Bellway Homes "The Future Home" Baseline Performance Report (2024)
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Fitton, R., Diaz, H., Farmer, D., Henshaw, G., Sitmalidis, A., & Swan, W. (2024). Bellway Homes "The Future Home" Baseline Performance Report. Salford: ERDF & Innovate UK

This report examines the fabric thermal performance of a prototype home (The Future Home, or TFH) built by Bellway Homes. The home was designed and built to meet the anticipated Future Homes Standard in terms of fabric performance. The research was c... Read More about Bellway Homes "The Future Home" Baseline Performance Report.

Saint Gobain & Barratt Developments “eHome2” Baseline Performance Report (2024)
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Fitton, R., Diaz Hernandez, H., Farmer, D., Henshaw, G., Sitmalidis, A., & Swan, W. (2024). Saint Gobain & Barratt Developments “eHome2” Baseline Performance Report. Salford: ERDF & Innovate UK

This report examines the fabric thermal performance of a prototype home (eHome2) built through a partnership with Saint Gobain and Barratt homes. The home was designed and built to meet the anticipated Future Homes Standard in terms of fabric perfor... Read More about Saint Gobain & Barratt Developments “eHome2” Baseline Performance Report.

Building energy performance assessment based on in-situ measurements : challenges and general framework (2021)
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Fitton, R. (2021). Building energy performance assessment based on in-situ measurements : challenges and general framework

Subtask 1 investigated the possibilities and limitations of common data bases and monitoring systems. This subtask is strongly related to subtasks 2 and 3 by linking the available input data – as much as possible based on existing (non-intrusive) mon... Read More about Building energy performance assessment based on in-situ measurements : challenges and general framework.

Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts (2019)
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Rissola, G., Bevilaqua, C., Monardo, B., & Trillo, C. (2019). Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts

This report focuses on the case study of the Boston area and identifies the key success factors in the Boston regional innovation ecosystem. It discusses how the macro-innovation eco-ecosystem is composed by a variety of interconnected micro-innovati... Read More about Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts.

Erneley Close passive house retrofit : resident experiences and building performance in retrofit to passive house standard (2018)
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Sherriff, G., Martin, P., & Roberts, B. (2018). Erneley Close passive house retrofit : resident experiences and building performance in retrofit to passive house standard

In May 2015, Eastlands Housing (now One Manchester) completed work on its retrofit to PassivHaus equivalent (EnerPHit) standard of 32 social housing flats in two blocks in Erneley Close, in the Manchester area Gorton. With a budget of £3.1 million, i... Read More about Erneley Close passive house retrofit : resident experiences and building performance in retrofit to passive house standard.

Planning and governance of urban developments in Nigeria (2017)
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Gyau, K., & Morenikeji, O. (2017). Planning and governance of urban developments in Nigeria

Leveraging rising land values to finance urban infrastructure development in Ghana : a case study of Accra (2016)
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Gyau, K. (2016). Leveraging rising land values to finance urban infrastructure development in Ghana : a case study of Accra

A comparative study of construction cost and commercial management services in the UK and China (2016)
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Zhou, L., Udeaja, C., Victoria, M., & Chen, Q. (2016). A comparative study of construction cost and commercial management services in the UK and China

Cost and commercial management processes and practices in different parts of the world vary significantly. In the UK and the British Commonwealth these practices are mainly market oriented and matured over several centuries. The effects of globalisa... Read More about A comparative study of construction cost and commercial management services in the UK and China.

University of Salford research report for the Highways Agency : Horizon Scanning 2020 (2015)
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Fleming, A., & Fleming, A. (2015). University of Salford research report for the Highways Agency : Horizon Scanning 2020

This report serves to expose the reader to current research in Lean Construction related fields to identify areas of potential future research. The report does not purport to be exhaustive in this regard, instead curating and highlighting those areas... Read More about University of Salford research report for the Highways Agency : Horizon Scanning 2020.

Urban land, planning and governance systems in Nigeria (2015)
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Lamond, J., Gyau, K., Lewis, E., Bloch, R., & Falade, B. (2015). Urban land, planning and governance systems in Nigeria

Earthworks control automation (2015)
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Kirchbach, K., Aziz, Z., & Tezel, B. (2015). Earthworks control automation

Earthwork processes are influenced by a wide range of factors, including varying soil and weather conditions, machine related factors, traffic conditions, local site constraints and other human related factors. Dumpers and bulldozers are heavy duty e... Read More about Earthworks control automation.

Visual controls at the workface of road construction and maintenance : Preliminary report (2015)
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Tezel, B., & Aziz, Z. (2015). Visual controls at the workface of road construction and maintenance : Preliminary report

Visual Management (VM) is a fundamental element of the lean production system that relies on the effectiveness of sensory communication to realise the lean production/construction goals. VM can be implemented by following certain frameworks in an inc... Read More about Visual controls at the workface of road construction and maintenance : Preliminary report.

Clever classrooms : Summary report of the HEAD project (2015)
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Barrett, P., Zhang, Y., Davies, F., & Barrett, L. (2015). Clever classrooms : Summary report of the HEAD project

Based on the results of the HEAD Project (Holistic Evidence and Design), funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, clear evidence has been found that well-designed primary schools boost children’s academic performance in readi... Read More about Clever classrooms : Summary report of the HEAD project.

Disaster resilience education and research roadmap for Europe 2030 (2015)
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Amaratunga, R., Faber, M., Haigh, R., Indirli, M., Kaklauskss, A., Lill, I., …Velazquez, J. (2015). Disaster resilience education and research roadmap for Europe 2030

Developing an approach to sustainable return on investment (2015)
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Bichard, E. (2015). Developing an approach to sustainable return on investment

Conventional valuation methods relate to the valuation of existing landed property in relation to commercial rental or disposal, or for the purposes of asset evaluation. The Sustainable Return on Investment (or SuROI) framework described in this... Read More about Developing an approach to sustainable return on investment.

The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle® (2014)
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Ankrah, N., Manu, E., Hammond, F., Gyau, K., Hingorani, N., & Wood, P. (2014). The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle®

This User Guide outlines the object, scope and expected deliverables from the Valuation Tool component of the Cradle to Cradle® C2C BIZZ project. It describes the compendium of subtools that have been developed comprising: i) overview of funding too... Read More about The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle®.

Private investment in disaster risk management (2014)
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Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, D., Kumaraswamy, M., Liyanage, C., Perwaiz, A., Towashiraporn, P., & Wedawatta, H. (2014). Private investment in disaster risk management

Testing of Stormguard secondary glazing film (2014)
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Fitton, R. (2014). Testing of Stormguard secondary glazing film

We were asked to test this product in the Energy House over all of the windows in the house. The house currently has 5 main windows (windows to the front bay were not tested). The test consisted of two parts: a control test with no film on the window... Read More about Testing of Stormguard secondary glazing film.

Retrofit alternatives in five UK cities (2014)
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Barlow, C. (2014). Retrofit alternatives in five UK cities

The purpose of this paper is to explore the ways in which locally-based projects that can be identified as ‘alternative retrofit’ make use of city spaces. A review of relevant literature on the use of such spaces frames and conceptualises these alter... Read More about Retrofit alternatives in five UK cities.

How can Building Information Modelling (BIM) support the New Rules of Measurement (NRM1) (2014)
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Wu, S., Ginige, K., Wood, G., & Jong, S. (2014). How can Building Information Modelling (BIM) support the New Rules of Measurement (NRM1)

The emergence of BIM has remarkably changed the way the construction industry operates. BIM through its extensive digital capability of virtually representing physical and functional characteristics of a built facility creates a shared source of i... Read More about How can Building Information Modelling (BIM) support the New Rules of Measurement (NRM1).