A Case Study On Benefits Realization And Its Contributions For Linking Project Outputs To Outcomes (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Tillmann, P., Sapountzis, S., Tzortzopoulos Fazenda, P., & Formoso, C. (2012, July). A Case Study On Benefits Realization And Its Contributions For Linking Project Outputs To Outcomes. Presented at 19th Annual conference of International Group of Lean Construction, San Diego, California, USA

Value generation has been an increasing concern in the project management literature.
It has been argued that the main
challenge for generating value is no longer the
design of a physical facility or asset,
but thecapability of understanding the... Read More about A Case Study On Benefits Realization And Its Contributions For Linking Project Outputs To Outcomes.

Effectiveness of frameworks - A report by the working group on the effectiveness of frameworks of the procurement and lean client task group - published in Government Construction Strategy - Final Report to Government by the Procurement/Lean Client Task Group July 2012. (2012)
Report
McDermott, P., Dickinson, M., Ioannnou, J., & Heard, K. (2012). July 2012

The Effectiveness of Frameworks Working Group of the Procurement and Lean Client Task Group was established to deliver Objective 10.1 of the Government Construction Strategy:
“To assess the effectiveness of frameworks, in collaboration with departme... Read More about Effectiveness of frameworks - A report by the working group on the effectiveness of frameworks of the procurement and lean client task group - published in Government Construction Strategy - Final Report to Government by the Procurement/Lean Client Task Group July 2012..

Mistra urban futures: Creating sustainable cities. Involving communities in research: Sharing practices, learning lessons (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B. (2012, June). Mistra urban futures: Creating sustainable cities. Involving communities in research: Sharing practices, learning lessons. Presented at St Sebastian Community Centre, Salford

Disaster Risk Reduction Measures in Bangladesh (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Kulatunga, U., Wedawatta, H., Amaratunga, R., Parvez, A., & Biswas, R. (2012, June). Disaster Risk Reduction Measures in Bangladesh. Presented at Global Challenges in Construction Industry - World Construction Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Disasters damage the entire economy of the country when they predominantly take place in developing countries. While no country in the world is entirely safe, lack of capacity to limit the impact of hazards has made developing countries being the mos... Read More about Disaster Risk Reduction Measures in Bangladesh.

Conceptualising sustainable cities (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B., & May, T. (2012, June). Conceptualising sustainable cities. Presented at International Sustainable Development Research Conference, University of Hull

Governing low carbon transitions in Greater Manchester (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B., & Hodson, M. (2012, June). Governing low carbon transitions in Greater Manchester. Presented at International Sustainable Development Research Conference, University of Hull

Resilient ecosystem service assessments for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Mak, C., James, P., & Scholz, M. (2012, June). Resilient ecosystem service assessments for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS). Poster presented at College of Science and Technology Research Showcase Day, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) have been shown to be the preferred solution in dealing with excess urban flooding compared with traditional drainage methods (Woods-Ballard et al, 2007). Aside from flood prevention and water purification, SuDS a... Read More about Resilient ecosystem service assessments for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).

Excellence, relevance and the construction of regional science policy : science frictions and fictions in the North West of England (2012)
Book Chapter

Like many developed and developing economies around the globe, the UK has embraced the concept of the knowledge economy as a route to economic prosperity and growth. e roles that universities can play in national economic development, through collabo... Read More about Excellence, relevance and the construction of regional science policy : science frictions and fictions in the North West of England.

Landmarks in tourist wayfinding : a review (2012)
Journal Article
Norgate, S., & Ormerod, M. (2012). Landmarks in tourist wayfinding : a review. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 165(2), 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.9.00053

Demographic trends project a significant expansion of European urban populations to 2030, leading to expanding
cities being marketed as desirable tourist destinations, particularly for short city breaks. In turn, this renders the promotion of effici... Read More about Landmarks in tourist wayfinding : a review.

Supporting site-based processes using context-aware virtual prototyping (2012)
Journal Article
Aziz, Z. (2012). Supporting site-based processes using context-aware virtual prototyping. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 18(2), 79-83. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000068

Recent advances in the use of virtual building prototypes as a tool to support various site-based production processes coupled with
improvements in context-aware mobile computing offer significant potential of improving decision making during constr... Read More about Supporting site-based processes using context-aware virtual prototyping.

Politics, governing and the transition to a low carbon nation? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M. (2012, May). Politics, governing and the transition to a low carbon nation?. Presented at Past, Present and Prospective Energy Transitions Series, Cardiff University

Interpreting parameter analysis through the proto-theory of design (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Kroll, E., & Koskela, L. (2012, May). Interpreting parameter analysis through the proto-theory of design. Presented at 12th International Design Conference DESIGN 2012, Cavtat, Croatia

The parameter analysis methodology of conceptual design is interpreted through the reconstructed proto-theory of design, which draws on the similarity of design and geometrical analysis, as suggested by Aristotle. The notions of the proto-theory are... Read More about Interpreting parameter analysis through the proto-theory of 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..

The IFC standard: A review of History, development, and standardization, Information Technology (2012)
Journal Article
Laakso, M., & Kiviniemi, A. (2012). The IFC standard: A review of History, development, and standardization, Information Technology. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 17(9), 134-161

IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is an open and standardized data model intended to enable interoperability between building information modeling software applications in the AEC/FM industry. IFC has been in development by an industry consortium sin... Read More about The IFC standard: A review of History, development, and standardization, Information Technology.

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.

Construction waste management in India : an exploratory study (2012)
Journal Article
Arif, M., Bendi, D., Toma-Sabbagh, T., & Sutrisna, M. (2012). Construction waste management in India : an exploratory study. Construction innovation (London. Online), 12(2), 133-155. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171211215912

Purpose – The growth of Indian economy has brought with it significant increase in construction activities. These increased construction activities have further highlighted the problem of waste generation on construction sites. The purpose of this pa... Read More about Construction waste management in India : an exploratory study.

Researching the sustainable city: Local interaction platforms as conceptual and methodological innovation? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B. (2012, March). Researching the sustainable city: Local interaction platforms as conceptual and methodological innovation?. Presented at British Sociological Association Climate Change Study Group Seminar, University of Southampton

Making research work: Engagement, content and context (2012)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2012, March). Making research work: Engagement, content and context. Presented at Presentation at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London

Supporting civil engineers during disaster response and recovery using a segway mobile workstation chariot (2012)
Journal Article
Peña-Mora, F., Thomas, J., Golparvar-Fard, M., & Aziz, Z. (2012). Supporting civil engineers during disaster response and recovery using a segway mobile workstation chariot. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 26(3), 448-455. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CP.1943-5487.0000117

This paper presents a mobile workstation chariot (MWC) that enables first responders and civil engineers to undertake initial
disaster reconnaissance and damage assessment operations by quickly traversing hazardous terrain and through provisioning o... Read More about Supporting civil engineers during disaster response and recovery using a segway mobile workstation chariot.

Low carbon nation (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2012, March). Low carbon nation. Presented at Future of Cities distinguished lecture series 2011-2012, Said Business School, Oxford