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Performance gap in ‘deep’ retrofit of housing : issues at the design and construction interface (2017)
Book Chapter
Swan, W., Bayat, N., & Sherriff, G. (2017). Performance gap in ‘deep’ retrofit of housing : issues at the design and construction interface. In M. Eames, T. Dixon, M. Hunt, & S. Lannon (Eds.), Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World (53-67). Oxford: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119007241.ch4

Deep energy efficient retrofit of hard to treat (HTT) properties is emerging as a major concern in the UK. A number of studies have highlighted the difficulties of effective delivery of this type of retrofit, citing issues of lower than expected perf... Read More about Performance gap in ‘deep’ retrofit of housing : issues at the design and construction interface.

The trouble with temporary : impacts and pitfalls of a meanwhile community garden in Wythenshawe, South Manchester (2017)
Journal Article
St Clair, R., Hardman, M., Armitage, R., & Sherriff, G. (2017). The trouble with temporary : impacts and pitfalls of a meanwhile community garden in Wythenshawe, South Manchester. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 33(6), 548-557. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170517000291

The rise of Urban Agriculture projects across the UK has led to a surge of interest in their efficacy and resulting social impacts. Real Food Wythenshawe is a Lottery-funded urban food project in the UK that aims to teach the population of Wythensh... Read More about The trouble with temporary : impacts and pitfalls of a meanwhile community garden in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.