Outputs (2231)

Modeling the neighborhood wellbeing of townships in South Africa (2023)
Journal Article

Townships in South Africa are characterized by underdeveloped urban neighborhoods on the periphery of cities, where their inhabitants suffer from a poor quality of life. Given the relative lack of empirical research on the wellbeing of people living... Read More about Modeling the neighborhood wellbeing of townships in South Africa.

Lifestyle and language barriers influence community engagement with green infrastructure (2023)
Journal Article

Few studies have focused on value structures, experiences, and cultural diversity as it relates to bioswale planning and implementation. We used ‘Point of Opportunity Interactions’ to understand previously undocumented views of the Cantonese-speaking... Read More about Lifestyle and language barriers influence community engagement with green infrastructure.

From data to strata? How design professionals “see” energy use in buildings (2023)
Journal Article

Improving design for efficient energy use in the built environment is a critical area for decarbonisation policy and practice. To date, this research emphasises improving tools and technology for predicting and managing energy use in buildings. No st... Read More about From data to strata? How design professionals “see” energy use in buildings.

Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing (2023)
Book Chapter

The adoption of digital technologies such as big data analytics (BDA) for health, safety, and wellbeing (HSW) improvement in construction has increased but continues to experience challenges. Reviewing extant literature, this chapter identifies and d... Read More about Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing.

A systematic review of Internet of Things applications in construction occupational safety and health management (2023)
Book Chapter

The construction industry has a poor reputation for being a high-risk industry due to its poor record of occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths globally. In recent times, the Internet of Things (IoT) as part of a suite of Industry 4.0 technolog... Read More about A systematic review of Internet of Things applications in construction occupational safety and health management.

Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (2023)
Book

This Handbook seeks to examine and advance current understanding of the confluence of construction health, safety and well-being and the broad range of Industry 4.0 technologies in use in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.... Read More about Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era.

Changes in unemployment and permanent sickness in England’s East Midlands coalfields, 1971–2011 (2023)
Journal Article

The UK coal industry was an important part of the economy, but it experienced substantial job losses during the 1980s and 1990s. To alleviate the resulting socio-economic problems, many areas received regeneration funds. We examine to what extent rel... Read More about Changes in unemployment and permanent sickness in England’s East Midlands coalfields, 1971–2011.

Stakeholder opinions of implementing environmental management systems in the construction sector of the U.S (2023)
Journal Article

Environmental concerns over the effects of construction sector activities necessitate meaningful measures to be taken. Despite worldwide increases in the uptake of environmental management systems (EMS), implementation of EMS across the construction... Read More about Stakeholder opinions of implementing environmental management systems in the construction sector of the U.S.

The latest update on climate science and its effect on the built environment (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This talk presented an update on the latest climate science, reports from the IPCC, and its effect on the built environment.

The talk began by discussing the challenge of current emissions trajectories and demand-pull policies to spur the transfo... Read More about The latest update on climate science and its effect on the built environment.

From civic responsibility to socio-spatial civic agency: Critiquing the civic university movement through live projects (2023)
Journal Article

Through exploration of Birmingham School of Architecture & Design’s pioneering live project programme, this paper presents a commentary on the potential of architecture and design education in achieving the ambitions of the Civic University movement.... Read More about From civic responsibility to socio-spatial civic agency: Critiquing the civic university movement through live projects.