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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

The challenges of building innovative, smart cities (2012)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2012, February). The challenges of building innovative, smart cities. Presented at Smart cities of the future in Asia: The opportunities for UK business, MediaCity, Salford Quays

Urbanisation and climate change (2012)
Book Chapter

Organizational cultures: Obstacles to women in the UK construction industry (2012)
Journal Article
Worrall, L. (2012). Organizational cultures: Obstacles to women in the UK construction industry. Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, 2(4), 6-21. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpoc.20088

The global economic downturn coupled with recent changes in UK law have led to a sizable reduction in public sector funding. As a result, both public and private sector organizations are under greater pressure to provide evidence of their activities... Read More about Organizational cultures: Obstacles to women in the UK construction industry.

Bridging the gap: Collaborative knowledge and expertise for low carbon sustainable cities (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B. (2012, January). Bridging the gap: Collaborative knowledge and expertise for low carbon sustainable cities. Presented at UK Trade and Investment/Department for Energy and Climate Change panel session, Municipalika, Chennai, India

Promoting off-Site construction: Future challenges and opportunities (2012)
Journal Article
Arif, M., Goulding, J., & Rahimian, F. (2012). Promoting off-Site construction: Future challenges and opportunities. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 18(2), 75-78. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000081

Exploring how information exchanges can be enhanced through cloud BIM (2012)
Journal Article
Redmond, A., Hore, A., Alshawi, M., & Westwood, R. (2012). Exploring how information exchanges can be enhanced through cloud BIM. Automation in Construction, 24, 175-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2012.02.003

The properties of BIM are; parametric modelling providing tabular views of components and characteristic interaction with elements, for example if a pitch roof changes so do the walls and bi-directional co-ordination enabling virtual simulations of p... Read More about Exploring how information exchanges can be enhanced through cloud BIM.

Emerging strategies of urban reproduction and the pursuit of low carbon cities (2012)
Book Chapter