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Form follows environment: Biomimetic approaches to building envelope design for environmental adaptation (2017)
Journal Article
Badarnah, L. (2017). Form follows environment: Biomimetic approaches to building envelope design for environmental adaptation. Buildings, 7(2), 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings7020040

© 2017 by the authors. Building envelopes represent the interface between the outdoor environment and the indoor occupied spaces. They are often considered as barriers and shields, limiting solutions that adapt to environmental changes. Nature provid... Read More about Form follows environment: Biomimetic approaches to building envelope design for environmental adaptation.

Briefing: Cost of accidents in the construction industry of Oman (2017)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2017). Briefing: Cost of accidents in the construction industry of Oman. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 170(2), 68-73. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.16.00032

In this paper, ongoing and planned projects for the 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 the projects in different sectors ar... Read More about Briefing: Cost of accidents in the construction industry of Oman.

Briefing: Using ‘safety climate factors’ to improve construction safety (2017)
Journal Article
Umar, T., & Wamuziri, S. (2017). Briefing: Using ‘safety climate factors’ to improve construction safety. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 170(2), 65-67. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.16.00020

This briefing discusses the health and safety problems in the construction industry. The focus is on safety performance improvement by using ‘safety climate factors’. Construction organisations can assess their safety climate factors by using a safet... Read More about Briefing: Using ‘safety climate factors’ to improve construction safety.

All about the ‘wow factor’? The relationships between aesthetics, restorative effect and perceived biodiversity in designed urban planting (2017)
Journal Article
Hoyle, H., Hitchmough, J., & Jorgensen, A. (2017). All about the ‘wow factor’? The relationships between aesthetics, restorative effect and perceived biodiversity in designed urban planting. Landscape and Urban Planning, 164, 109-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.03.011

© 2017 The Authors Urban populations experience the multiple health and well-being benefits of nature predominantly via urban green infrastructure. If this is to be designed and managed optimally for both nature and people, there is an urgent need fo... Read More about All about the ‘wow factor’? The relationships between aesthetics, restorative effect and perceived biodiversity in designed urban planting.

Healthy architecture: Designing health into architectural research (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Rice, L. (2017, May). Healthy architecture: Designing health into architectural research. Presented at Design Research: Process and Authorship, Bristol, Uk

As a society, we spend 90% of out time indoors and only 10% outdoors. Yet much of the focus for healthy cities is on outdoor space and external environments. Whilst it is important to consider all aspects of a healthy city, at present there is a disp... Read More about Healthy architecture: Designing health into architectural research.

Enacting dialog through an architectural model (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Marco, E. (2017, May). Enacting dialog through an architectural model. Presented at UWE Design Research Symposium 2017, UWE Frenchay Campus, Bristol, England

The research focuses on how people use and experience today’s domestic space in relation to accumulated material possessions within an architectural discourse. In order to assess this, a sensory ethnographical research method, using a physical obje... Read More about Enacting dialog through an architectural model.

Graphical representation of sonic urban morphologies simulation interface for the design process (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Barakat, M. A. (2017, April). Graphical representation of sonic urban morphologies simulation interface for the design process. Paper presented at eCAADE RIS, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

Although the interdisciplinary field of Soundscape was originally intended as a paradigm-shift for urban design, the process of designing the aural spatial signature of urban open spaces has not yet been made readily accessible to the designer in mod... Read More about Graphical representation of sonic urban morphologies simulation interface for the design process.

Attractive, climate-adapted and sustainable? Public perception of non-native planting in the designed urban landscape (2017)
Journal Article
Hoyle, H., Hitchmough, J., & Jorgensen, A. (2017). Attractive, climate-adapted and sustainable? Public perception of non-native planting in the designed urban landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning, 164, 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.03.009

© 2017 The Authors Throughout Europe climate change has rendered many plant species used in contemporary urban planting design less fit for use in public greenspaces. A growing evidence base exists for the ecological value of introducing non-native s... Read More about Attractive, climate-adapted and sustainable? Public perception of non-native planting in the designed urban landscape.

Intelligent contracts and the construction industry (2017)
Journal Article
Mason, J. (2017). Intelligent contracts and the construction industry. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 9(3), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29LA.1943-4170.0000233%23sthash.wMgQa56Q.dpuf

Advances in technology have resulted in a fast changing landscape for construction contracts. Lawyers struggle to keep up with the pace of innovation and the need to provide legal solutions and accommodate new approaches. Building Information Modelli... Read More about Intelligent contracts and the construction industry.

Uniting public purpose in a city: Insights from progressive urban leadership in Bristol, UK (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2017, April). Uniting public purpose in a city: Insights from progressive urban leadership in Bristol, UK. Paper presented at Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, USA

The new, directly elected mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, has set out a vision for a new kind of civic leadership for a progressive city. Launched at a citywide event, in September 2016, Mayor Rees’s ‘City Office’ concept brings together most of the... Read More about Uniting public purpose in a city: Insights from progressive urban leadership in Bristol, UK.

A reflection on the role of the physical realm in facilitating community co-design (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Calvo, M., & De Rosa, A. (2017, April). A reflection on the role of the physical realm in facilitating community co-design

Understanding the environmental conditions that shape the physical support for developing social sustainability requires analysing the symbiotic relationship of people and place. Place is considered an essential aspect in shaping social identity, ide... Read More about A reflection on the role of the physical realm in facilitating community co-design.

Enhancing homeownership opportunities among middle-income earners in Nigeria: A case study of Lagos Metropolis (2017)
Thesis
Ogunnaike, A. Enhancing homeownership opportunities among middle-income earners in Nigeria: A case study of Lagos Metropolis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/889299

Access to decent housing in cities and urban areas in Nigeria continues to be a problem, especially for low-income households. Government policies over the years have proven ineffective to address the problem. It is proposed that an improvement in ho... Read More about Enhancing homeownership opportunities among middle-income earners in Nigeria: A case study of Lagos Metropolis.

Innovation in progressive urban leadership: Why bringing 'place' to the centre of public leadership studies is vital in our globalising world (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2017, April). Innovation in progressive urban leadership: Why bringing 'place' to the centre of public leadership studies is vital in our globalising world. Paper presented at Leadership for Public and Social Value, 2nd International Public and Political Leadership Conference, Milton Keynes, England

The new, directly elected mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, has set out a vision for a new kind of civic leadership for a progressive city. Launched at a citywide event, in September 2016, Mayor Rees’s ‘City Office’ concept brings together most of the... Read More about Innovation in progressive urban leadership: Why bringing 'place' to the centre of public leadership studies is vital in our globalising world.

Effect of facilities management components on the quality of life of Chinese elderly in care and attention homes (2017)
Journal Article
Famakin, I. O., Leung, M. Y., & Olomolaiye, P. (2017). Effect of facilities management components on the quality of life of Chinese elderly in care and attention homes. Facilities, 35(5-6), 270-285. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-03-2016-0032

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Quality of life (QoL) for elderly residents of care and attention (C&A) homes has become an important consideration, given the increasingly aging population. Due to the number of hours such residents spe... Read More about Effect of facilities management components on the quality of life of Chinese elderly in care and attention homes.

Healthy cities: The evidence and what to do with it (2017)
Journal Article
Carmichael, L. (2017). Healthy cities: The evidence and what to do with it. Urban Design -New Series-, 142, 20-22

Laurence Carmichael shows how urban designers can help improve wellbeing