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Property level flood protection: A new effective and affordable solution
Book Chapter

Property flooding is a major problem and the risk of flooding continues to escalate. At present, the majority of property owners take no steps to mitigate future flood damage. A review of the main factors influencing the uptake of flood protection re... Read More about Property level flood protection: A new effective and affordable solution.

Function over form: A basic dilema in the evolution of social robots
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the near future, robots and automations are expected to enter into our daily lives for service and assistance to humans. But the question is, are these systems actually designed to interact with people in every day setting? In this paper, we focus... Read More about Function over form: A basic dilema in the evolution of social robots.

Place, leadership and community empowerment in a globalising world
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Place, leadership and community empowerment in a globalising world
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Organizational features in leaves for application in shading systems for building envelopes
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Main principles and methods for sunlight tracking in leaves are presented for possible application in shading systems. Plants have developed unique mechanisms for specific climates and locations, where they can determine the amount of exposure for ef... Read More about Organizational features in leaves for application in shading systems for building envelopes.

The need to consider social and cultural objectives to consider when regenerating brownfield sites in Europe
Preprint / Working Paper

An integrated management system for reactive building maintenance projects
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sustainability Guidance and Appraisal for Project and Programme Managers
Report

Report presented to Welsh Development Agency

Introduction of the Transpired Solar Collector into the market of the convergence areas of Wales
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper investigates the process of implementing a retrofit - type technology (a transpired solar collector) into the convergence areas of Wales which is considered as an economically developing area in terms of sustainable interventions. This pap... Read More about Introduction of the Transpired Solar Collector into the market of the convergence areas of Wales.

Embodied CO2 analysis of a secondary school
Journal Article

This paper describes the process, challenges and results of a carbon profiling tool used as part of the design process at White Design Associates. The paper first explores the need amongst designers for a carbon profiling tool to enable and encourage... Read More about Embodied CO2 analysis of a secondary school.