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Lifestyle and language barriers influence community engagement with green infrastructure (2023)
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Everett, G., Matsler, A. M., Chan, F. K. S., Naclerio, M. A., Morzillo, A. T., & Lamond, J. E. (2023). Lifestyle and language barriers influence community engagement with green infrastructure. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 52, 1650–1660. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01877-6

Few studies have focused on value structures, experiences, and cultural diversity as it relates to bioswale planning and implementation. We used ‘Point of Opportunity Interactions’ to understand previously undocumented views of the Cantonese-speaking... Read More about Lifestyle and language barriers influence community engagement with green infrastructure.

From data to strata? How design professionals “see” energy use in buildings (2023)
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Oliveira, S., Shortt, H., & King, L. (2023). From data to strata? How design professionals “see” energy use in buildings. Energy Research and Social Science, 101, Article 103117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103117

Improving design for efficient energy use in the built environment is a critical area for decarbonisation policy and practice. To date, this research emphasises improving tools and technology for predicting and managing energy use in buildings. No st... Read More about From data to strata? How design professionals “see” energy use in buildings.

Changes in unemployment and permanent sickness in England’s East Midlands coalfields, 1971–2011 (2023)
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Sinnett, D., & Norman, P. (2024). Changes in unemployment and permanent sickness in England’s East Midlands coalfields, 1971–2011. Regional Studies, 58(1), 61-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2191642

The UK coal industry was an important part of the economy, but it experienced substantial job losses during the 1980s and 1990s. To alleviate the resulting socio-economic problems, many areas received regeneration funds. We examine to what extent rel... Read More about Changes in unemployment and permanent sickness in England’s East Midlands coalfields, 1971–2011.

Stakeholder opinions of implementing environmental management systems in the construction sector of the U.S (2023)
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Beck Schildt, J. C., Booth, C. A., Horry, R. E., & Wiejak-Roy, G. (2023). Stakeholder opinions of implementing environmental management systems in the construction sector of the U.S. Buildings, 13(5), Article 1241. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051241

Environmental concerns over the effects of construction sector activities necessitate meaningful measures to be taken. Despite worldwide increases in the uptake of environmental management systems (EMS), implementation of EMS across the construction... Read More about Stakeholder opinions of implementing environmental management systems in the construction sector of the U.S.

From civic responsibility to socio-spatial civic agency: Critiquing the civic university movement through live projects (2023)
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Jones, M., & Columbano, A. (2023). From civic responsibility to socio-spatial civic agency: Critiquing the civic university movement through live projects. Charrette, 8(2), 8-32

Through exploration of Birmingham School of Architecture & Design’s pioneering live project programme, this paper presents a commentary on the potential of architecture and design education in achieving the ambitions of the Civic University movement.... Read More about From civic responsibility to socio-spatial civic agency: Critiquing the civic university movement through live projects.

An ontology to represent the prevention through design (PtD) concept in integrated project delivery (IPD) in the construction industry from an architectural perspective (2023)
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Samsudin, N. S., Khalil, N., Mohammad, M. Z., Md Ajis, A., Hamzah, H., Che Ibrahim, C. K. I., & Manu, P. (2023). An ontology to represent the prevention through design (PtD) concept in integrated project delivery (IPD) in the construction industry from an architectural perspective. Buildings, 13(5), 1128. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051128

The Prevention through Design (PtD) concept has been widely used to mitigate potential safety and health hazards and minimize residual risks during the early design phase. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) prioritizes project-wide collaboration and c... Read More about An ontology to represent the prevention through design (PtD) concept in integrated project delivery (IPD) in the construction industry from an architectural perspective.

Insights from the analysis of sustainability reporting across UK real estate companies (2023)
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Squier, H., & Booth, C. A. (2023). Insights from the analysis of sustainability reporting across UK real estate companies. Journal of Sustainability Research, 5(2), Article e230005. https://doi.org/10.20900/jsr20230005

Organisational sustainability reporting can act as a mechanism for the United Nations to track the progress of the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and concomitantly provide clarity of business activities and performance to a range of stakehol... Read More about Insights from the analysis of sustainability reporting across UK real estate companies.

Metaphysics of architecture: An integral theory framework for sustainability (2023)
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Lavaf Pour, Y., & Meraz, F. (2023). Metaphysics of architecture: An integral theory framework for sustainability. ARENA Journal of Architectural Research, 8(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.55588/ajar.374

The paper acts as a critique of prevalent current sustainable architecture and proposes a conceptual framework for sustainable design practice. In this paper, we argue that sustainable building standards,such as Passivhaus and BREEAM, have failed to... Read More about Metaphysics of architecture: An integral theory framework for sustainability.

Wet–dry cycles and microstructural characteristics of expansive subgrade treated with sustainable cementitious waste materials (2023)
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Abbey, S. J., Amakye, S. Y., Eyo, E. U., Booth, C. A., & Jeremiah, J. J. (2023). Wet–dry cycles and microstructural characteristics of expansive subgrade treated with sustainable cementitious waste materials. Materials, 16(8), 3124. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16083124

This work presents an experimental study on the physico-mechanical and microstructural characteristics of stabilised soils and the effect of wetting and drying cycles on their durability as road subgrade materials. The durability of expansive road su... Read More about Wet–dry cycles and microstructural characteristics of expansive subgrade treated with sustainable cementitious waste materials.

Architecture on the couch: A transdisciplinary exploration of buildings as psychological subjects (2023)
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Mosley, J., Crociani-Windland, L., Warren, S., & Williams, N. (2023). Architecture on the couch: A transdisciplinary exploration of buildings as psychological subjects. ARENA Journal of Architectural Research, 8(1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.55588/378

The paper introduces the research project ‘Architecture on the Couch: The psychology of buildings’ that radically re-conceptualises architecture as a psychosocial subject, entwined with the psychology of its creators and its inhabitants. Seeking to u... Read More about Architecture on the couch: A transdisciplinary exploration of buildings as psychological subjects.

Reconceptualising sustainability practice research in architecture: Radical ways of seeing and imagining (2023)
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Oliviera, S., Betancour, A., Mosley, J., & Schröder, T. (2023). Reconceptualising sustainability practice research in architecture: Radical ways of seeing and imagining. ARENA Journal of Architectural Research, 8(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.55588/ajar.390

In this introductory essay, which also frames the other contributions to this AJAR Special Collection that were selected from the papers given at the Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability (RAPS) conference in 2021, we will – in our role as... Read More about Reconceptualising sustainability practice research in architecture: Radical ways of seeing and imagining.

Embodied carbon reporting by German real estate institutional investors (2023)
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Weinfeld, S., Wiejak-Roy, G., & Booth, C. A. (2023). Embodied carbon reporting by German real estate institutional investors. Journal of Sustainability Research, 5(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.20900/jsr20230003

Background: The building sector is one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gas emissions across the globe. The European Union pledges to become climate neutral by 2050. To reach this goal, member states will need to account for embodied carbon... Read More about Embodied carbon reporting by German real estate institutional investors.

Educating radical practitioners: A case study of regenerative design on a UK High Street (2023)
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Jones, M., Vowles, H., Doron, H., Orchard-Webb, J., & Prescott, L. (2023). Educating radical practitioners: A case study of regenerative design on a UK High Street. ARENA Journal of Architectural Research, 8(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.55588/ajar.375

Universities have a responsibility to educate future practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and attributes to achieve the shift required to create regenerative futures. Engaging students in real-world problems and thinking creatively about teachin... Read More about Educating radical practitioners: A case study of regenerative design on a UK High Street.

Inhabitation, difference, performance: Architectural linearity in three movements (2023)
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Banou, S. (2023). Inhabitation, difference, performance: Architectural linearity in three movements. Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice, 8(1), 49-69. https://doi.org/10.1386/drtp_00105_1

This article questions the temporal and material limitations of architectural representation, as they emerge through the problematic relationship between architectural drawing, considered as a static object of fixed convention and space as an inheren... Read More about Inhabitation, difference, performance: Architectural linearity in three movements.

Towards designing for the postdigital hybrid workplace: A systematic literature review (2023)
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Tahsiri, M. (2023). Towards designing for the postdigital hybrid workplace: A systematic literature review. ENQ, 20(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.17831/enqarcc.v20i1.1140

This paper frames the future workplace as a postdigital hybrid space of practice that foregrounds humanistic values and holistically accommodates various requirements of individuals and collectives who make up the socio-cultural context of the workpl... Read More about Towards designing for the postdigital hybrid workplace: A systematic literature review.

Predicting quality parameters of wastewater treatment plants using artificial intelligence techniques (2023)
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Aghdam, E., Mohandes, S. R., Manu, P., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., & Zayed, T. (2023). Predicting quality parameters of wastewater treatment plants using artificial intelligence techniques. Journal of Cleaner Production, 405, Article 137019

Estimating wastewater treatment plants’ (WWTPs) influent parameters such as 5-day biological oxygen demand (BOD5) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) is vital for optimizing electricity and energy consumption. Against this backdrop, the existing body of... Read More about Predicting quality parameters of wastewater treatment plants using artificial intelligence techniques.

Computational design exploration of a segmented concrete shell building floor system (2023)
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Costa, E., Oval, R., Shepherd, P., & Orr, J. (2023). Computational design exploration of a segmented concrete shell building floor system. Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings, 176(12), 1010-1021. https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.22.00156

The construction industry is responsible for nearly half of the UK's carbon dioxide emissions and the use of an extremely large volume of concrete - the world's most widely used man-made material - accounts for more than 7% of global carbon dioxide e... Read More about Computational design exploration of a segmented concrete shell building floor system.

A systematic review of responsible sourcing in the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors of the UK (2023)
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Ball, S., Booth, C. A., Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A. M., & Glass, J. (2023). A systematic review of responsible sourcing in the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors of the UK. Buildings, 13(4), 889. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13040889

In recent years, responsible sourcing and procurement (including green supply chain management) across the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sectors have become notable contributors to sustainable construction strategies. This study a... Read More about A systematic review of responsible sourcing in the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors of the UK.

Investigating the barriers to the adoption of blockchain technology in sustainable construction projects (2023)
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Singh, A. K., Kumar, V. R., Dehdasht, G., Mohandes, S. R., Manu, P., & Rahimian, F. P. (2023). Investigating the barriers to the adoption of blockchain technology in sustainable construction projects. Journal of Cleaner Production, 403, Article 136840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136840

Blockchain technology (BT) can execute transactions verifiable and permanently, which can help foster the idea of embracing sustainability pillars within industries. Therefore, BT holds considerable promise for the industrial and service sectors; how... Read More about Investigating the barriers to the adoption of blockchain technology in sustainable construction projects.