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A cause of communication failure in managing industrialized building system (IBS) projects : a perspective view from project managers (2018)
Journal Article
Pozin, M., Nawi, M., Lee, A., Yaakob, M., & Hanafi, M. (2018). A cause of communication failure in managing industrialized building system (IBS) projects : a perspective view from project managers. International Journal of Technology, 9(8), 1523-1532. https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v9i8.2750

An effective communication process is an important element in distributing information to various project teams. The previous study demonstrates the importance of communication in the project management process in order to encourage project delivery... Read More about A cause of communication failure in managing industrialized building system (IBS) projects : a perspective view from project managers.

Farmers perceptions of climate change related events in Shendam and Riyom, Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Goyol, S., & Pathirage, C. (2018). Farmers perceptions of climate change related events in Shendam and Riyom, Nigeria. Economies, 6(4), 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies6040070

Although agriculture in Nigeria is the major source of income for about 70% of the active
population, the impact of agrarian infrastructure on boosting productivity and supporting livelihoods
has increased. Climate change and the increasing trend o... Read More about Farmers perceptions of climate change related events in Shendam and Riyom, Nigeria.

Towards a smart ecological urban corridor for Manchester Ship Canal (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Elkadi, H., & Biscaya, S. (2018, December). Towards a smart ecological urban corridor for Manchester Ship Canal. Presented at ICSC 2018 : 20th International Conference on Smart Cities, Bangkok

This paper examines the possibilities to develop a smart ecological urban corridor straddling the 36 miles long Manchester Ship Canal (MSC). The site is set in the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire where the first planned industrial estate... Read More about Towards a smart ecological urban corridor for Manchester Ship Canal.

Environmental performance of Abuja’s low-income housing : understanding the current state to inform future refinement (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Abdulkareem, M., & Al-Maiyah, S. (2018, December). Environmental performance of Abuja’s low-income housing : understanding the current state to inform future refinement. Presented at PLEA (Passive Low Energy Architecture) : Smart and Healthy within the 2-degree Limit, Hong Kong

In times of global ecological challenges, understanding building performance to improve occupants’
comfort is becoming the norm in various climatic zones and locales. Any performance evaluation should account for occupants’ demands for thermal and v... Read More about Environmental performance of Abuja’s low-income housing : understanding the current state to inform future refinement.

The impact of heat mitigation strategies on the energy balance of a neighborhood in Los Angeles (2018)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M., Crank, P., Mohegh, A., Sailor, D., & Ban-Weiss, G. (2018). The impact of heat mitigation strategies on the energy balance of a neighborhood in Los Angeles. Solar Energy, 177, 604-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.11.041

Heat mitigation strategies can reduce excess heat in urban environments. These strategies, including solar reflective cool roofs and pavements, green vegetative roofs, and street vegetation, alter the surface energy balance to reduce absorption of su... Read More about The impact of heat mitigation strategies on the energy balance of a neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Outdoor neutral temperature assessment within Deakin University campus at Melbourne City, Australia (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kenawy, I., & Elkadi, H. (2018, November). Outdoor neutral temperature assessment within Deakin University campus at Melbourne City, Australia. Presented at 52nd International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Melbourne, Australia

Outdoor thermal comfort is an effective attribute to the success of urban places. Various studies were employed to examine thermal perception and preferences of users within different geographical, functional, and climatic contexts. The complexity of... Read More about Outdoor neutral temperature assessment within Deakin University campus at Melbourne City, Australia.

Putting context to numbers : a geotechnical risk trajectory to cost overrun extremism (2018)
Journal Article
Amadi, A., & Higham, A. (2019). Putting context to numbers : a geotechnical risk trajectory to cost overrun extremism. Construction Management and Economics, 37(4), 217-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2018.1513656

The study investigates the cause of the unusually high cost overruns experienced
in highway project delivery in the tropical wetland setting of the Niger Delta
region of Nigeria. This is in view of the extensive literature supporting the link
betw... Read More about Putting context to numbers : a geotechnical risk trajectory to cost overrun extremism.

Contextualising mainstreaming of disaster resilience concepts in the construction process (2018)
Journal Article
Amaratunga, D., Malalgoda, C., & Keraminiyage, K. (2018). Contextualising mainstreaming of disaster resilience concepts in the construction process. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(4/5), 348-367. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-10-2017-0057

Purpose: Construction industry and the built environment professions play an important role in contributing to society’s improved resilience. It is therefore important to improve their knowledge base to strengthen their capacities. This paper aims to... Read More about Contextualising mainstreaming of disaster resilience concepts in the construction process.

Analysis of the drivers and benefits of BIM incorporation into quantity surveying profession: academia and students' perspectives (2018)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., Ekundayo, D., Babalola, O., & Jimoh, J. (2018). Analysis of the drivers and benefits of BIM incorporation into quantity surveying profession: academia and students' perspectives. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 16(5), 750-766. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-04-2018-0058

Purpose – Building information modeling (BIM) inclusion in education pedagogy is crucial in preparing skilled graduates for employment in the construction industry. Against this backdrop, studies on BIM education abound in Architecture, Engineering a... Read More about Analysis of the drivers and benefits of BIM incorporation into quantity surveying profession: academia and students' perspectives.

Towards a fossil free energy production using GIS multi-criteria decision-making support tool (2018)
Journal Article
El-Sayed, M., Dabaieh, M., Ismaeel, W., & Kenawy, I. (2018). Towards a fossil free energy production using GIS multi-criteria decision-making support tool

Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy: Vision 2030 calls for renewable energy plans and the adoption of a sustainable development approach. Given the government’s gradual removal of energy subsidies for local citizens and the current energy crises... Read More about Towards a fossil free energy production using GIS multi-criteria decision-making support tool.

Evaluating the ENVI-met microscale model for suitability in analysis of targeted urban heat mitigation strategies (2018)
Journal Article
Crank, P., Sailor, D., Ban-Weiss, G., & Taleghani, M. (2018). Evaluating the ENVI-met microscale model for suitability in analysis of targeted urban heat mitigation strategies. Urban Climate, 26, 188-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2018.09.002

Microscale atmospheric models are increasingly being used to project the thermal benefits of urban heat mitigation strategies (e.g., tree planting programs or use of high-albedo materials). However, prior to investment in specific mitigation efforts... Read More about Evaluating the ENVI-met microscale model for suitability in analysis of targeted urban heat mitigation strategies.

Towards the development of a framework for incorporating sustainability education in the built environment curriculum (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Ekundayo, D., Udeaja, C., Gyau, K., & Higham, A. (2018, September). Towards the development of a framework for incorporating sustainability education in the built environment curriculum. Presented at 4th Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference, Dublin Institue of Technology

Many proponents believe that there is a linkage between the green agenda and built environment (BE) education. It is increasingly recognised that the BE education curriculum should incorporate sustainability and produce graduates that are confident o... Read More about Towards the development of a framework for incorporating sustainability education in the built environment curriculum.

Design implications of urban public spaces for female physical activity in Saudi Arabia (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Maghrabi, A., & Moustaka, A. (2018, July). Design implications of urban public spaces for female physical activity in Saudi Arabia. Poster presented at International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Florida, USA

This research investigates the reasons why Saudi Arabian residents, especially women, are reluctant to the use of urban public open spaces, and to propose a new form of urban public open spaces which are more responsive to residents needs taking acco... Read More about Design implications of urban public spaces for female physical activity in Saudi Arabia.

Optimal spaces for those living with dementia : principles and evidence (2018)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., Sharma, M., & Zeisel, J. (2018). Optimal spaces for those living with dementia : principles and evidence. Building Research and Information, 47(6), 734-746. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1489473

This paper represents a synthesis of diverse and disparate evidence in the research literature that provide insights into the impacts of aspects of the built environment on the wellbeing of those living with dementia. The individually focused findin... Read More about Optimal spaces for those living with dementia : principles and evidence.

QUB : a fast dynamic method for in-situ measurement of the whole building heat loss (2018)
Journal Article
Alzetto, F., Pandraud, G., Fitton, R., Heusler, I., & Sinnesbichler, H. (2018). QUB : a fast dynamic method for in-situ measurement of the whole building heat loss. Energy and Buildings, 174, 124-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.06.002

QUB is an innovative method enabling the experimental measurement of the total heat loss coefficient (HLC) of a building envelope in one night only. It is based on a simple theory, yet can be demonstrated to be accurate even in a short time and in re... Read More about QUB : a fast dynamic method for in-situ measurement of the whole building heat loss.

German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Poppelreuter, T. (2018, June). German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War. Presented at Women's Creativity since the Modern Movement (1918-2018), Turin, Italy

In Germany and Austria women began to enter the architectural profession in the late 19th century and by the late 1930s some women architects had found working opportunities. After Hitler seized power in Germany in 1933, discrimination and anti-Semit... Read More about German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War.

Is the concept of waste universal? Handling building demolition by-products in the city of Kano, Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Abdullahi, A., & Lee, A. (2018). Is the concept of waste universal? Handling building demolition by-products in the city of Kano, Nigeria. Journal of construction project management and innovation, 8(1), 1779-1788

While old and new studies such as the works of Henry Lewis Morgan in 1871 on kinship and Geert Hofstede in 1980 on management theories show that what works in one cultural setting may not work in another, the United Nation policies on environmental g... Read More about Is the concept of waste universal? Handling building demolition by-products in the city of Kano, Nigeria.