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A systematic review of risk assessment tools for contaminated sites – Current perspectives and future prospects (2020)
Journal Article
Mahammedi, C. E., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, A., Akram, H., & Butt, T. E. (2020). A systematic review of risk assessment tools for contaminated sites – Current perspectives and future prospects. Environmental Research, 191, Article 110180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110180

© 2020 Elsevier Inc. Health and safety hazards associated with the redevelopment of contaminated sites can be complex and pose considerable risks. A systematic literature review was conducted on risk assessment tools for contaminated sites. These too... Read More about A systematic review of risk assessment tools for contaminated sites – Current perspectives and future prospects.

Are construction professionals equipped with the knowledge and tools to address the sustainability dilemma? (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Mundy, P., & Booth, C. A. (2020). Are construction professionals equipped with the knowledge and tools to address the sustainability dilemma?. In L. Scott, M. Dastbaz, & C. Gorse (Eds.), Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design: Selected Proceedings from the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) 2019 (131-141). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44381-8_10

This study attempts to explore the depth of knowledge and understanding of sustainability issues across a range of construction professions and utilise this evidence to reveal if Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM... Read More about Are construction professionals equipped with the knowledge and tools to address the sustainability dilemma?.

Organisational attributes that determine integrated safety, health and environmental management capability (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Asah-Kissiedu, M., Manu, P., Booth, C., & Mahamadu, A. (2020). Organisational attributes that determine integrated safety, health and environmental management capability. . https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031202009

Implementing separate Environmental Management System (EMS) and Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) can be costly for organisations and hence the advent of integrated management systems. The effective implementation of integrated safety, healt... Read More about Organisational attributes that determine integrated safety, health and environmental management capability.

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.