Turkish D-light : accentuating heritage values with daylight (2015)
Journal Article
Al-Maiyah, S., & Elkadi, H. (2015). Turkish D-light : accentuating heritage values with daylight. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering History and Heritage, 168(4), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenhh.15.00004

Historic buildings have their own cultural identity, which is often related to their aesthetic qualities such as period
characteristics (geometry, size, colour, form and shape), materials and construction. Daylight is one of the primary
elements co... Read More about Turkish D-light : accentuating heritage values with daylight.

Teachers’ views of their primary school classrooms (2015)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., Barett, L., & Zhang, Y. (2016). Teachers’ views of their primary school classrooms. Intelligent Buildings International, 8(3), 176-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2015.1087835

This paper presents the views of 222 head teachers and classroom-based teachers about
their experiences and perceptions of 193 specific classroom environments from 29 primary
schools in three different areas in England, UK. One-to-one interviews we... Read More about Teachers’ views of their primary school classrooms.

Facilities management outsourcing relationships in the higher education institutes (2015)
Journal Article
Lok, K., & Baldry, D. (2015). Facilities management outsourcing relationships in the higher education institutes. Facilities, 33(13/14), 819-848. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-05-2014-0043

Purpose – This paper aims to test the nine corollaries concerning the determinants of outsourcing relationship dimensions, strategic manoeuvres, clients’ and service providers’ evaluation regarding outsourcing category and outsourcing relationship ty... Read More about Facilities management outsourcing relationships in the higher education institutes.

Putting food banks out of business : final report (2015)
Journal Article

This project was funded by the EPSRC Digital Economy Communities and Culture Plus Network and Mistra Urban Futures and involved collaboration between the University of Salford, the Biospheric Foundation and the Social Action and Research Foundation b... Read More about Putting food banks out of business : final report.

Multi-level governance, regions and science in France : between competition and equality - selected reading (2015)
Book Chapter
Crespy, C., Heraud, J., & Perry, B. (2015). Multi-level governance, regions and science in France : between competition and equality - selected reading. In I. Bache, & M. Flinders (Eds.), Multi-level Governance : Essential Readings. Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784716240

The term ‘multi-level governance’ (MLG) has emerged from its origins in EU studies in the early 1990s to become a commonly used description of politics and policy-making in a range of settings. This collection brings together seminal papers covering... Read More about Multi-level governance, regions and science in France : between competition and equality - selected reading.

Setting and measuring objectives in sustainability assessment (2015)
Book Chapter
Hayes, S., & Fischer, T. (2015). Setting and measuring objectives in sustainability assessment. In Handbook of Sustainability Assessment (265-284). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783471379.00020

Building information modelling (2015)
Book
Arayici, Y. (2015). Building information modelling. Bookboon Publisher

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is often misinterpreted by practitioners and researchers as REVIT or ArchiCAD since these tools are introduced as BIM by the software vendors. Yet, BIM is much more than a software tool. It is actually more about... Read More about Building information modelling.

A case study of fostering multidisciplinary in built environment using BIM (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Udeaja, C., & Aziz, Z. (2015, September). A case study of fostering multidisciplinary in built environment using BIM. Presented at Procs 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, Lincoln, UK

Building information modelling (BIM) has been made mandatory as part of the public procurement process in the UK. This move will by default encourage SMEs to develop their own capabilities to work with BIM technologies in order to maintain their mark... Read More about A case study of fostering multidisciplinary in built environment using BIM.

Design 3D on-line gaming environment for learning how to design green buildings (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Bassanino, M., Fernando, T. P., Campion, S., Alkandari, A., Ghazimirsaeid, S., & Masior, J. (2015, September). Design 3D on-line gaming environment for learning how to design green buildings. Presented at ILTT Conference, London

This paper presents an approach for using e-learning to design a training environment for both
students and professionals to learn ‘how to design Green Buildings’ developed as part of the D4E
European project. The idea of the training environment i... Read More about Design 3D on-line gaming environment for learning how to design green buildings.

Impact of flood disaster in Malaysia : a case study on public hospitals (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Noralfishah, S., Thayaparan, M., Haidaliza, M., & Kulatunga, U. (2015, August). Impact of flood disaster in Malaysia : a case study on public hospitals. Presented at The 11th Annual International Conference of the International Institute for Infrastructure Resilience and Reconstruction (I3R2): Complex Disasters and Disaster Risk Management, University of Seoul, Korea

This paper aims to study and explore post disaster flood event at a public hospital in Malaysia. A literature review and content analysis on newspaper articles were conducted to evaluate post disaster flood impacts at public hospitals in Malaysia. In... Read More about Impact of flood disaster in Malaysia : a case study on public hospitals.

How can transport provision and associated built environment infrastructure be enhanced and developed to support the mobility needs of individuals as they age? (2015)
Other
Ormerod, M., Newton, R., Phillips, J., & Musselwhite, C. (2015). How can transport provision and associated built environment infrastructure be enhanced and developed to support the mobility needs of individuals as they age?. Government Office for Science

Post-disaster housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka : what methodology? (2015)
Journal Article
Amaratunga, N., Haigh, R., & Ingirige, B. (2015). Post-disaster housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka : what methodology?. SAGE Open, 5(3), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015583072

Research methodology is the procedural framework within which the research is conducted. This includes the overall approach to a problem that could be put into practice in a research process, from the theoretical underpinning to the collection and an... Read More about Post-disaster housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka : what methodology?.

University of Salford research report for the Highways Agency : Horizon Scanning 2020 (2015)
Report
Fleming, A., & Fleming, A. (2015). University of Salford research report for the Highways Agency : Horizon Scanning 2020

This report serves to expose the reader to current research in Lean Construction related fields to identify areas of potential future research. The report does not purport to be exhaustive in this regard, instead curating and highlighting those areas... Read More about University of Salford research report for the Highways Agency : Horizon Scanning 2020.

Urban land, planning and governance systems in Nigeria (2015)
Report
Lamond, J., Gyau, K., Lewis, E., Bloch, R., & Falade, B. (2015). Urban land, planning and governance systems in Nigeria

Redesigning the objectile (2015)
Book Chapter

Engendering change within a water infrastructure client organization : a participatory action research approach (2015)
Journal Article
Potts, M., Awuzie, B., McDermott, P., & Stephenson, A. (2015). Engendering change within a water infrastructure client organization : a participatory action research approach. Journal of engineering, project, and production management, 5(2), 71-81

Continuing demands by stakeholders for improved service delivery has caused Infrastructure Client Organisations (ICO) in the UK to embark upon organisational restructuring. It is expected that such restructuring would enhance cost-effectiveness and q... Read More about Engendering change within a water infrastructure client organization : a participatory action research approach.

The need for Kaizen costing in indigenous Nigerian construction firms (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Omotayo, T., & Kulatunga, U. (2015, June). The need for Kaizen costing in indigenous Nigerian construction firms. Presented at International Postgraduate Research Conference 2015, Mediacity University of Salford

The application of adequate cost management methods and techniques before and during construction activities is a major determinant of a project success. Construction cost management methods such as target costing, life cycle costing, activity based... Read More about The need for Kaizen costing in indigenous Nigerian construction firms.

Quantitative impact of major modifications to standard contractual forms in construction projects - the Middle East (2015)
Presentation / Conference
forms in construction projects - the Middle East. Presented at International Postgraduate Conference 2015, Mediacity University of Salford

Despite the fact that there exists several construction forms of contract that aimed at standardizing the contractual clauses in relation to the construction industry, the adoption of the same was being subject to major modifications and alteration e... Read More about Quantitative impact of major modifications to standard contractual forms in construction projects - the Middle East.

Disaster response management stemming from war operation and terrorism in Iraq (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Al-dahash, H., & Kulatunga, U. (2015, June). Disaster response management stemming from war operation and terrorism in Iraq. Presented at 12th International Post-Graduate Research Conference, Salford, UK

Iraq has experienced various disasters either natural or manmade. Within the context of manmade disaster, war and post-war conflicts have crippled many essential services needed to reduce risks, manage hazards, and respond to disasters. This has impa... Read More about Disaster response management stemming from war operation and terrorism in Iraq.

Collaboration challenges for detailed design and optimisation via building performance simulation (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Munoz, V., & Arayici, Y. (2015, June). Collaboration challenges for detailed design and optimisation via building performance simulation. Presented at International Postgraduate Conference 2015, Mediacity University of Salford

At the present time, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become a standard practice in the AEC industry. However, with this wide embrace from the industry, new problems and challenges are appearing. The largest of these issues is the interoperab... Read More about Collaboration challenges for detailed design and optimisation via building performance simulation.