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Embodied carbon in commercial office buildings: Lessons learned from Sri Lanka (2021)
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Nawarathna, A., Alwan, Z., Gledson, B., & Fernando, N. (2021). Embodied carbon in commercial office buildings: Lessons learned from Sri Lanka. Journal of Building Engineering, 42, Article 102441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102441

Growing concerns over the importance of reducing the embodied carbon (EC) of buildings have led to a greater focus on EC-related research and policymaking. Nevertheless, the Sri Lankan building sector is currently lagging behind on this issue. While... Read More about Embodied carbon in commercial office buildings: Lessons learned from Sri Lanka.

Textured building façades: Utilizing morphological adaptations found in nature for evaporative cooling (2021)
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Peeks, M., & Badarnah, L. (2021). Textured building façades: Utilizing morphological adaptations found in nature for evaporative cooling. Biomimetics, 6(2), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics6020024

The overheating of buildings and their need for mechanical cooling is a growing issue as a result of climate change. The main aim of this paper is to examine the impact of surface texture on heat loss capabilities of concrete panels through evaporati... Read More about Textured building façades: Utilizing morphological adaptations found in nature for evaporative cooling.

A review of the causes of construction waste generation in Nigeria and recommendations (2021)
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Chidiobi, C., Booth, C., & Lamond, J. (2021). A review of the causes of construction waste generation in Nigeria and recommendations. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 174(2), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.20.00020

The causes of construction waste (CW) in Nigeria have been a major topic for researchers over the last 15 years. However, no effort had been made to analyse these studies to understand the trends. A structured review of 30 research studies investigat... Read More about A review of the causes of construction waste generation in Nigeria and recommendations.

A sense of legitimacy in low-impact developments: Experiences and perspectives of communities in South-West England (2021)
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Griffin, E., McClymont, K., & Sheppard, A. (2022). A sense of legitimacy in low-impact developments: Experiences and perspectives of communities in South-West England. International Journal of Housing Policy, 22(1), 83-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2021.1886027

Informality in the global North has been largely overlooked in literature to date (Devlin, 2018). Unlike the global South, the role of informal practices in northern countries are under-represented in both theory and practice. Despite this, informali... Read More about A sense of legitimacy in low-impact developments: Experiences and perspectives of communities in South-West England.

Use of cotton apparel waste as an energy source for biomass boilers: A feasibility study (2021)
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Prasanga, W. C., Nawarathna, A., & Rathnasiri, P. (2021). Use of cotton apparel waste as an energy source for biomass boilers: A feasibility study. International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics, 16(1), 41-51. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijdne.160106

The steady growth of the Sri Lankan apparel manufacturing sector over the last three decades has resulted in generating large amount of solid apparel waste. Currently, it is a massive environmental and financial burden of the sector. As a solution, f... Read More about Use of cotton apparel waste as an energy source for biomass boilers: A feasibility study.

Building information modelling (BIM) readiness of construction professionals: the context of the Seychelles construction industry (2021)
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Adam, V., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., Dziekonski, K., Kissi, E., Emuze, F., & Lee, S. (2022). Building information modelling (BIM) readiness of construction professionals: the context of the Seychelles construction industry. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 20(3), 823-840. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2020-0379

Purpose: Although building information modelling (BIM) adoption in developed countries has largely been incentivised by government, in developing countries, adoption is often driven by desires of industry professionals, which is dependent on awarenes... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) readiness of construction professionals: the context of the Seychelles construction industry.

The death and life of UK universities and the cultural spaces they consume (2021)
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Carless, T., & Troiani, I. (2021). The death and life of UK universities and the cultural spaces they consume. Architecture_MPS, 19(1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2021v19i1.002

The shift in focus in UK higher education since Thatcherism from the production of knowledge for civic betterment to the production and consumption of knowledge by the university for revenue generation can be read through the social rearrangement o... Read More about The death and life of UK universities and the cultural spaces they consume.

Embodied carbon as a material selection criterion: Insights from Sri Lankan construction sector (2021)
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Nawarathna, A., Siriwardana, M., & Alwan, Z. (2021). Embodied carbon as a material selection criterion: Insights from Sri Lankan construction sector. Sustainability, 13(4), Article 2202. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042202

The choice of materials is crucial in responding to the increasing embodied carbon (EC) impacts of buildings. Building professionals involved in material selection for construction projects have a vital role to play in this regard. This paper aimed t... Read More about Embodied carbon as a material selection criterion: Insights from Sri Lankan construction sector.

Multistakeholder participation in disaster management—the case of the covid-19 pandemic (2021)
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Panneer, S., Kantamaneni, K., Pushparaj, R. R. B., Shekhar, S., Bhat, L., & Rice, L. (2021). Multistakeholder participation in disaster management—the case of the covid-19 pandemic. Healthcare, 9(2), 203-222. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020203

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting society’s health, economy, environment and development. COVID-19 has claimed many lives across the globe and severely impacted the livelihood of a considerable section of the world’s popul... Read More about Multistakeholder participation in disaster management—the case of the covid-19 pandemic.

The effectiveness of interactive virtual reality for furniture, fixture and equipment design communication: an empirical study (2021)
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Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A. M., Mahdjoubi, L., Manu, P., Che Ibrahim, C. K. I., & Aigbavboa, C. O. (2021). The effectiveness of interactive virtual reality for furniture, fixture and equipment design communication: an empirical study. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28(5), 1440-1467. https://doi.org/10.1108/ecam-04-2020-0235

Purpose: This study aims to propose a novel approach to developing an interactive and immersive virtual environment for design communication in the furniture, fixture and equipment (FFE) sector. The study further investigates its effectiveness in enh... Read More about The effectiveness of interactive virtual reality for furniture, fixture and equipment design communication: an empirical study.

Living wearables from slime mould and fungi (2021)
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Adamatzky, A., Nikolaidou, A., Gandia, A., & Chiolerio, A. (2021). Living wearables from slime mould and fungi. LINKs-series, 93-98

Smart wearables, augmented with soft and liquid electronics, can display sensing, responsive and adaptive capabilities, but they cannot self-grow or self-repair. Living organisms colonising a fabric could be a viable alternative. In the present artic... Read More about Living wearables from slime mould and fungi.

Energy modelling and analytics in the built environment - A review of their role for energy transitions in the construction sector (2021)
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Manfren, M., Sibilla, M., & Tronchin, L. (2021). Energy modelling and analytics in the built environment - A review of their role for energy transitions in the construction sector. Energies, 14(3), Article 679. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14030679

Decarbonisation and efficiency goals set as a response to global warming issue require appropriate decision-making strategies to promote an effective and timely change in energy systems. Conceptualization of change is a relevant part of energy transi... Read More about Energy modelling and analytics in the built environment - A review of their role for energy transitions in the construction sector.

The impact of multimedia effect on art learning: Eye movement evidence from traditional Chinese pattern learning (2021)
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Ye, L., Su, H., Zhao, J., & Hang, Y. (2021). The impact of multimedia effect on art learning: Eye movement evidence from traditional Chinese pattern learning. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 40(2), 342-358. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12347

At the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic continued to spread and became a global pandemic. Affected by the epidemic, online teaching has become the new normal. As the main form of online education, multimedia learning has attracted more and mo... Read More about The impact of multimedia effect on art learning: Eye movement evidence from traditional Chinese pattern learning.

A literature review on BIM for cities Distributed Renewable and Interactive Energy Systems (2021)
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Abanda, F. H., Sibilla, M., Garstecki, P., & Anteneh, B. M. (2021). A literature review on BIM for cities Distributed Renewable and Interactive Energy Systems. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 13(2), 214-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2020.1865971

The havoc caused by COVID-19 has further strengthen the case for greening cities and ensuring a quicker economic recovery much desired by various governments. To this end, the appetite for Distributed Renewable and Interactive Energy Systems (DRIES)... Read More about A literature review on BIM for cities Distributed Renewable and Interactive Energy Systems.

Transcending disciplines in architecture, structural and building services engineering: A new multidisciplinary educational approach (2021)
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Oliveira, S., Olsen, L., Malki-Epshtein, L., Mumovic, D., & D'Ayala, D. (2022). Transcending disciplines in architecture, structural and building services engineering: A new multidisciplinary educational approach. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 32, 1247–1265. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-020-09645-3

This paper reflects upon the mechanisms that enable development of curricular approaches to multidisciplinary architecture/engineering higher education. Building upon recent calls for integrated multidisciplinary building design practice, academics a... Read More about Transcending disciplines in architecture, structural and building services engineering: A new multidisciplinary educational approach.

A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems (2021)
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Goddard, M. A., Davies, Z. G., Guenat, S., Ferguson, M. J., Fisher, J. C., Akanni, A., …Dallimer, M. (2021). A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5(2), 219-230. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01358-z

Technology is transforming societies worldwide. A major innovation is the emergence of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS), which have the potential to revolutionize cities for both people and nature. Nonetheless, the opportunities and challenges a... Read More about A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems.

Reactive fungal wearable (2021)
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Adamatzky, A., Nikolaidou, A., Gandia, A., Chiolerio, A., & Dehshibi, M. M. (2021). Reactive fungal wearable. BioSystems, 199, Article 104304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2020.104304

Smart wearables sense and process information from the user’s body and environment and report results of their analysis as electrical signals. Conventional electronic sensors and controllers are commonly, sometimes augmented by recent advances in sof... Read More about Reactive fungal wearable.

Interdisciplinary Research in Rajasthan, India: Exploring the Role of Culture and Art to Support Rural Development and Water Management (2020)
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Buser, M. (2020). Interdisciplinary Research in Rajasthan, India: Exploring the Role of Culture and Art to Support Rural Development and Water Management. Water Alternatives, 13(3),

This paper examines the role of art and culture in supporting rural development in the context of critical water challenges. It focuses on an interdisciplinary network and research programme conducted in 2018 with the village of Jhakhoda, in Rajastha... Read More about Interdisciplinary Research in Rajasthan, India: Exploring the Role of Culture and Art to Support Rural Development and Water Management.

Healthy BIM: The feasibility of integrating architecture health indicators using a building information model (BIM) computer system (2020)
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Rice, L. (2021). Healthy BIM: The feasibility of integrating architecture health indicators using a building information model (BIM) computer system. Archnet-IJAR, 15(1), 252-265. https://doi.org/10.1108/arch-07-2020-0133

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced billions of people into lockdown; foregrounding the important relationship between architecture and health. In this context, there is heightened urgency for the construction sector to improve the healthiness... Read More about Healthy BIM: The feasibility of integrating architecture health indicators using a building information model (BIM) computer system.