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‘Smartifying’ construction for circular and zero-carbon biobased buildings (SmartBioC) (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Archila Santos, H., Lashley, R., Lamond, J., Msipo, A., & Prabhakaran, A. (2022, August). ‘Smartifying’ construction for circular and zero-carbon biobased buildings (SmartBioC). Paper presented at International SEEDS Conference 2022, University of the West of England, Bristol and online

SmartBioC focuses on creating a user-friendly digital tool that allows users to select and specify biobased materials and building components for a modular housing unit based on a set of performance indicators including carbon footprint, thermal perf... Read More about ‘Smartifying’ construction for circular and zero-carbon biobased buildings (SmartBioC).

A more ‘inclusive’ approach to module delivery and assessment (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Davidson, C., & Archila Santos, H. (2022, June). A more ‘inclusive’ approach to module delivery and assessment. Presented at Festival of Learning, UWE Bristol

In 2020, Covid and the introduction of an alternative blended learning approach, provided a welcome opportunity for implementing innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the module Construction Technology and Services 1, at UWE Bristol. A fl... Read More about A more ‘inclusive’ approach to module delivery and assessment.

Durability of whole culm bamboo: Facts, misconceptions and the new ISO 22156 framework (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Kaminski, S., Harries, K., Felipe Lopez, L., Trujillo, D., & Archila, H. (2022). Durability of whole culm bamboo: Facts, misconceptions and the new ISO 22156 framework. . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6575090

Durability of bamboo is one of the most important aspects to consider when designing and building with this nature-based material. Durable structures with bamboo are resilient, cost-effective and have a lower whole life-cycle environmental impact. Th... Read More about Durability of whole culm bamboo: Facts, misconceptions and the new ISO 22156 framework.