A deep learning approach towards railway safety risk assessment (2020)
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Alawad, H., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2020). A deep learning approach towards railway safety risk assessment. IEEE Access, 9(2020), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2997946

Railway stations are essential aspects of railway systems, and they play a vital role in public daily life. Various types of AI technology have been utilised in many fields to ensure the safety of people and their assets. In this paper, we propose a... Read More about A deep learning approach towards railway safety risk assessment.

A novel techno-economic multi-level optimization in home-microgrids with coalition formation capability (2020)
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Ganjehlou, H., Niaei, H., Jafari, A., Aroko, D., Marzband, M., & Fernando, T. (2020). A novel techno-economic multi-level optimization in home-microgrids with coalition formation capability. Sustainable Cities and Society, 60, 102241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102241

In recent years, microgrids (MG's) have operated in the power systems for various reasons such as reduction of energy losses, improvement of voltage stability and grid reliability. The implementation of Home Microgrid (H-MG) has proven successful in... Read More about A novel techno-economic multi-level optimization in home-microgrids with coalition formation capability.

Learning to chill : the role of design schools and professional training to improve urban climate and urban metabolism (2020)
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Taleghani, M., Montazami, A., & Perrotti, D. (2020). Learning to chill : the role of design schools and professional training to improve urban climate and urban metabolism. Energies, 13(9), 2243. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13092243

The increased frequency of heat-related mortality and morbidity in urban environments indicates the importance of urban climate studies. As most of the world’s population lives in cities, the education of designers, planners and policy makers is cruc... Read More about Learning to chill : the role of design schools and professional training to improve urban climate and urban metabolism.

Outdoor thermal comfort assessment : a review on thermal comfort research in Australia (2020)
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Shooshtariana, S., Charlie Lam, C., & Kenawy, I. (2020). Outdoor thermal comfort assessment : a review on thermal comfort research in Australia. Building and Environment, 177, 106917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106917

Outdoor thermal comfort could significantly affect the usage and success of urban places. Accordingly, it is recommended to be considered in both urban design and planning projects. Urbanisation has been recognised as a major factor in elevated dai... Read More about Outdoor thermal comfort assessment : a review on thermal comfort research in Australia.

Evaluating the perception of thermal environment in naturally ventilated schools in a warm and humid climate in Nigeria (2020)
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Munonye, C., & Ji, Y. (2021). Evaluating the perception of thermal environment in naturally ventilated schools in a warm and humid climate in Nigeria. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 42(1), 5-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624420911148

Field study was conducted in naturally ventilated primary school buildings in a warm and humid environment in Imo State, Nigeria to determine the thermal comfort perception of young children (aged 7–12 years) and to understand the thermal conditions... Read More about Evaluating the perception of thermal environment in naturally ventilated schools in a warm and humid climate in Nigeria.

Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision : insights from the city of Santa Monica, California (2020)
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Nzau, B., & Trillo, C. (2021). Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision : insights from the city of Santa Monica, California. Housing Studies, 36(7), 1086-1121. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2020.1746244

Inclusionary housing is considered a powerful local policy tool that can help address housing affordability and social inclusion issues. This paper draws from empirical research conducted in the City of Santa Monica in California to provide fresh ins... Read More about Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision : insights from the city of Santa Monica, California.

Barriers to BIM implementation and ways forward to improve its adoption in the Nigerian AEC firms (2020)
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Babatunde, S., Udeaja, C., & Adekunle, A. (2021). Barriers to BIM implementation and ways forward to improve its adoption in the Nigerian AEC firms. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(1), 48-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-05-2019-0047

Purpose –BIM has much potential to improve the effectiveness of construction works with respect to design, construction and maintenance. However, many Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firms are still lagging in the adoption and imp... Read More about Barriers to BIM implementation and ways forward to improve its adoption in the Nigerian AEC firms.

Urban heritage conservation and rapid urbanization : insights from Surat, India (2020)
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Udeaja, C., Trillo, C., Gyau, K., Makore, B., Patel, D., Mansouri, L., & Jha, K. (2020). Urban heritage conservation and rapid urbanization : insights from Surat, India. Sustainability, 12(6), 2172. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062172

Currently, heritage is challenged in the Indian city of Surat due to diverse pressures,  including rapid urbanization, increasing housing demand, and socio‐cultural and climate changes.  Where rapid demographic growth of urban areas is happening, her... Read More about Urban heritage conservation and rapid urbanization : insights from Surat, India.

The application of BIM tools to explore the dynamic characteristics of smart materials in a contemporary Shanashil building design element (2020)
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Amin, T., Elkadi, H., & Al-Alwan, H. (2020). The application of BIM tools to explore the dynamic characteristics of smart materials in a contemporary Shanashil building design element. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 15(2), 193-199. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.150209

Traditional architecture is known for its crafted facade features that respond to environmental, social and cultural requirements. Contemporary architecture produced façade features that attempted to enhance local design identity and local culture.... Read More about The application of BIM tools to explore the dynamic characteristics of smart materials in a contemporary Shanashil building design element.

The rise of micromobilities at tourism destinations (2020)
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Davies, N., Blazejewski, L., & Sherriff, G. (2020). The rise of micromobilities at tourism destinations. Journal of Tourism Futures, 6(3), 209-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/JTF-10-2019-0113

Purpose This paper aims to identify the need for research that focuses on micromobilities at tourist destinations, charting their recent expansion and exploring development challenges. Design/methodology/approach This discussion draws together... Read More about The rise of micromobilities at tourism destinations.

Comparative analysis of drivers to BIM adoption among AEC firms in developing countries : a case of Nigeria (2020)
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Babatunde, S., Ekundayo, D., Adekunle, A., & Bello, W. (2020). Comparative analysis of drivers to BIM adoption among AEC firms in developing countries : a case of Nigeria. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 18(6), 1425-1447. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-08-2019-0217

Purpose – Building information modelling (BIM) adoption is vital to productivity and competitive nature of the construction sector. However, BIM adoptions have not been generally embraced by many Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firm... Read More about Comparative analysis of drivers to BIM adoption among AEC firms in developing countries : a case of Nigeria.

Bayesian network-based human error reliability assessment of derailments (2020)
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Dindar, S., Sakdirat, K., & An, M. (2020). Bayesian network-based human error reliability assessment of derailments. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 197, 106825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2020.106825

The knowledge acquired in relation to failures associated with components has made significant contributions to the development of components with increased reliability, as well as a reduction in the number of rail incidents caused by certain system... Read More about Bayesian network-based human error reliability assessment of derailments.

Cultural heritage and sustainable development targets : a possible harmonisation? Insights from the European Perspective (2020)
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the European Perspective. Sustainability, 12(3), 926. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12030926

The Agenda 2030 includes a set of targets that need to be achieved by 2030. Although none of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focuses exclusively on cultural heritage, the resulting Agenda includes explicit reference to heritage in SDG 1... Read More about Cultural heritage and sustainable development targets : a possible harmonisation? Insights from the European Perspective.

Learning from accidents : machine learning for safety at railway stations (2019)
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Alawad, H., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2020). Learning from accidents : machine learning for safety at railway stations. IEEE Access, 8(1), 633-648. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2962072

In railway systems, station safety is a critical aspect of the overall structure, and yet, accidents at stations still occur. It is time to learn from these errors and improve conventional methods by utilizing the latest technology, such as machine l... Read More about Learning from accidents : machine learning for safety at railway stations.

Experimental investigation on liquefaction and post-liquefaction deformation of stratified saturated sand under cyclic loading (2019)
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Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., & Ren, F. (2020). Experimental investigation on liquefaction and post-liquefaction deformation of stratified saturated sand under cyclic loading. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 79, 2313-2324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-019-01696-8

The soils are often distributed in a stratified structure. When an earthquake occurs, there are always risks of liquefaction for stratified soils which can cause serious consequences. The research aims to investigate the liquefaction and post-liquefa... Read More about Experimental investigation on liquefaction and post-liquefaction deformation of stratified saturated sand under cyclic loading.

Application of complex network principles to key station identification in railway network efficiency analysis (2019)
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Wang, L., An, M., Jia, L., & Qin, Y. (2019). Application of complex network principles to key station identification in railway network efficiency analysis. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2019, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1574136

Network efficiency analysis becomes important in railways in order to contribute towards improving the safety and capacity of the rail network, making rail travel more attractive for passengers, and improving industry practice and informing policy de... Read More about Application of complex network principles to key station identification in railway network efficiency analysis.

Neo Ekistics for flood mitigation in cities (2019)
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Abdulkareem, M., Kenawy, I., & Elkadi, H. (2019). Neo Ekistics for flood mitigation in cities. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 17(2), 167-181. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-01-2018-0008

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the potential of ecologically driven urban design interventions to substantiate urban form performance in coping with the increasing flood threats particularly in the Middle East region. The pa... Read More about Neo Ekistics for flood mitigation in cities.

Air pollution in a microclimate; the impact of different green barriers on the dispersion (2019)
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Taleghani, M., Clark, A., Swan, W., & Mohegh, A. (2020). Air pollution in a microclimate; the impact of different green barriers on the dispersion. Science of the Total Environment, 711, 134649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134649

This paper studies the impact of different green barriers on the dispersion of air pollution in a neighbourhood. The study was performed with reference to air quality conditions in Manchester, UK. Manchester experiences a high level of NO2. Measure... Read More about Air pollution in a microclimate; the impact of different green barriers on the dispersion.

An investigation into BIM based detailed cost estimating and drivers to the adoption of BIM in quantity surveying practices (2019)
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Babatunde, S., Perera, S., Ekundayo, D., & Adeleye, T. (2020). An investigation into BIM based detailed cost estimating and drivers to the adoption of BIM in quantity surveying practices. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 25(1), 61-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-05-2019-0042

Purpose Although studies have shown the relevance of BIM (Building Information Modeling) in cost estimating process, efforts at investigating BIM based detailed cost estimating among professional quantity surveyors through quantitative approach are... Read More about An investigation into BIM based detailed cost estimating and drivers to the adoption of BIM in quantity surveying practices.

Life cycle carbon emissions and comparative evaluation of selected open source UK embodied carbon counting tools (2019)
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Ekundayo, D., Babatunde, S., Ekundayo, A., Perera, S., & Udeaja, C. (2019). Life cycle carbon emissions and comparative evaluation of selected open source UK embodied carbon counting tools. Construction Economics and Building, 19(2), 220-242. https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v19i2.6692

Life cycle carbon emissions (LCO2), made up of operational and embodied carbon, have become a major metric of building environmental performance and energy efficiency. Whilst there are now standard methods for operational carbon assessment due to its... Read More about Life cycle carbon emissions and comparative evaluation of selected open source UK embodied carbon counting tools.