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Construction physics (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Bertelsen, S., Henrich, G., Koskela, L., & Rooke, J. (2007, July). Construction physics. Presented at 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Michigan State University, East Lansing

At the 14th annual conference in the International Group for Lean Construction in 2006 the authors presented the concept of construction as a process being fed by a number of flows out of which one is the critical one deciding the speed with which th... Read More about Construction physics.

Investigating the applicability of IFC in geospatial environment in order to facilitate the fire response management process (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Underwood, J., Aouad, G., Isikdag, U., & Trodd, N. (2007, June). Investigating the applicability of IFC in geospatial environment in order to facilitate the fire response management process. Presented at 24th CIB-W78 Conference: Bringing ICT Knowledge to Work, Maribor, Slovenia

Some urban management tasks such as disaster management, delivery of goods and services, and city-scape visualisation are managed by using a GIS as the current state-of-art, as the tasks in these processes require high level and volume of integrated... Read More about Investigating the applicability of IFC in geospatial environment in order to facilitate the fire response management process.

Varieties of relationship between research and theory (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, J. (2007, June). Varieties of relationship between research and theory. Presented at Towards the foundation of theory for the built environment, Digital World Centre, Salford

This paper addresses the proposal that the Unique Adequacy (UA) requirement of methods should be employed as a criterion for research evaluation. Initially, four types of research are identified. The UA concept is employed to distinguish between thes... Read More about Varieties of relationship between research and theory.

The influence of blinds on temperatures and air flows within ventilated double-skin façades (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Ventilated façades have become an increasingly employed feature in the design of low energy buildings over recent years in that they offer the attractive features of a conventional glass façade but without the thermal disadvantages. These façades con... Read More about The influence of blinds on temperatures and air flows within ventilated double-skin façades.

The role of women in construction industry development: The UK Perspective (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Amaratunga, R., Haigh, R., Shanmugam, M., Elvitigalage Dona, N., & Ruddock, P. (2007, May). The role of women in construction industry development: The UK Perspective. Presented at CIB World Building Congress 2007, Cape Town, South Africa

The UK construction industry is suffering from severe skill shortages. It is also suffering recruitment problems with its traditional male workforce. The constant reliance on a limited recruitment base disadvantages the industry by disregarding half... Read More about The role of women in construction industry development: The UK Perspective.

Models and metaphors : some applications of complexity theory for design, construction and property management (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, J., Molloy, E., Sinclair, M., Koskela, L., Kagioglou, M., Siriwardena, M., & Siemieniuch, C. (2007, May). Models and metaphors : some applications of complexity theory for design, construction and property management. Presented at CIB World Building Congress: Construction for Development, Cape Town International Conference Centre

Complexity thinking may have both modelling and metaphorical applications in the design, construction and servicing of the built environment. In production theory, queuing and variation have been central in generating improvement initiatives. The com... Read More about Models and metaphors : some applications of complexity theory for design, construction and property management.

The emerging role of large cities in transitions to low carbon futures : 'by-passing' the national through political and corporate 'partnerships' (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2007, April). The emerging role of large cities in transitions to low carbon futures : 'by-passing' the national through political and corporate 'partnerships'. Presented at American Association of Geographers Annual Conference, San Francisco, USA

This paper addresses an issue of increasing contemporary salience: the role of large cities in addressing climate change. Cities perform a central role in the production of greenhouse gas emissions, are highly vulnerable to the consequences of climat... Read More about The emerging role of large cities in transitions to low carbon futures : 'by-passing' the national through political and corporate 'partnerships'.

Local negotiation and alignment of expectations and interlocal transfer of lessons in niche development trajectories : meta-analysis of 22 new energy projects in Europe (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Raven, R., Heiskanen, E., & Hodson, M. (2007, April). Local negotiation and alignment of expectations and interlocal transfer of lessons in niche development trajectories : meta-analysis of 22 new energy projects in Europe. Presented at Workshop on Innovation, Institutions and Path Dependency, Zurich

This paper examines the tension between the need to maintain diversity and the need to support path creation in the promotion of emerging sustainable technologies. The
analysis is framed within the niche development literature and in particular the... Read More about Local negotiation and alignment of expectations and interlocal transfer of lessons in niche development trajectories : meta-analysis of 22 new energy projects in Europe.

Benefits realisation process for healthcare (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Sapountzis, S., Harris, K., & Kagioglou, M. (2007, March). Benefits realisation process for healthcare. Presented at 4th International SCRI symposium, Salford, UK

During the past ten years in the UK, education, housing, community regeneration and healthcare in particular have witnessed a massive programme of capital investment by the government through Public Private Partnerships (PPP). There is now a need to... Read More about Benefits realisation process for healthcare.

Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector (2007)
Journal Article
Swan, W., & Khalfan, M. (2007). Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 14(2), 119-130. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980710731254

Purpose – The use of partnering has grown within the public sector of the UK construction industry. Central to partnering is the use of the partnering charter. The charter establishes the mutual objectives of the project team. The purpose of this pap... Read More about Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector.