Product data sharing in architecture, engineering and construction : assessment of middleware support and business benefits (2009)
Thesis
Bakis, N. Product data sharing in architecture, engineering and construction : assessment of middleware support and business benefits. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Product data sharing is seen as an important means of improving the performance of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. However, little evidence of its business benefits has been given. At the same time, key middleware tec... Read More about Product data sharing in architecture, engineering and construction : assessment of middleware support and business benefits.

An approach to studying urban sustainability from within an ecological world view (2009)
Thesis
Du Plessis, C. An approach to studying urban sustainability from within an ecological world view. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This dissertation engages with the proposition that one of the reasons current efforts at improving sustainability are failing is because solutions are sought from within the same paradigm of thought that threatens sustainability in the first place... Read More about An approach to studying urban sustainability from within an ecological world view.

Assessment of the built environment for healthcare : a case study in the development of an evaluation framework (2009)
Thesis
Ruddock, S. Assessment of the built environment for healthcare : a case study in the development of an evaluation framework. (Thesis). University of Salford

A number of studies (CABE, 2002; Lawson and Phiri, 2005) have shown that good design of healthcare facilities can both benefit patients and raise staff morale. This research focuses on an investigation of patient and staff perceptions of healthcare f... Read More about Assessment of the built environment for healthcare : a case study in the development of an evaluation framework.