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The impact of occupants’ behaviours on building energy analysis : a research review (2017)
Journal Article
Delzendeh, E., Wu, S., Lee, A., & Zhou, Y. (2017). The impact of occupants’ behaviours on building energy analysis : a research review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 80, 1061-1071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.264

Over the past 15 years, the evaluation of energy demand and use in buildings has become increasingly acute due to growing scientific and political pressure around the world in response to climate change. The estimation of the use of energy in buildin... Read More about The impact of occupants’ behaviours on building energy analysis : a research review.

The influence of culture, beliefs and experience on the sustainable end-of-life management of buildings in Nigeria (2017)
Journal Article
Abdullahi, A., & Lee, A. (2017). The influence of culture, beliefs and experience on the sustainable end-of-life management of buildings in Nigeria. Journal of construction project management and innovation, 7(1), 1793-1806

While it is usually believed that economic incentives are behind waste management practices in developing countries, this article discusses culture, belief and experience as the other major influences in the management practices of building demolitio... Read More about The influence of culture, beliefs and experience on the sustainable end-of-life management of buildings in Nigeria.

Greenhouse gases (GHG) performance of refurbishment projects – lessons from UK higher education student accommodation case studies (2017)
Journal Article
Lou, E., Lee, A., & Welfle, A. (2017). Greenhouse gases (GHG) performance of refurbishment projects – lessons from UK higher education student accommodation case studies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 154, 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.226

The student accommodation sector in now the best-performing asset in the UK and US property markets and this is projected to further accelerate, with building refurbishment of existing student accommodations being the preferred method to satisfy gro... Read More about Greenhouse gases (GHG) performance of refurbishment projects – lessons from UK higher education student accommodation case studies.