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SURF centre and energy related projects (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M. (2008, December). SURF centre and energy related projects. Presented at Greater Manchester Environmental Analysis Network, Manchester, UK

Urban energy transitions (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M. (2008, December). Urban energy transitions. Presented at Carbon Crucible, London

Building assessment during disaster response and recovery (2008)
Journal Article
Peña-Mora, F., Aziz, Z., Chen, A., Plans, A., & Foltz, S. (2008). Building assessment during disaster response and recovery. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 161(4), 183-195. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.2008.161.4.183

During disaster response and recovery operations, civil engineers can be assigned a multitude of tasks including triage of building search priorities, identifi cation and evaluation of structural hazards, as well as the development of appropriate... Read More about Building assessment during disaster response and recovery.

Engineering-centric BIM (2008)
Journal Article
Wilkins, C., & Kiviniemi, A. (2008). Engineering-centric BIM. ASHRAE Journal, 50(12), 44-48

Building information modeling (BIM) is the next generation of computer-automated building design. The theory is that all building data would be maintained in a single data format that allows all applications to share data with all other applications.... Read More about Engineering-centric BIM.

Concluding summary (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Marvin, S. (2008, November). Concluding summary. Presented at Changing Behaviour International Research Workshop, Tallinn, Estonia

Creating a healthy work environment through sustainable practices : Future challenges (2008)
Book Chapter
Bichard, E. (2008). Creating a healthy work environment through sustainable practices : Future challenges. In S. Cartwright, & C. Cooper (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Well Being (542-562). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199211913.003.0022

The concept of sustainability, and sustainable development, is based on the premiss that human society is able to find a way to fulfil its aspirations without undermining the environmental context that supports all life on the planet, or by exploitin... Read More about Creating a healthy work environment through sustainable practices : Future challenges.

Identification of intermediary practices (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M. (2008, October). Identification of intermediary practices. Presented at Changing Behaviour Policy Board, Manchester, UK

SURF research priorities and strategic development (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, V. (2008, October). SURF research priorities and strategic development. Presented at Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment Away Day, University of Salford

Futuristic design review in the construction industry (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Gautier, G., Piddington, C., Bassanino, M., Fernando, T., & Skjærbæk, J. (2008, September). Futuristic design review in the construction industry. Presented at eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction Conference, Sophia-Antipolis, France

Many researchers have already demonstrated the benefits of enhancing collaboration in the construction industry and the role of IT as a facilitator of inter-enterprise communications is also well accepted. However, the construction companies are slow... Read More about Futuristic design review in the construction industry.

Solving unforeseen events on construction sites more efficiently (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Hinrichs, E., Bassanino, M., Piddington, C., Gautier, G., Khosrowshahi, F., Fernando, T., & Skjærbæk, J. (2008, September). Solving unforeseen events on construction sites more efficiently. Presented at eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction Conference, Sophia-Antipolis, France

This paper presents the process of solving unforeseen events on construction sites – a frequent phenomenon throughout the industry. The current process of handling an unforeseen problem is described and contrasted with a future scenario in which I&C... Read More about Solving unforeseen events on construction sites more efficiently.

From building information models to semantic process driven interoperability : the journey continues (2008)
Book Chapter
Rezgui, Y., Boddy, S., Cooper, G., & Wetherill, M. (2008). From building information models to semantic process driven interoperability : the journey continues. In A. Zarli, & R. Scherer (Eds.), Ework and ebusiness in architecture, engineering and construction: ECPPM 2008 (661-672). London, UK: CRC Press

The paper is based on the authors' involvement in several EU and UK funded collaborative research projects addressing areas ranging from information and knowledge management, CAD-based decision support environments, ontology development, to advanced... Read More about From building information models to semantic process driven interoperability : the journey continues.