All Outputs (115)

Place-based leadership beyond place: Exploring the international dimension of civic leadership (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A consequence of globalisation is that place-less leaders, meaning people who are not expected to care about the consequences of their decisions for particular places and communities, have gained extraordinary power and influence. This paper explore... Read More about Place-based leadership beyond place: Exploring the international dimension of civic leadership.

Environmental, health, wellbeing, social and equity effects of urban green space interventions: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Authors Background: As populations become increasingly urbanised, the preservation of urban green space (UGS) becomes paramount. UGS is not just dedicated recreational space such as public parks, but other types of informal green space are... Read More about Environmental, health, wellbeing, social and equity effects of urban green space interventions: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis.

Editorial: Gender and Intersectionality in Engineering (2019)
Journal Article

This Special Issue of the ?International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology? focuses on the issue of gender, and of how gender intersects with other aspects of diversity, in engineering. Published in 2019 in celebration of the 100th anniversar... Read More about Editorial: Gender and Intersectionality in Engineering.

Local community preferences, understandings and behaviours (2019)
Book Chapter

This chapter: • Provides an introduction to the long term engagement of local communities with BGI, and gives an overview of recent relevant literature • Lists the main stakeholders for WSUD, and discusses different ways to conceptualise communit... Read More about Local community preferences, understandings and behaviours.

The opportunities and challenges of improving the condition and sustainability of a historic building at an international tourist attraction in the UK (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Heritage tourism has become increasingly popular, and improving the sustainability of such sites is essential both nationally and internationally. The purpose of this paper is to explore the opportunities... Read More about The opportunities and challenges of improving the condition and sustainability of a historic building at an international tourist attraction in the UK.

Codesigning a low-carbon roadmap for healthy architecture (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Over the last two decades, there has been considerable progress in developing solutions (mostly technological) for the design and construction of sustainable, low-carbon architecture and built environment. More recently, there has been success (albei... Read More about Codesigning a low-carbon roadmap for healthy architecture.

The drivers and challenges of improving the energy efficiency performance of listed pre-1919 housing (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose: Concerns about climate change and the availability of energy has resulted in countries setting targets to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. A large proportion of energy is consumed by existing housing. Europe has a large... Read More about The drivers and challenges of improving the energy efficiency performance of listed pre-1919 housing.

Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland: Effects of composition and height on biodiversity (2019)
Journal Article

There are increasing calls to provide greenspace in urban areas, yet the ecological quality, as well as quantity, of greenspace is important. Short mown grassland designed for recreational use is the dominant form of urban greenspace in temperate reg... Read More about Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland: Effects of composition and height on biodiversity.

Infrastructure procurement capacity gaps in Nigeria public sector institutions (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose: The achievement of sustainable development goals is linked to the procurement of public infrastructure in a manner that meets key procurement objectives, such as sustainability, value-for-money, transparency and accountability. At the heart... Read More about Infrastructure procurement capacity gaps in Nigeria public sector institutions.

Physical Models as a Teaching Tool in the Digital Condition (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Architecture as a discipline and a profession continually deals with the making sense of reality and all its complexities. A fundamental tool used in this process is the use of physical models as a substitutional tool. For instance, they are not a me... Read More about Physical Models as a Teaching Tool in the Digital Condition.

Impact of occupant behavior on CO2 emissions in social houses (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Delivering urban health through urban planning and design (2019)
Book Chapter

The world is increasingly becoming urban. Estimates show that 54.6% of the world’s population lived in cities in 2016 with a forecast of 60% by 2030 (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2016). The 600 largest cities produce 70% of the world’... Read More about Delivering urban health through urban planning and design.

Building with nature - Improving standards of GI across the UK (2019)
Journal Article

This articles explains how the Building with Nature framework was developed as an aid to specifying what is meant by, and consequently delivering, high-quality green infrastructure.

Green roof perceptions: Newcastle, UK CBD owners/occupiers (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Glyn Everett and Jessica Lamond. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of green roofs for commercial real estate building owners/occupiers in a UK city and consider how these might af... Read More about Green roof perceptions: Newcastle, UK CBD owners/occupiers.

Design for occupational safety and health: Key attributes for organisational capability (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose: Against the backdrop of the contribution of design to the occurrence of occupational injuries and illnesses in construction, design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH) is increasingly becoming prominent in the construction sector. To... Read More about Design for occupational safety and health: Key attributes for organisational capability.

A modified method for Los Angeles Abrasion test (2019)
Journal Article

Infrastructure development projects in Oman are at a peak which results in a huge requirement for the construction materials. Aggregates are one of the most common materials naturally available and used in both cement and asphalt concrete apart from... Read More about A modified method for Los Angeles Abrasion test.

Bamboo: An engineered alternative for buildings in the global South (2019)
Book Chapter

Bamboo is the only Graminea adapted to the life as forest. Bamboos can be found around the globe and are naturally occurring in Africa, America and Asia in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate areas around the equator. Bamboos are giant grasses t... Read More about Bamboo: An engineered alternative for buildings in the global South.

Efficient encouragement (2019)
Journal Article

Surveyors must identify why owner-occupiers are making energy efficiency refurbishments to ensure that these improvements meet their expectations

Codesigning blue infrastructure and water resources for healthier built environments (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Urban water management plays an important role as part of delivering healthy built and natural environments. With over half of the world population using poor or inappropriate sanitation, cities and buildings are a significant cause of contamination... Read More about Codesigning blue infrastructure and water resources for healthier built environments.

The Pedagogy of VKhUTEMAS and its implications on today’s architectural education (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact that modernism's design pedagogy had on abstract thinking and producing architectural form in design studio. The research investigates the impact of visual and spatial language generated in VK... Read More about The Pedagogy of VKhUTEMAS and its implications on today’s architectural education.