgar