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Doctrinal watershed in the interpretation of contractual impossibility under the CISG, UNIDROIT principles and English law (2017)
Journal Article
Nwafor, N. (2017). Doctrinal watershed in the interpretation of contractual impossibility under the CISG, UNIDROIT principles and English law. Business Law Review, 38(6), 219-227. https://doi.org/10.54648/bula2017033

The advents of uniform international commercial laws and model laws have seen serious variations in the applications and interpretations of different doctrines. The doctrine of impossibility of performance of a contract has spawned different routes v... Read More about Doctrinal watershed in the interpretation of contractual impossibility under the CISG, UNIDROIT principles and English law.

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 mixed methods approach to understanding the target selection criteria of burglars within Leeds (2017)
Thesis
Addis, N. A mixed methods approach to understanding the target selection criteria of burglars within Leeds. (Thesis). University of Leeds. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10337396

Over the last decade, levels of domestic burglary in Leeds have been amongst the highest in the UK. This has led to substantial investment into reducing burglary in the city; for example, with the implementation of the Burglary Reduction Programme in... Read More about A mixed methods approach to understanding the target selection criteria of burglars within Leeds.

BIM education framework for clients and professionals of the construction industry (2017)
Journal Article
Silverio Rodriguez, A. K., Suresh, S., Heesom, D., & Renukappa, S. (2017). BIM education framework for clients and professionals of the construction industry. International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling, 6(2), 57-79. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJ3DIM.2017040104

Lack of qualified BIM professionals is a key BIM challenge that affects specific organisations and on a more macro scale, individual countries. A salient solution to this problem is the provision of better BIM education. This article represents the i... Read More about BIM education framework for clients and professionals of the construction industry.

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.

At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology? (2017)
Journal Article
Platsas, A. E. (2017). At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology?. Wroclaw Review of Law, Administration and Economics, 7(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1515/wrlae-2018-0013

The paper examines the link between ideology in law and social ontology. Whereas academic enquiries have thus far mainly concentrated on the link between law per se and social reality, the question of the relationship of the ideology of law and socia... Read More about At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology?.

Intellectual capital integration for value co-creation in higher education (2017)
Journal Article
Khalid, F. (2017). Intellectual capital integration for value co-creation in higher education. Asia Pacific Journal of Advanced Business and Social Studies, 3(1), 125-140

In the changing dynamics of socioeconomic settings, the role of HEIs (Higher Education Institutions) is now realized as more strategic and central to all such developments. The dynamics are sometimes characterized by government interventions, industr... Read More about Intellectual capital integration for value co-creation in higher education.

City-regional futures in context: insights from the Retrofit 2050 project (2017)
Book Chapter
De Laurentis, C., Eames, M., Hunt, M., & Dixon, T. (2017). City-regional futures in context: insights from the Retrofit 2050 project. In M. Eames, T. Dixon, M. Hunt, & S. Lannon (Eds.), Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World (207--226). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119007241.ch13

Research findings from the EPSRC funded Retrofit 2050 project, aim to advance and explore the theoretical and practical understandings that underpin a shift to sustainability of UK's core city regions in 2050. Utilising a participatory back-casting a... Read More about City-regional futures in context: insights from the Retrofit 2050 project.

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.

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.

Study of photovoltaics (PV) performance degradation analysis in Oman (2017)
Journal Article
Honnurvali, M. S., Gupta, N., Goh, K., Umar, T., & Nazeema, N. (2017). Study of photovoltaics (PV) performance degradation analysis in Oman. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Development, 6(2), 334-343. https://doi.org/10.20533/ijsed.2046.3707.2017.0043

The demand for electricity usage is increasing all around the globe. As an alternative and clean source to produce electricity there has been an emphasis on the usage of renewable energies. Sultanate of Oman has also taken an initiative by 2030 that... Read More about Study of photovoltaics (PV) performance degradation analysis in Oman.

Understanding IT governance effectiveness in Asia: An event study (2017)
Journal Article
Chong, J. L. L., & Duong, L. N. K. (2017). Understanding IT governance effectiveness in Asia: An event study. Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 9(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.17705/1pais.09102

The study seeks to examine the impact of Information technology (IT) governance structure, process and relational mechanisms on firm performance. Using an event study, we collected a sample of 70 announcements of IT governance adoption investments. W... Read More about Understanding IT governance effectiveness in Asia: An event study.

A review: The effect of graphene oxide on the properties of cement-based composites (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Qureshi, T. S., & Panesar, D. K. (2017). A review: The effect of graphene oxide on the properties of cement-based composites. In CSCE annual conference

Graphene oxide (GO) is a recently invented 2D nanoplane fiber. GO is typically produced via the chemical oxidation and exfoliation of graphite. It contains active functional groups on its nanoplane surface, and these groups play a major role during t... Read More about A review: The effect of graphene oxide on the properties of cement-based composites.

Who is Afraid of Red, Yellow, Blue? (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Webb, R. Who is Afraid of Red, Yellow, Blue?. Exhibited at Hasselt, Belgium. 2017 - 2017. (Unpublished)

Ten paintings called Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue? (Light-Dark Contrast) were then chosen to be exhibited in two concurrent exhibitions in Hasselt, Belgium at the Kooi Space, PMX at the University of Hasselt, and then at Onder den Toren, a pu... Read More about Who is Afraid of Red, Yellow, Blue?.

Space Invader (2017)
Other
Morrissey, S. (2017). Space Invader

Jim Isermann’s permanent commission for the Pathology Phase Two building for Southmead Hospital is an integrated artwork that transforms the fabric and surfaces of the functional architecture of corridors and external light-wells into a canvas for a... Read More about Space Invader.