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Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2022, December). Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations. Paper presented at PowerSKIN 2022, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technische Universität München

As urgent action is needed to tackle the climate crisis by lowering greenhouse gas emissions, façade renovations can improve the performance and reduce the environmental impact of the existing building stock. Integrating photovoltaics into the envelo... Read More about Photovoltaics potential for façade renovations.

Argus University Challenge – lessons learned from developing the case study (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Wiejak-Roy, G. (2022, December). Argus University Challenge – lessons learned from developing the case study. Presented at 18th ERES Educational Seminar, Krakow, Poland

The `case-study method' is frequently used in management education to put theory into practice. The same is true in real estate education. In real estate it is also critical that the students gain practical experience with industry tools used to supp... Read More about Argus University Challenge – lessons learned from developing the case study.

Game-based learning in construction to counter the challenges of large group teaching with vast student diversity (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Basu, C., & Wiejak-Roy, G. (2022, December). Game-based learning in construction to counter the challenges of large group teaching with vast student diversity. Presented at 18th European Real Estate Society Education Seminar, Cracow University of Economics and online

Research indicates that despite increasingly multicultural approach of the universities, typical patterns show that students with different cultures minimally interact, and this leads to ‘group separation’. This implies that there is greater degree o... Read More about Game-based learning in construction to counter the challenges of large group teaching with vast student diversity.

Artificial landscapes: Nature as urban object (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Banou, S. (2022, November). Artificial landscapes: Nature as urban object. Paper presented at RAPS Eindhoven 2022: Entanglements, Online

This paper will focus on the objectification of nature within architectural and urban design in order to define and examine a new ‘iconic’ (Jencks, 2006) turn of architecture, towards the integration of nature as a token of sustainability. The paper... Read More about Artificial landscapes: Nature as urban object.

Improving thermal performance, replacing gas heaters: A holistic approach to decarbonising domestic energy (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Adkins, D. (2022, October). Improving thermal performance, replacing gas heaters: A holistic approach to decarbonising domestic energy. Presented at EPUK National Conference: Going for Net Zero, Warwick University and Online

This talk discussed present challenges, policies, drivers and barriers to the decarbonisation of the UK domestic housing stock and how to create buildings fit for the future.

Exploring climate science and its effects on the built environment (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Adkins, D. (2022, October). Exploring climate science and its effects on the built environment. Presented at cabe annual conference 2022: Embedding Sustainability, Newport, UK

Climate change has a direct impact on the built environment. By examining its effects, this talk discussed how to create buildings fit for the future.

A brief review of the development of Passivhaus in the UK social housing sector (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Zhao, J., & Carter, K. (2022, September). A brief review of the development of Passivhaus in the UK social housing sector. Paper presented at Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB-22), Split, Croatia

The social housing sector is lacking in both quantity and quality of new build and existing homes. The existing design and development of social housing are also in urgent need of review in terms of energy efficiency as the cost of living crisis deep... Read More about A brief review of the development of Passivhaus in the UK social housing sector.

Rethinking living matter: Animate behaviours of fungal composites (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nikolaidou, A., & Adamatzky, A. (2022, September). Rethinking living matter: Animate behaviours of fungal composites. Paper presented at SEEDS International Conference 2022, University of West of England, Bristol

Smart materials integrating conventional soft electronics e.g. sensors and actuators, are widely used in the building and wearable industries, contributing to the depletion of natural resources and having a vast environmental impact. In this paper, a... Read More about Rethinking living matter: Animate behaviours of fungal composites.

Amphibious architecture: A review of the construction methods adopted in existing designs (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Ameh, H., Lamond, J., & Badarnah, L. (2022, August). Amphibious architecture: A review of the construction methods adopted in existing designs. Paper presented at SEEDS Conference 2022 (International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society), University of the West of England, Bristol and online

Effective flood mitigation strategies at individual property level can be designed to limit damage and facilitate recovery by limiting water entry or enabling entry into occupied spaces in a controlled manner. Ideally these strategies will be robust... Read More about Amphibious architecture: A review of the construction methods adopted in existing designs.

‘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).

Land, air and water: Reclaiming the Anthropocene through Bristol’s infrastructural megastructures (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Banou, S., & Hynam, M. (2022, August). Land, air and water: Reclaiming the Anthropocene through Bristol’s infrastructural megastructures. Paper presented at International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference 2022, Online and at University of the West of England, Bristol

The paper presents work developed across a series of architectural design studios at the Department of Architecture and the Built in Environment at UWE Bristol, and the specific techniques of representation they have tested and refined towards combin... Read More about Land, air and water: Reclaiming the Anthropocene through Bristol’s infrastructural megastructures.

A systematic review of responsible sourcing literature across the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sectors of the UK (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Ball, S., A.Booth, C., Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A., & Glass, J. (2022, August). A systematic review of responsible sourcing literature across the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sectors of the UK. Paper presented at International SEEDS Conference 2022, University of the West of England

The UK’s strategy for sustainable construction has raised concerns over the plethora of negative environmental impacts related to the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sectors. The introduction of policy–documents (including the Const... Read More about A systematic review of responsible sourcing literature across the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sectors of the UK.

Fragmented concepts of sustainability in the translations of knowledge – to – object – to - knowledge of subject (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Drozynski, C. (2022, August). Fragmented concepts of sustainability in the translations of knowledge – to – object – to - knowledge of subject. Presented at SEEDS conference, UWE bristol

This paper draws from Deleuze’s Francis Bacon; The Logic of Sensation to understand how sustainability operates as a concept and how the marketing strategies of the company can be viewed in the context of relationality between parts and the impact of... Read More about Fragmented concepts of sustainability in the translations of knowledge – to – object – to - knowledge of subject.

Integrating wind variability to modelling wind-ramp events using a non-binary ramp function and deep learning models (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Sharp, R., Ihshaish, H., & Deza, J. I. (2022, August). Integrating wind variability to modelling wind-ramp events using a non-binary ramp function and deep learning models. Paper presented at International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society, SEEDS 22, UWE Bristol and online

The forecasting of large ramps in wind power output known as ramp events is crucial for the incorporation of large volumes of wind energy into national electricity grids. Large variations in wind power supply must be compensated by ancillary energy s... Read More about Integrating wind variability to modelling wind-ramp events using a non-binary ramp function and deep learning models.

Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Jalali, S., Davies, A., Badarnah, L., & Nicoletti, E. (2022, August). Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins. Paper presented at SEEDS Conference 2022 (International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society), University of the West of England, Bristol and online

Several systems have been developed to enhance buildings’ environmental performance towards reducing their operational energy demand. However, there is still potential for improving methods for responsively controlling daylight and solar gain while f... Read More about Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins.

Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2022, August). Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins. Paper presented at International SEEDS Conference 2022, University of the West of England, Bristol and online

As the climate crisis requires lowering carbon emissions on multiple fronts, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) can reduce buildings’ reliance on energy from fossil fuels by supplying them with electricity generated from a renewable source. In... Read More about Potential strategies for enhancing solar architectural skins.

From consumer to prosumer, how the general public can aid the transition to virtual power plants (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Mundy, P., & Levinson, G. (2022, August). From consumer to prosumer, how the general public can aid the transition to virtual power plants. Paper presented at SEEDS (Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design) 2022, University of the West of England, Bristol

There is currently a shift in the power generation and distribution models from a top down centralised system to a network of decentralised grids making Virtual Power Plant (VPP) technology an opportunity for a different model of power supply. In t... Read More about From consumer to prosumer, how the general public can aid the transition to virtual power plants.

Perceived effectiveness of Building Regulations in promoting and facilitating low energy retrofit in historic buildings (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Ciotti, L., & Newbury, A. (2022, August). Perceived effectiveness of Building Regulations in promoting and facilitating low energy retrofit in historic buildings. Presented at International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society [SEEDS] Conference 2022, UWE Bristol

This research is in response to conflicting messages from construction industry professionals around the correct approach to the challenge of retrofitting historic buildings (pre-1919) for energy efficiency. Building Regulations are often cited... Read More about Perceived effectiveness of Building Regulations in promoting and facilitating low energy retrofit in historic buildings.