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Mapping the relationship between Green-Blue-Grey Infrastructure (GBGI) and quality of life (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Sinnett, D., West, H., & Bray, I. (2023, July). Mapping the relationship between Green-Blue-Grey Infrastructure (GBGI) and quality of life. Paper presented at Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress, Lodz, Poland

Mental health, particularly for urban populations, is a growing public health concern. As urbanisation continues it is important to plan and develop towns and cities that maximise population wellbeing, and related health and social outcomes, whilst a... Read More about Mapping the relationship between Green-Blue-Grey Infrastructure (GBGI) and quality of life.

Mapping the relationship between green-blue-grey infrastructure (GBGI) and quality of life: A case study of Bristol, UK (2023)
Presentation / Conference
West, H., Sinnett, D., & Bray, I. (2023, June). Mapping the relationship between green-blue-grey infrastructure (GBGI) and quality of life: A case study of Bristol, UK. Paper presented at European Urban Research Association Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland

Mental health, particularly for urban populations, is a growing public health concern. As urbanisation continues it is important to plan and develop towns and cities that maximise population wellbeing, and related health and social outcomes, whilst a... Read More about Mapping the relationship between green-blue-grey infrastructure (GBGI) and quality of life: A case study of Bristol, UK.

Towards solar facades as participatory public art: An introduction (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2023, June). Towards solar facades as participatory public art: An introduction. Presented at Upfest Workshop Series

The presentation was given at the start of co-design workshops with Bristol professionals involved in building design and residents. It introduced the project the events were part of and solar facades research. The events aimed to engage the public i... Read More about Towards solar facades as participatory public art: An introduction.

How not to become an ‘axiom human’ – The paradox of energy efficiency and human behaviour (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Zhao, J. (2023, June). How not to become an ‘axiom human’ – The paradox of energy efficiency and human behaviour. Presented at Un/Building the Future: The Country and The City in the Anthropocene, University of Warwick

Buildings are the UK’s second-largest source of emissions. The household sector in particular, contributes to more than a quarter of the overall energy consumption and GHG emission, with space heating contributing to 63% of household energy consumpti... Read More about How not to become an ‘axiom human’ – The paradox of energy efficiency and human behaviour.

The latest update on climate science and its effect on the built environment (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Adkins, D. (2023, April). The latest update on climate science and its effect on the built environment. Presented at CABE buildeng South West 2023 Conference, Yeovil, Somerset

This talk presented an update on the latest climate science, reports from the IPCC, and its effect on the built environment. The talk began by discussing the challenge of current emissions trajectories and demand-pull policies to spur the transfo... Read More about The latest update on climate science and its effect on the built environment.

Copernicus for urban resilience in Europe: Final results from the CURE project (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Chrysoulakis, N., Ludlow, D., Mitraka, Z., Somarakis, G., Khan, Z., Lauwaet, D., …Holt Andersen, B. (2023, April). Copernicus for urban resilience in Europe: Final results from the CURE project. Presented at European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria

A major challenge for the urban community is the exploitation of Earth Observation intelligence in managing in the multidimensional nature of urban sustainability towards enhancing urban resilience, particularly in relation to the challenges of clima... Read More about Copernicus for urban resilience in Europe: Final results from the CURE project.

An architectural reclamation of death and dying (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bellamy, A. (2023, April). An architectural reclamation of death and dying. Presented at 'Research in Crisis' AHRA Student Symposium 2023, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

Dr Kathryn Mannix, a retired palliative care doctor and eminent campaigner working to break down the taboo of death and dying in contemporary western society recently announced that ‘it’s time to reclaim dying: to demedicalise it, to see it as a pers... Read More about An architectural reclamation of death and dying.

Alumni engagement for learner engagement and career planning: Real estate alumni engagement (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Wiejak-Roy, G. (2023, April). Alumni engagement for learner engagement and career planning: Real estate alumni engagement. Presented at Global Learning Innovations: Innovation in Built Environment Education Conference, Liverpool

Nurturing connections between the university and the real estate alumni plays a pivotal role in improving the communication within the real estate sector and to continuously align the educational offer to the emerging industry needs. In the era of di... Read More about Alumni engagement for learner engagement and career planning: Real estate alumni engagement.

Gamification of the built environment (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Elvidge, D. (2023, April). Gamification of the built environment. Presented at (iBEE2023) Global Learning Innovations: Innovation in Built Environment Education Conference, Liverpool John Moores University

UWE Bristol is trialling an innovative online tool for location-based and game-based learning. Seppo is a software which allows tutors to set up a series of learning tasks on a ‘gameboard’ for learners to complete on their smartphones while touring t... Read More about Gamification of the built environment.

Exploring a flipped approach to Construction Technology teaching, for inclusive learning and assessment (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Davidson, C., & Archila, H. (2023, April). Exploring a flipped approach to Construction Technology teaching, for inclusive learning and assessment. Presented at Innovation in Built Environment Education Conference, iBEE2023, Liverpool John Moores University

The Covid pandemic in 2020 and the subsequent blended learning approaches, provided an opportunity for lecturers to re-design the delivery of ‘Construction Technology’ modules at UWE. Many of the approaches developed during the pandemic are now consi... Read More about Exploring a flipped approach to Construction Technology teaching, for inclusive learning and assessment.

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.

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.

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.