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ANDROID : an inter-disciplinary academic network that promotes co-operation and innovation among European higher education to increase society's resilience to disasters (2014)
Journal Article
Haigh, R., Amaratunga, R., & Thayaparan, M. (2014). ANDROID : an inter-disciplinary academic network that promotes co-operation and innovation among European higher education to increase society's resilience to disasters. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18, 857-864. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2901011-9

Using knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels is one of five priorities for action (PFA) that were identified in the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The responsibility for such capacity building... Read More about ANDROID : an inter-disciplinary academic network that promotes co-operation and innovation among European higher education to increase society's resilience to disasters.

Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment (2014)
Journal Article
Thayaparan, M., Malalgoda, C., Keraminiyage, K., & Amaratunga, R. (2014). Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18, 651-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2900987-3

Effectively responding to the current and dynamic construction labour market requirements is a major responsibility of higher education institutions (HEIs). HEIs aim to reduce the mismatch between what they deliver and what is required by the industr... Read More about Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment.

A technical review of BIM based cost estimating in UK Quantity Surveying practice, standards and tools (2014)
Journal Article
Quantity Surveying practice, standards and tools. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 19, 534-563

In light of recent technological advancements over the decades especially with Information Technology (IT), the ‘Building Information Modelling’ (BIM) is one of those advancements that have attracted significant attention in UK construction industry.... Read More about A technical review of BIM based cost estimating in UK Quantity Surveying practice, standards and tools.

The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle® (2014)
Report
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®.

Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands (2014)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M., Tenpierik, M., & van den Dobbelsteen, A. (2014). Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands. Building and Environment, 82(Dec 14), 566-579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.09.028

Global warming and elevated temperatures in the Netherlands will increase the energy demand for cooling. Studying passive strategies to cope with the consequences of climate change is inevitable. This paper investigates the thermal performance of cou... Read More about Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands.

The benefits and needs of exercise in public open spaces on women's health (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Maghrabi, A., Ormerod, M., & Newton, R. (2014, October). The benefits and needs of exercise in public open spaces on women's health. Poster presented at Habitats for Happy and Healthy Ageing, Edinburgh, UK

This research explores women’s physical activities in urban public open spaces in Saudi Arabia. Physical inactivity is a growing health concern, and research has begun to address the physical environment, a subset of which looks particularly at the r... Read More about The benefits and needs of exercise in public open spaces on women's health.

Knowledge intensive regeneration for knowledge societies and economies (2014)
Journal Article
and economies. Global built environment review (Online), 9(1), 68-85

Regeneration is deemed as the enabler to transform for societies from industrial age to knowledge. Knowledge intensive regeneration is one of the latest urban regeneration models, called “Ideopolises”, to make progress and achieve the transformatio... Read More about Knowledge intensive regeneration for knowledge societies and economies.

UK construction companies’ strategies in the face of business cycles (2014)
Journal Article
Ruddock, L., Kheir, A., & Ruddock, S. (2014). UK construction companies’ strategies in the face of business cycles. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 18(3), 225-237. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2014.927400

Firms in the construction industry have always had to deal with the challenges of the economic cycle and develop strategies to deal with the resulting fluctuations in their business environment. In the context of the 2008–2011 double-dip recession in... Read More about UK construction companies’ strategies in the face of business cycles.

A new methodology for designing energy efficient buildings in neighbourhoods (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Mäkeläinen, T., Klobut, K., Hannus, M., Sepponen, M., Fernando, T., Bassanino, M., …Firth, S. (2014, September). A new methodology for designing energy efficient buildings in neighbourhoods. Presented at 10th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, Vienna, Austria

Within the frame of the recently launched EU project “Design4Energy” an attempt is being made to develop a design methodology that is able to create energy-efficient buildings within the context of their neighbourhoods. The work presented in this pap... Read More about A new methodology for designing energy efficient buildings in neighbourhoods.

A review of critical project management success factors (CPMSF) for sustainable social housing in Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
Ihuah, P., Kakulu, I., & Eaton, D. (2014). A review of critical project management success factors (CPMSF) for sustainable social housing in Nigeria. International Journal for Sustainable Built Environment, 3(1), 62-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2014.08.001

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate and establish the Critical Project Management Success Factors (CPMSF) for the sustainable social (public) housing estates’ delivery/provision in Nigeria. The current housing estate deficit faced in... Read More about A review of critical project management success factors (CPMSF) for sustainable social housing in Nigeria.

Validating Rationales in Green Supply Chain Management: A SEM Analysis of Technological Policies for Indian Automotive Industry (2014)
Journal Article
Khan, M., Haleem, A., & Arif, M. (2014). Validating Rationales in Green Supply Chain Management: A SEM Analysis of Technological Policies for Indian Automotive Industry. ITSEC international journal of engineering sciences, 1(1), 13-18

Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) is attracting more and more researcher due to its rugged and robust construction and applications in industrial environments. SRM are most widely used in contrast to induction machines, brushless dc motors, or othe... Read More about Validating Rationales in Green Supply Chain Management: A SEM Analysis of Technological Policies for Indian Automotive Industry.

Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in estimating importance of Open Source Software (OSS) user acceptance factors (2014)
Journal Article
Akre, V., Arif, M., & Rizvi, A. (2014). Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in estimating importance of Open Source Software (OSS) user acceptance factors. AIMS International journal of management, 8(3), 233-249

Open Source Software (OSS) is a phenomenon that has caused turbulence in the smooth sail of the Software Development Bandwagon. The OSS movement was initiated by special interest groups of hackers and developers who perceived the closed source tra... Read More about Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in estimating importance of Open Source Software (OSS) user acceptance factors.

Flood management consideration in sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in England and Scotland (2014)
Journal Article
Hayes, S., Barker, A., & Jones, C. (2014). Flood management consideration in sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in England and Scotland. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 16(3), https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333214500252

The impact of flood events in the UK has drawn attention to limitations associated with traditional flood defence regimes. In recognition of this there has been a significant level of advocacy for a systems based approach which assumes a greater role... Read More about Flood management consideration in sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in England and Scotland.

Non-financial compensation, social housing and urban design quality : beyond “Perequazione” (2014)
Journal Article
Trillo, C. (2015). Non-financial compensation, social housing and urban design quality : beyond “Perequazione”. European Planning Studies, 23(8), 1627-1645. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2014.942598

This paper investigates the use of public–private non-financial compensation in urban planning, aimed at achieving social housing goals. In so doing, it aims: first, to explain the current situation of housing policy in Italy and how it relates to th... Read More about Non-financial compensation, social housing and urban design quality : beyond “Perequazione”.

To what extent is electricity central to resilience and disaster management of the built environment? (2014)
Journal Article
Kinn, M., & Abbott, C. (2014). To what extent is electricity central to resilience and disaster management of the built environment?. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18(1), 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2900936-8

Purpose: This paper aims to establish two key points. Firstly that there is a gap in the resilience literature, and to show that electricity needs to play a more central role in all the academic research fields associated with ‘disasters’ and ‘resi... Read More about To what extent is electricity central to resilience and disaster management of the built environment?.

Impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value: a comparative study of Agbama and Ehimiri housing estate, Umuahia, Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
Ihuah, P., Ekenta, C., & Nwokorie, B. (2014). Impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value: a comparative study of Agbama and Ehimiri housing estate, Umuahia, Nigeria. International journal of environment, ecology, family and urban studies, 4(4), 9-20

The purpose of the study is to investigate and analyses the impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value, utilizing Agbama and Ehimiri Housing Estate located in Umuahia City of Nigeria. Both open and closed ended questionnai... Read More about Impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value: a comparative study of Agbama and Ehimiri housing estate, Umuahia, Nigeria.

Contributions of women managers to UK construction industry (2014)
Book Chapter
Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2014). Contributions of women managers to UK construction industry. In D. Amaratunga, R. Haigh, L. Ruddock, K. Keraminiyage, U. Kulatunga, & C. Pathirage (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Construction in a Changing World, in Kandalana, Sri Lanka. University of Salford

Women managers are highly under-represented in the UK construction industry, which is typically considered as male-dominated, despite the various initiatives taken by the government and other organisations to improve the status of women in constructi... Read More about Contributions of women managers to UK construction industry.