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Design factors for a successful shared space street (SSS) design (2018)
Journal Article
Jayakody, R., Keraminiyage, K., Alston, M., & Dias, N. (2018). Design factors for a successful shared space street (SSS) design. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 22(4), 278-289. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2018.3685

The concept of Shared Space Street (SSS) has the potential to bring many benefits to a city. Those include promotion of social interaction, the connectivity within the city for both vehicles and pedestrians, active engagement of the people with the s... Read More about Design factors for a successful shared space street (SSS) design.

Leaf venation, as a resistor, to optimize a switchable IR absorber (2016)
Journal Article
Alston, M., & Barber, R. (2016). Leaf venation, as a resistor, to optimize a switchable IR absorber. Scientific reports, 6, 31611. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31611

Leaf vascular patterns are the mechanisms and mechanical support for the transportation of fluidics for photosynthesis and leaf development properties. Vascular hierarchical networks in leaves have farreaching functions in optimal transport efficie... Read More about Leaf venation, as a resistor, to optimize a switchable IR absorber.

Photosynthetic glass : as a responsive bioenergy system (2016)
Book Chapter
Alston, M. (2016). Photosynthetic glass : as a responsive bioenergy system. In F. Pacheco Torgal, C. Buratti, S. Kalaiselvam, C. Granqvist, & V. Ivanov (Eds.), Introduction to Nano- and Biotech-Based Materials for Energy Building Efficiency (97-124). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27505-5_5

Can photosynthesis of leaves evolve glass into a photoactive energy system? To create a transculent material that emulates the chemical reaction cycle of leaves by endothermic principles as a metabolic cycle for thermal conductance heat targeting.... Read More about Photosynthetic glass : as a responsive bioenergy system.

Natures buildings as trees : biologically inspired glass as an energy system (2015)
Journal Article
Alston, M. (2015). Natures buildings as trees : biologically inspired glass as an energy system. Optics and Photonics Journal, 5(136), 136-150. https://doi.org/10.4236/opj.2015.54013

The adaptive capacity in creating intelligent glass surfaces will be investigated using the principles of solar absorbance and active fluidic conductivity management as an energy system. To act as a thermal adsorption layer by applying bio-logically... Read More about Natures buildings as trees : biologically inspired glass as an energy system.

Energy adaptive glass matter (2014)
Journal Article
Alston, M. (2014). Energy adaptive glass matter. Journal of Architectural Engineering Technology, 3(1), #115. https://doi.org/10.4172/2168-9717.1000115

Natures eco-systems are living multi-functional mechanical, information systems of chemical composition forming hierarchical structures. They have the ability to learn and adapt to changing climatic circumstance and self regulation of thermal adsorpt... Read More about Energy adaptive glass matter.

Biologically inspired transparent material as an energy system
Thesis
Alston, M. (in press). Biologically inspired transparent material as an energy system. (Thesis). University of Salford

Glazed envelopes on buildings play a major role in operational energy consumption as they define the boundary conditions between the climate outside and the thermal comfort inside a building. Glass façades are viewed as an uncontrolled load that se... Read More about Biologically inspired transparent material as an energy system.