Outputs (1087)

Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction (2023)
Book Chapter

The construction industry is a high-risk industry due to its poor record of injuries and deaths globally. Recently, exoskeletons, as part of a suite of Industry 4.0 technologies, have emerged as a potential effective technological approach for addres... Read More about Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction.

Constructing for the future: Can the duty of good faith improve payment in the UK construction industry? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Adversarialism within the UK construction industry fosters poor payment practices. Thus, stakeholders down the supply chain consistently suffer cashflow issues which can cause insolvencies. This study consisted of a critical review of literature and... Read More about Constructing for the future: Can the duty of good faith improve payment in the UK construction industry?.

Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment (2023)
Book

This handbook explores the critically important topic of embodied carbon, providing advanced insights that focus on measuring and reducing embodied carbon from across the built environment, including buildings, urban areas and cities, and constructio... Read More about Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment.

Minimising embodied carbon: A question of politics, not percentages (2023)
Book Chapter

Embodied carbon (EC) has long been a thorny issue, for many years excluded from policy and regulation. Definitions of ‘zero carbon’ have been framed to include only operational impacts, encouraging improvements in energy efficiency but continuing to... Read More about Minimising embodied carbon: A question of politics, not percentages.

Embodied carbon and building retrofit (2023)
Book Chapter

There is a critical need to reduce energy and associated carbon emissions from the existing built environment to help mitigate climate change. This requires significant upscaling of energy retrofitting. However, at present, retrofit assessments commo... Read More about Embodied carbon and building retrofit.

Embodied emissions - knowledge building for industry (2023)
Book Chapter

A climate emergency has been declared and government, policymakers, industries, researchers and architects have tremendous potential to shift the entire industry towards a (net) zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions-built environment. In particular, th... Read More about Embodied emissions - knowledge building for industry.

Structural moves in Norlands (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter is derived from an interdisciplinary panel group who were participants of an online
symposium Relate North 10: Possible Futures hosted by Yukon University Canada January 27-28
2023. The participants included Magnus Mårtesson (MM), Hous... Read More about Structural moves in Norlands.

Bamboo construction inspired by vernacular techniques for reducing carbon footprint: A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (2023)
Journal Article

Whilst upcoming innovations on digital technology and renewable energy can have a significant impact on the reduction of operational carbon emissions in the construction industry, readily available fast-growing building materials like bamboo are alre... Read More about Bamboo construction inspired by vernacular techniques for reducing carbon footprint: A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

Unsettling in Norrland (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Short abstract from conference proceedings of the 8th Sophia International Conference
Landscapes of care, photography, film, Modern Architecture and Landscape Heritage

Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features using sequential exploratory mixed methods design (2023)
Book Chapter

Accidents are commonplace on construction sites. Over the years, improvement efforts have included studies aimed at identifying the causal factors in construction accidents in order that appropriate mitigation measures can be implemented. This chapte... Read More about Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features using sequential exploratory mixed methods design.

Public perceptions of rainwater harvesting (RWH): Comparing users and non-users of RWH systems (2023)
Journal Article

The UK’s abundant municipal water supply has resulted in slow progress with the uptake of rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems within the home. Research has indicated that exploring public preferences for domestic RWH are necessary for increasing deman... Read More about Public perceptions of rainwater harvesting (RWH): Comparing users and non-users of RWH systems.

Application of Data Mining Techniques to Rural Vernacular Buildings: A Methodology for Characterisation and Awareness (2023)
Journal Article

Data-mining techniques (DMTs) have been widely used in the context of existing buildings. However, studies comparing its application to different objects and using rural territories with vernacular constructions as case studies remain highly unexplor... Read More about Application of Data Mining Techniques to Rural Vernacular Buildings: A Methodology for Characterisation and Awareness.

Structural moves in Norrland (2023)
Book Chapter

Based in Umeå, Northern Sweden, this project looks at the phenomena of moving whole houses and other buildings. This practice occurs throughout Sweden, in the USA, New Zealand and other territories. Moving structures this way has occurred for over a... Read More about Structural moves in Norrland.

Unsettling in Norrland (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This research uses film, photography and projection to analyse the changing space of Northern Sweden (Norrland). This peripheral region is one of the most rapidly reconfiguring spaces in Europe, with on-going programmes of corporate and state investm... Read More about Unsettling in Norrland.

Structural Moves in Norrland (2023)
Book Chapter

Based in Umeå, Northern Sweden, this project looks at the phenomena of moving whole houses and other buildings. This practice occurs throughout Sweden, in the USA, New Zealand and other territories. Moving structures this way has occurred for over... Read More about Structural Moves in Norrland.

Current advances on the assessment and mitigation of fire risk in buildings and urban areas - First Edition (2023)
Journal Article

Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: This research paper aims to investigate reinforced concrete (RC) walls' behaviour under fire and identify the thermal and mechanical factors that affect their performance. Design/methodology/approach: A three-dimensional (3D) finite element... Read More about Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure.

Light-responsive kinetic façade system inspired by the Gazania flower: A biomimetic approach in parametric design for daylighting (2023)
Journal Article

Through a multidisciplinary approach, this research proposes a design solution for a light-responsive kinetic biomimetic system, inspired by the functional principles of the Gazania flower. The adaptive movements of the Gazania flower were studied th... Read More about Light-responsive kinetic façade system inspired by the Gazania flower: A biomimetic approach in parametric design for daylighting.

The power of a HUG: Implementation of assistive technology across a health board (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

HUG, a soft comforter specifically designed for individuals with advanced dementia, was developed by the HUG by LAUGH team at Cardiff Metropolitan University. With weighted arms and legs, a soft body, and a simulated beating heart, HUG aims to provid... Read More about The power of a HUG: Implementation of assistive technology across a health board.

CURIOs for care: Designing physical prompts for research (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As design researchers, we are drawn towards creating tangible artifacts. The CURIOs for Care project embraces this appeal of making physical artefacts as a means of inquiry and as a creative tool to invite stories about individuals' experiences with... Read More about CURIOs for care: Designing physical prompts for research.