All Outputs (16)

Organisational attributes that determine design for occupational safety and health capability (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A., & Behm, M. (2017). Organisational attributes that determine design for occupational safety and health capability. In J. Sanjayan, M. Alam, & P. X. W. Zhou (Eds.),

Design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH) is increasingly becoming prominent in construction. In the UK, DfOSH is a legal requirement under the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). Amongst other requirements, the CD... Read More about Organisational attributes that determine design for occupational safety and health capability.

A parametric sensitivity analysis of the impact of built environment geometrical variables on building energy consumption (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Lila, A., & Lannon, S. (2017). A parametric sensitivity analysis of the impact of built environment geometrical variables on building energy consumption. In Proceedings from the 33 International Conference PLEA2017 : Design to Thrive : Volume 1 (2092)

The growth of urban communities creates the need for analytical frameworks that have a multiobjective and holistic approach. It is important to integrate these frameworks within commonly used architectural tools. The urban environment is mostly desig... Read More about A parametric sensitivity analysis of the impact of built environment geometrical variables on building energy consumption.

Factors that influence safety climate in construction in Oman (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T., Wamuzir, S., & Egbu, C. (2017). Factors that influence safety climate in construction in Oman. In F. Emuze, & M. Behm (Eds.), Joint CIB W099 and TG59 International Safety, Health, and People in Construction Conference: Towards Better Safety, Health, Wellbeing, and Life in Construction Conference Proceedings (99-113)

The safety climate on a specific construction project refers to managers? and workers? shared perceptions of the adequacy of the safety and health programmes and the consistency between the organization?s espoused safety policies/procedures and the a... Read More about Factors that influence safety climate in construction in Oman.

Demolition and adaptation at the CB1 development, Cambridge (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Baker, H., & Moncaster, A. (2017). Demolition and adaptation at the CB1 development, Cambridge. In 24th Annual Conference of the the European Real Estate Society. https://doi.org/10.15396/eres2017_132

Cambridge is a historic city in the UK with an international reputation. The CB1 development is a major real estate regeneration project around the train station aiming to provide a gateway to the city. Once complete it will provide over 50,000 sq m... Read More about Demolition and adaptation at the CB1 development, Cambridge.

A review of geothermal energy resources for electricity generation in Oman (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T., & Egbu, C. (2017). A review of geothermal energy resources for electricity generation in Oman. In G. Aouad, A. Al‐Hajj, & C. Egbu (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Futures (235-244)

Oman, like other Arab gulf countries, depends on oil and gas to produce electricity. However, these resources are not guaranteed to last forever and constitute one of the energy security issues in the country. Oman’s oil and gas reserv... Read More about A review of geothermal energy resources for electricity generation in Oman.

Holistic sensitivity analysis on urban geometry and its effect on building performance in hot arid zones (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Lila, A., Lannon, S., & Jabi, W. (2017). Holistic sensitivity analysis on urban geometry and its effect on building performance in hot arid zones. In H. Elsharkawy, S. Zahiri, & J. Clough (Eds.), Sustainable Design of the Built Environment SDBE 2017 (193-204)

There is a need to assess the growth of urban communities through analytical frameworks that have a multi-objective and holistic approach. In this paper, a sensitivity analysis was conducted on urban geometry with a holistic and integrative approach... Read More about Holistic sensitivity analysis on urban geometry and its effect on building performance in hot arid zones.

Design for dementia: Making spaces for uncertainty (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Fennell, J., Treadaway, C., & Kenning, G. (2017). Design for dementia: Making spaces for uncertainty. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Design4Health 2017 (117-120)

This paper presents research undertaken as part of the LAUGH project to explore design processes and design of hand held playful objects for people living with advanced dementia. A series of six co-design workshops were carried out with experts in re... Read More about Design for dementia: Making spaces for uncertainty.

Building information management (BIM) education in the Dominican Republic: An empirical study (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Silverio Rodriguez, A. K., Suresh, S., Heesom, D., & Renukappa, S. (2017). Building information management (BIM) education in the Dominican Republic: An empirical study. In G. Aouad, A. Al‐Hajj, & C. Egbu (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Futures: International Conference on Sustainable Futures ICSF 2017 Kingdom of Bahrain (421)

Building Information Management (BIM) education is par excellence the best solution to overcome the lack of BIM knowledge and BIM skilled professionals that affect the implementation of BIM in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) indu... Read More about Building information management (BIM) education in the Dominican Republic: An empirical study.

The potential of biomass for electricity generation in Oman (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T., & Ebgu, C. (2017). The potential of biomass for electricity generation in Oman. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Futures (245-251)

Oman, like other Arab gulf countries, depends on oil and gas to produce electricity. However, these resources are not guaranteed to last forever and constitute one of the energy security issues in the country. This article explores the potential of u... Read More about The potential of biomass for electricity generation in Oman.

The potential of biomass for electricity regeneration in Oman (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T., & Egbu, C. (2017). The potential of biomass for electricity regeneration in Oman. In G. Aouad, A. Al‐Hajj, & C. Egbu (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Futures (245-151)

Oman, like other Arab gulf countries, depends on oil and gas to produce electricity. However, these resources are not guaranteed to last forever and constitute one of the energy security issues in the country. This article explores the potential o... Read More about The potential of biomass for electricity regeneration in Oman.

Can Personal Values Help to Manage Workers' Occupational Safety and Health Behaviour? (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Hadikusumo, B., Leungbootnak, N., Gibb, A., & Bell, N. (2017). Can Personal Values Help to Manage Workers' Occupational Safety and Health Behaviour?. . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.08.024

© 2017 The Authors. Finding innovative and effective ways of improving construction workers' occupational safety and health behaviour is a challenge for implementers of behavioural-based safety (BBS) programmes. Whilst innate antecedents of behaviour... Read More about Can Personal Values Help to Manage Workers' Occupational Safety and Health Behaviour?.

Design of an egg production shed under bioclimatic principles, case study Montería, Córdoba (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Parra Correa, E., Morales Maya, C., & González Castaño, A. (2017). Design of an egg production shed under bioclimatic principles, case study Montería, Córdoba. In PLEA 2017, Design to Thrive: Volume 3 (4227)

The poultry sector has high thermal requirements for an efficient development of the egg production process, which in a region of warm climate like the Colombian Caribbean, results in a high energy dependence in order to power air conditioning system... Read More about Design of an egg production shed under bioclimatic principles, case study Montería, Córdoba.

Passivhaus: The architectural typology of low energy housing (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Zhao, J., & Carter, K. (2017). Passivhaus: The architectural typology of low energy housing. In L. Brotas, S. Roaf, & F. Nicol (Eds.), DESIGN TO THRIVE - Proceedings Volume I - PLEA 2017 Conference (328-335)

The growing number of Passivhaus buildings in the UK suggests an increasing acceptance of the low energy design methodology. Post occupancy evaluation shows that the energy use in Passivhaus homes are generally very low, and that running costs are co... Read More about Passivhaus: The architectural typology of low energy housing.

Causes of accidents in highway construction projects in Oman (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T., Wamuziri, S., & Egbu, C. (2017). Causes of accidents in highway construction projects in Oman. In Y. Sandanayake, T. Ramachandra, & S. Gunatilake (Eds.), The 6th World Construction Symposium: What's New and What's Next in the Built Environment Sustainability Agenda? (96-104)

Construction workers are three to four times more likely than workers in other sectors to die from accidents at work. Construction is one of the main industries in Oman providing jobs to 18% of the total population and contributing around 10% of the... Read More about Causes of accidents in highway construction projects in Oman.

How do we create attractive personalised and customised care? (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Fennell, J., & Treadaway, C. (2017). How do we create attractive personalised and customised care?

This position paper contends that care can only be useful when it understands the personal context of care and can be shaped to accommodate individual needs. To design with care and to care through design we need to develop a designerly empathic atti... Read More about How do we create attractive personalised and customised care?.

Cost of accidents in construction in Oman (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T. (2017). Cost of accidents in construction in Oman. In The Ninth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-9) : Revolutionizing the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry through Leadership, Collaboration and Technology

In this article, the ongoing and planned projects for financial year 2015-2016 in different sectors in Oman are presented. While specific focus is on the construction industry, the costs of accidents associated with projects in different sectors are... Read More about Cost of accidents in construction in Oman.