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The impact of gas flare on oil fields' enviornments (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ogbonda, U., Ji, Y., Coates, S., & Bichard, E. (2017, October). The impact of gas flare on oil fields' enviornments. Presented at Academic 10th International Conference, Ottawa, Canada

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and leading oil producer with the second-largest natural gas reserves in
sub-Saharan Africa, is faced with energy deficiency. Despite efforts to diversify, the economy remains heavily dependent on
oil accounti... Read More about The impact of gas flare on oil fields' enviornments.

How BIM-lean integration enhances the information management process in the construction design (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Mollasalehi, S., Arachchi Rathnayake Mudiyanselage, A., Abou Moemen, A., Underwood, J., Fleming, A., Kulatunga, U., & Coates, S. (2017, July). How BIM-lean integration enhances the information management process in the construction design. Presented at 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Heraklion, Greece

The construction industry faces significant challenges due to insufficient processes. Design phase is a key process of construction project lifecycle in which many problems and challenges occur. Most of the issues within the design process are mainly... Read More about How BIM-lean integration enhances the information management process in the construction design.

Building information modelling (BIM) implementation and remote construction projects: issues, challenges, and critiques. (2012)
Journal Article
Arayici, Y., Egbu, C., & Coates, S. (2012). Building information modelling (BIM) implementation and remote construction projects: issues, challenges, and critiques. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 17, 75-92

The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value; quality and sustainability (ii) reduce lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications via effective collaboration and communicati... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) implementation and remote construction projects: issues, challenges, and critiques..

Optimization of the BIM authoring tool in architectural practice : a case study approach (2012)
Journal Article
Coates, S., & Arayici, Y. (2012). Optimization of the BIM authoring tool in architectural practice : a case study approach. International journal of 3-D information modeling (Online), 1(2), 30-45. https://doi.org/10.4018/ij3dim.2012040103

Construction companies are facing barriers and challenges in Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption as there is no clear guidance or best practice studies from which they can learn and build up their capacity for BIM use to increase productivi... Read More about Optimization of the BIM authoring tool in architectural practice : a case study approach.

Knowledge and technology transfer from universities to industries: a case study approach from the built environment field (2011)
Journal Article
Arayici, Y., Coates, S., Koskela, L., & Kagioglou, M. (2011). Knowledge and technology transfer from universities to industries: a case study approach from the built environment field. Journal of Higher Education, 1(2), 103-110. https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.11.103

Enabling knowledge societies and knowledge based economies is a key policy in the UK. Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme initiated by the Technology Strategy Board is a pathway for collaboration and partnerships between higher education inst... Read More about Knowledge and technology transfer from universities to industries: a case study approach from the built environment field.

The changing perception in the artefacts used in the design practice through BIM adoption (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Coates, S., Arayici, Y., Koskela, L., & Usher, C. (2010, May). The changing perception in the artefacts used in the design practice through BIM adoption. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

When CAD (Computer Aided Design) was generally adopted in the early 1990’s, the hand drawn process was replaced with the CAD drawing but the nature of the artefacts / deliverables and the exchanges of information between disciplines remained fundamen... Read More about The changing perception in the artefacts used in the design practice through BIM adoption.

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.

Post occupancy evaluation (POE) in residential buildings utilizing BIM and sensing devices: Salford energy house example
Presentation / Conference
Ozturk, Z., Arayici, Y., & Coates, S. Post occupancy evaluation (POE) in residential buildings utilizing BIM and sensing devices: Salford energy house example. Presented at Retrofit 2012, The Lowry, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester

Residential energy use accounts for 29% of global energy consumption and 21% of global CO2 emissions, making the residential sector an important focal point in relation to the dual issues of climate change and resource depletion. Improving heating in... Read More about Post occupancy evaluation (POE) in residential buildings utilizing BIM and sensing devices: Salford energy house example.