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The SURF-ARUP framework for urban infrastructural development. No:2 (2009)
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May, T., Marvin, S., Hodson, M., & Perry, B. (2009). The SURF-ARUP framework for urban infrastructural development. No:2. Manchester, UK

2010 heralds the 10th Anniversary of the Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures at the University of Salford. To mark this occasion and our continued commitment to knowledge exchange, we are producing a series of pamphlets around knowledge... Read More about The SURF-ARUP framework for urban infrastructural development. No:2.

Small enterprise systems based on document methodology (2009)
Journal Article
Kulonda, D., & Arif, M. (2009). Small enterprise systems based on document methodology. Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications, 71(12), e651-e656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.na.2008.11.088

Enterprise system vendors have attempted to enlarge their market by offering pre-engineered solutions for small companies, thereby avoiding the massive implementation difficulties usually associated with an enterprise system such as SAP. One unfortun... Read More about Small enterprise systems based on document methodology.

Global urbanism in the anthroprocene (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2009, November). Global urbanism in the anthroprocene. Presented at Crisis Forum Climate Change and Violence Workshop Series, Leeds

Informality in organization and research : a review and a proposal (2009)
Journal Article
proposal. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 913-922. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903273950

The growing interest in informal and emergent features of organizations has accompanied changes both in the dominant forms of organization and prevailing academic views about how best to think about and research them. It is argued here that curren... Read More about Informality in organization and research : a review and a proposal.

O processo de projeto em empreendimentos gerenciados por benefícios, Design process in projects driven by benefits (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Tillmann, P., Sapountzis, S., Tzortzopoulos, P., & Formoso, C. (2009, November). O processo de projeto em empreendimentos gerenciados por benefícios, Design process in projects driven by benefits. Presented at Simpósio Brasileiro de Qualidade do Projeto no Ambiente Construído, São Carlos, SP, Brasil

O sistema de saúde do Reino Unido tem passado por uma grande transformação, visando a melhoria e inovação do setor. Uma forte característica desta mudança é a descentralização das iniciativas e maior participação de agentes de saúde locais em decisõe... Read More about O processo de projeto em empreendimentos gerenciados por benefícios, Design process in projects driven by benefits.

Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China (2009)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Lomas, K., & Cook, M. (2009). Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China. Building and Environment, 44(11), 2245-2255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.02.015

Buildings and their related activities are responsible for a large portion of the energy consumed in China. It is therefore worthwhile to investigate methods for improving the energy efficiency of buildings. This paper describes a low energy building... Read More about Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China.

BIM implementation for an architectural practice (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Arayici, Y., Coates, S., Koskela, L., Kagioglou, M., Usher, C., & O’Reilly, K. (2009, October). BIM implementation for an architectural practice. Presented at 26th International Conference on IT in construction, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Design needs to be completed in a multidisciplinary environment. Severe issues about data acquisition and management arise during the design development due to the complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity. BIM is a foundational tool for a team based lea... Read More about BIM implementation for an architectural practice.

Utilising intranet technologies in construction sector SMEs : building up knowledge bases for extreme weather event risk management (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Ingirige, B., & Wedawatta, G. (2009, September). Utilising intranet technologies in construction sector SMEs : building up knowledge bases for extreme weather event risk management. Presented at CIB Joint International Symposium 2009 - CONSTRUCTION FACING WORLDWIDE CHALLENG ES, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Intranet technologies accessible through a web based platform are used to share and build knowledge bases in many industries. Previous research suggests that intranets are capable of providing a useful means to share, collaborate and transact informa... Read More about Utilising intranet technologies in construction sector SMEs : building up knowledge bases for extreme weather event risk management.

Urban ecological security (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2009, September). Urban ecological security. Presented at New Approaches to Urban Environments and Policy Conference, University of Leicester

An innovation approach to improve collaboration in a futuristic design review (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bassanino, M., Gautier, G., Wu, K., Fernando, T., & Skjærbæk, J. (2009, September). An innovation approach to improve collaboration in a futuristic design review. Presented at Global Innovation in Construction Conference Proceedings, Loughborough

The benefits of IT-based innovation and collaborative workspaces are well recognised in the construction industry to improve its productivity. Enterprises realised their need for sophisticated ICT based working environments to overcome geographical b... Read More about An innovation approach to improve collaboration in a futuristic design review.

Critical success factors of construction research and development (2009)
Journal Article
Kulatunga, U., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2009). Critical success factors of construction research and development. Construction Management and Economics, 27(9), 891-900. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903186152

Research and development (R&D) activities are important to the construction industry to successfully address the challenges placed upon it and to be competitive. Identifying the factors that influence the success of construction R&D activities is imp... Read More about Critical success factors of construction research and development.

Integrating BIM and GIS for large-scale facilities asset management: a critical review (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, X., Arayici, Y., Wu, S., Abbott, C., & Aouad, G. (2009, September). Integrating BIM and GIS for large-scale facilities asset management: a critical review. Presented at The Twelfth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Widely-dispersed assets such as buildings, equipment, roads and bridges present local governments as well as big organizations with a number of asset management challenges. Recently financial sustainability and competitiveness have put more pressures... Read More about Integrating BIM and GIS for large-scale facilities asset management: a critical review.