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Project Managers' Competencies Model for Construction Industry in Poland
Presentation / Conference
Dziekoński, K. Project Managers' Competencies Model for Construction Industry in Poland. Paper presented at Procedia Engineering

© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. The aim of this study is to create a model of construction project managers' competencies in Poland. The model includes factors related to the project manager's attributes. The created model can serve as... Read More about Project Managers' Competencies Model for Construction Industry in Poland.

Property level flood protection: Technical insights of a new safety flood door
Book Chapter
Beddoes, D., & Booth, C. Property level flood protection: Technical insights of a new safety flood door. In D. Proverbs, S. Mambretti, C. Brebbia, & N. Ursino (Eds.), Urban Water Systems and Floods (297-307). Boston: WIT Press

Governments acknowledge that many buildings cannot be protected from flooding by large-scale flood defence schemes and, therefore, property level flood protection is considered part of an integrated flood risk strategy, requiring homeowners to should... Read More about Property level flood protection: Technical insights of a new safety flood door.

Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project case study report: The role of neighbourhood in the health and happiness of older people
Report
Calvert, T., Buser, M., & Williams, K. Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project case study report: The role of neighbourhood in the health and happiness of older people

This case study examined factors affecting the health and happiness of older residents in Staple Hill, Bristol, UK. The research, which was qualitative in nature, was primarily achieved through a workshop, and 13 walking interviews, with older resid... Read More about Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project case study report: The role of neighbourhood in the health and happiness of older people.

Design behaviour and distributed cognition: A protocol study on the effect of design tools on the process of architectural design thinking
Thesis
Tahsiri, M. (2018). Design behaviour and distributed cognition: A protocol study on the effect of design tools on the process of architectural design thinking. (Thesis). University of Nottingham. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/864549

This thesis, is an explorative research, manifesting factors that influence the relationship between a designer and their design tool. The interest of the thesis is in the epistemic role of a design tool and how it can influence a designer’s thinking... Read More about Design behaviour and distributed cognition: A protocol study on the effect of design tools on the process of architectural design thinking.

Introduction to "L'Art des Portes en France"
Physical Artefact
Foroughmand Araabi, H. (2016). Introduction to "L'Art des Portes en France"

This piece introduces the art book and explores the scope of the subject in the social history of the built environments.

Healthy city: Masterplan codesign
Digital Artefact
Rice, L., Allen, C., Beaument, B., Cox, M., Finnerty, D., Morthan, S., …Wye, A. (2019). Healthy city: Masterplan codesign

The research focuses on a codesign project in an urban area in Bristol (UK) that is facing rapid regeneration and redevelopent. The study area contains some of the most socially, economically and environmentally deprived neighbourhoods in the UK. The... Read More about Healthy city: Masterplan codesign.

Contemporary landscapes and buildings of motorway service areas
Book Chapter
Booth, C. A., & McLaughlin, A. Contemporary landscapes and buildings of motorway service areas. In C. Booth, & S. Charlesworth (Eds.), Sustainable Surface Water Management: A Handbook for SuDS. https://www.wiley.com/en-gb

Motorway Service Areas (MSAs) or Highway Rest Areas provide an essential 24–hour, 365–day service for road traffic users, presenting them with somewhere to rest, relax and recharge. The range of provisions MSAs offer, such as truck and car parking, t... Read More about Contemporary landscapes and buildings of motorway service areas.