All Outputs (116)

Urban form and walkable environments (2020)
Book Chapter
Sinnett, D., & Williams, K. (2020). Urban form and walkable environments. In J. Nelson, & C. Mulley (Eds.), Urban Form and Accessibility: Social, Economic and Environment Impacts (141-156). Elsevier

This chapter presents the evidence on the relationship between urban form and walking behaviours. Globally, lack of physical activity is a major public health concern, and regular walking has the potential to offer an accessible and achievable form o... Read More about Urban form and walkable environments.

Heritage art with an intent (2020)
Journal Article
Sabnani, N., & Buser, M. (2020). Heritage art with an intent. Journal of Heritage Management, 5(2), 158-168. https://doi.org/10.1177/2455929620968795

A collaborative research project called JAL explored the role and potential for the arts to support water security activities in Rajasthan. The intent was to learn about some of the challenges facing people in rural Rajasthan and to draw on the regio... Read More about Heritage art with an intent.

Carbon reduction scenarios in the built historic environment (2020)
Report
Lamond, J., Drewniak, D., Wood, M., & Organ, S. (2020). Carbon reduction scenarios in the built historic environment. Historic England

To limit global warming a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions from the built environment is crucial. Despite pre-1919 buildings accounting for a large proportion of the existing building stock, the role of these buildings in contribu... Read More about Carbon reduction scenarios in the built historic environment.

Irúsan or, canting for architects (2020)
Book
Drofiak, N. (2020). Irúsan or, canting for architects. Zurich: gta Verlag / ETH Zurich

In 1931, architect Ivan Il’icˇ Leonidov was sent 2,800 kilometres northeast of Moscow to assist in constructing the new Soviet arctic port of Igarka. The city, though presented as an inscription of the future into the vast void of Siberia, in fact st... Read More about Irúsan or, canting for architects.

Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (2020)
Report
Willets, S., Bachra, S., Proctor, S., Clayton, W., Michalec, O., Rawlinson-Smith, R., …Longhurst, J. (2020). Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change. Bristol: Bristol One City

Exactly one year following its establishment, the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) has published the Annual Report on Year One to review its first year of operations and key contributions to Bristol’s response to the climate emerg... Read More about Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

Reducing embodied impacts of buildings - Insights from a social power analysis of the UK and Sweden (2020)
Journal Article
Moncaster, A. M., & Malmqvist, T. (2020). Reducing embodied impacts of buildings - Insights from a social power analysis of the UK and Sweden. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 588(3), https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/588/3/032047

With one of the highest carbon footprints, the construction sector should be at the forefront of climate action. Reducing embodied impacts of construction also means ensuring that buildings are durable, low maintenance, and fit for purpose, while max... Read More about Reducing embodied impacts of buildings - Insights from a social power analysis of the UK and Sweden.

Implications of using systematic decomposition structures to organize building LCA information: A comparative analysis of national standards and guidelines- IEA EBC ANNEX 72 (2020)
Journal Article
Soust-Verdaguer, B., García Martínez, A., Llatas, C., Gómez de Cózar, J. C., Allacker, K., Trigaux, D., …Passer, A. (2020). Implications of using systematic decomposition structures to organize building LCA information: A comparative analysis of national standards and guidelines- IEA EBC ANNEX 72. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 588(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/588/2/022008

Introduction: The application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) technique to a building requires the collection and organization of a large amount of data over its life cycle. The systematic decomposition method can be used to classify building comp... Read More about Implications of using systematic decomposition structures to organize building LCA information: A comparative analysis of national standards and guidelines- IEA EBC ANNEX 72.

Draw of a Drawing (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Banou, S. (2020). Draw of a Drawing. In D. Hallama, R. Liptau, A. K. Hougaard, G. Lidia, C. Rikke Lyngsø, & E. Drach (Eds.), Artefakte des Entwerfens (182-191)

Draw of a Drawing is a transcription of the installation Kaleidoscopic City (a survey of Edinburgh focused on the transitory elements of the urban). As such it marks the moment that the elements of the survey are projected upon a single surface. Und... Read More about Draw of a Drawing.

Collaboration for innovation in housing: The role of the civic university in delivering new homes in the city (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, M., & Columbano, A. (2020, November). Collaboration for innovation in housing: The role of the civic university in delivering new homes in the city. Paper presented at AHRA Housing and the City 17th Annual International Conference of the Architectural Humanities Research Association, 2020, Nottingham

The Birmingham School of Architecture and Design pioneered ‘live projects’ as a pedagogic model in schools of architecture in the UK and as part of this programme delivered a number of innovative housing projects in collaboration with the public sec... Read More about Collaboration for innovation in housing: The role of the civic university in delivering new homes in the city.

The dying patient: Taboo, controversy and missing terms of reference for designers—an architectural perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Bellamy, A., Clark, S., & Anstey, S. (2022). The dying patient: Taboo, controversy and missing terms of reference for designers—an architectural perspective. Medical Humanities, 48(1), e2-e9. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2020-011969

Contemporary society has grown seemingly detached from the realities of growing old and subsequently, dying. A consequence, perhaps, of death becoming increasingly overmedicalised, nearly one in two UK nationals die institutional deaths. In this arti... Read More about The dying patient: Taboo, controversy and missing terms of reference for designers—an architectural perspective.

After Covid-19: Urban design as spatial medicine (2020)
Journal Article
Rice, L. (2023). After Covid-19: Urban design as spatial medicine. URBAN DESIGN International, 28, 97–102. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41289-020-00142-6

This article draws out key implications for urban designers from the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly the relation between urban design and health. The entire world is facing the same acute health emergency of Covid-19 which is already impacting half... Read More about After Covid-19: Urban design as spatial medicine.

Cyclical construction workforce shortage: An evaluation of the current shortage in Western North Carolina (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Bayati, A. J., Tafazzoli, M., York, D. D., & Umar, T. (2020). Cyclical construction workforce shortage: An evaluation of the current shortage in Western North Carolina. In Construction Research Congress 2020 (643-650). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482872.070

The inadequate supply of skilled construction craft workers is an issue that currently affects the performance of the construction industry. The performance of the construction industry has a significant influence on the growth of the national econom... Read More about Cyclical construction workforce shortage: An evaluation of the current shortage in Western North Carolina.

Installation/Drawing: Spaces of drawing between art and architecture (2020)
Book Chapter
Banou, S. (2020). Installation/Drawing: Spaces of drawing between art and architecture. In K. Chorpening, & R. Fortnum (Eds.), A Companion to Contemporary Drawing (431-450). Wiley Blackwell

The text examines recent practices of expanding drawing from surfaces into three-dimensional constructs, through a review of drawing practices across architecture, installation art and land art. In particular, installations and architectural drawings... Read More about Installation/Drawing: Spaces of drawing between art and architecture.

Minimum energy efficiency – is the energy performance certificate a suitable foundation? (2020)
Journal Article
Organ, S. (2021). Minimum energy efficiency – is the energy performance certificate a suitable foundation?. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(4), 581-601. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-03-2020-0016

Purpose Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time. The existing housing stock is a crucial component in achieving international and national climate change targets through energy efficiency improvements. The private rental... Read More about Minimum energy efficiency – is the energy performance certificate a suitable foundation?.

Towards social housing that affords positive healthy outcomes for an ageing population: A transdisciplinary approach (2020)
Thesis
Robathan, P. Towards social housing that affords positive healthy outcomes for an ageing population: A transdisciplinary approach. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490897

This study demonstrates the linkage between design and management of social housing and the wellbeing of older residents and creates a conceptual model of the affordances offered by housing for their health and wellbeing. The conceptual model identif... Read More about Towards social housing that affords positive healthy outcomes for an ageing population: A transdisciplinary approach.

Cities and Communities Beyond Covid-19. How Local Leadership Can Change Our Future for the Better (2020)
Book
Hambleton, R. (2020). Cities and Communities Beyond Covid-19. How Local Leadership Can Change Our Future for the Better. Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press

The COVID-19 virus outbreak has rocked the world and it is widely accepted that there can be no return to the pre-pandemic society of 2019. However, many suggestions for the future of society and the planet are aimed at national governments, interna... Read More about Cities and Communities Beyond Covid-19. How Local Leadership Can Change Our Future for the Better.

Developing online voice for teaching (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Jeddere-Fisher, F. (2020, October). Developing online voice for teaching. Presented at 2020 Expertise Symposium, UWE Bristol, Online

With more teacher-student interaction online, our voice becomes our key tool for building healthy teacher-student relationships. So how do we develop our vocal confidence, and communicate our individuality, character and style through our voices? How... Read More about Developing online voice for teaching.

Investigating whole life costing awareness in Tanzania building construction industry (2020)
Journal Article
Manege, S., & Kennedy, C. (2022). Investigating whole life costing awareness in Tanzania building construction industry. International Journal of Construction Management, 22(15), 2914-2921. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2020.1832181

Whole life costing plays an essential role in ensuring value for money, not only in the construction stage but also in the duration of the asset’s life. This study investigates the level of awareness of whole life costing in the Tanzania building con... Read More about Investigating whole life costing awareness in Tanzania building construction industry.

Enhancing learning performance and motivation of cultural heritage using serious games (2020)
Journal Article
Ye, L., Wang, R., & Zhao, J. (2021). Enhancing learning performance and motivation of cultural heritage using serious games. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 59(2), 287-317. https://doi.org/10.1177/0735633120963828

In recent years, more serious games are used in different learning areas to improve the process of knowledge acquisition and learning outcomes. This study discusses a game mode based on a jigsaw puzzle with scaffolding-aid for cultural heritage learn... Read More about Enhancing learning performance and motivation of cultural heritage using serious games.

A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of the challenges of smart city development in developing countries (2020)
Journal Article
Aghimien, D. O., Aigbavboa, C., Edwards, D. J., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P., Nash, H., & Onyia, M. (2022). A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of the challenges of smart city development in developing countries. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 11(3), https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-06-2020-0092

Purpose: This study presents a fuzzy synthetic evaluation of the challenges of smart city realisation in developing countries, using Nigeria as a case study. By defining and delineating the problems faced by the country, more viable directions to att... Read More about A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of the challenges of smart city development in developing countries.