Effects of cultural diversity and climatic background on outdoor thermal perception in Melbourne city, Australia (2021)
Journal Article
Kenawy, I., & Elkadi, H. (2021). Effects of cultural diversity and climatic background on outdoor thermal perception in Melbourne city, Australia. Building and Environment, 195, 107746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107746

Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable is one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This goal is particularly important in global cities where public places are shared with diverse communities. Success... Read More about Effects of cultural diversity and climatic background on outdoor thermal perception in Melbourne city, Australia.

Summer outdoor thermal benchmarks in Melbourne : applications of different techniques (2021)
Journal Article
Kenawy, I., Lam, C., & Shooshtarian, S. (2021). Summer outdoor thermal benchmarks in Melbourne : applications of different techniques. Building and Environment, 195, 107658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107658

In urban planning, sustainability is often synonymous to urban livability. Urban livability seeks to improve living conditions of current and future outdoor users and hence it has become a key priority for cities authorities. Melbourne, as the world... Read More about Summer outdoor thermal benchmarks in Melbourne : applications of different techniques.

Chapter 11 : Mobile interviews by land, air and sea (2021)
Book Chapter
Riley, M., Turner, J., Hayes, S., & Peters, K. (2021). Chapter 11 : Mobile interviews by land, air and sea. In N. von Benzon, M. Holton, C. Wilkinson, & S. Wilkinson (Eds.), Creative methods for Human Geographers (141-152). Sage Publishing

Introducing a broad range of innovative and creative qualitative methods, this accessible book shows you how to use them in research project while providing straightforward advice on how to approach every step of the process; from planning and organi... Read More about Chapter 11 : Mobile interviews by land, air and sea.

Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB) (2020)
Journal Article
Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., Ren, F., & Nguyen, V. (2021). Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB). Construction and Building Materials, 271, 121526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121526

Underground mined-out areas and tailings are the two major harmful consequences from metal mining industry. Cemented Paste Backfill (CPB) method, refilling the tailings back to the underground mined-out areas, has been widely used worldwide. Clear un... Read More about Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB).

Urban cooling : which façade orientation has the most impact on a microclimate? (2020)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M., Swan, W., Johansson, E., & Ji, Y. (2021). Urban cooling : which façade orientation has the most impact on a microclimate?. Sustainable Cities and Society, 64, 102547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102547

Deploying solar reflective materials on urban surfaces is known as an effective heat mitigation strategy. Several studies have shown their cooling impacts; however, most of them have focused on rooftops rather than facades. The novelty of this paper... Read More about Urban cooling : which façade orientation has the most impact on a microclimate?.

Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision in Nairobi, Kenya : insights from California, USA (2020)
Thesis
Nzau, B. Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision in Nairobi, Kenya : insights from California, USA. (Thesis). University of Salford

Affordable housing remains a problem for both developed and developing countries. The Government of Kenya recently unveiled affordable housing as one of its main agenda. Housing provision approaches supported by the current planning and housing polic... Read More about Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision in Nairobi, Kenya : insights from California, USA.

Testing the nexus between C&D waste management strategies & GHG emission performances : the case of UK student accommodation refurbishment projects (2020)
Journal Article
Lou, E., Lee, A., Welfle, A., & Abdullahi, A. (2021). Testing the nexus between C&D waste management strategies & GHG emission performances : the case of UK student accommodation refurbishment projects. Journal of Building Engineering, 34, 101812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101812

All governments, industry sectors and societies each have a pivotal role to play if we are to mitigate anthropogenic climate change. For the construction industry, limiting emissions and addressing issues of sustainability is not just important for r... Read More about Testing the nexus between C&D waste management strategies & GHG emission performances : the case of UK student accommodation refurbishment projects.

An interpretivist approach for the development of a behavioural framework to support the adoption of waste minimisation behaviour of contractors : the case study of Jordan (2020)
Thesis
Alhawamdeh, M. An interpretivist approach for the development of a behavioural framework to support the adoption of waste minimisation behaviour of contractors : the case study of Jordan. (Thesis). University of Salford

In recent decades, with the rapid development of urbanisation and the acceleration of construction, renovation and demolition activities worldwide, enormous volumes of construction waste (CW) have been generated at a colossal rate. CW accounts for ap... Read More about An interpretivist approach for the development of a behavioural framework to support the adoption of waste minimisation behaviour of contractors : the case study of Jordan.

Stakeholder perceptions of drivers for, and barriers to, the incorporation of sustainability in PPP infrastructure projects in Nigeria (2020)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., Ekundayo, D., Udeaja, C., & Abubakar, U. (2020). Stakeholder perceptions of drivers for, and barriers to, the incorporation of sustainability in PPP infrastructure projects in Nigeria. Open House International, 45(4), 373-386. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-05-2020-0037

Purpose - Although several studies have been undertaken on sustainability within infrastructure projects, limited attention has paid to the drivers for, and the barriers to, the incorporation of sustainability in public-private partnership (PPP) infr... Read More about Stakeholder perceptions of drivers for, and barriers to, the incorporation of sustainability in PPP infrastructure projects in Nigeria.

Construction procurement systems for refurbishment projects (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Egbu, C. (2020, August). Construction procurement systems for refurbishment projects. Presented at COBRA 2000: RICS Construction and Building Research Conference: The Millennium Conference, The University of Greenwich, England, UK

The business value of BIM for asset owners : a cross case analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Munir, M., Kiviniemi, A., Jones, S., & Finnegan, S. (2020). The business value of BIM for asset owners : a cross case analysis. Journal of Facilities Management, 18(5), 469-486. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-06-2020-0037

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate and identify the activity systems
that drive Building Information Modelling (BIM) business value in Asset Management
(AM). The utilisation of BIM has widened in scope, functionality, flexibility... Read More about The business value of BIM for asset owners : a cross case analysis.

An investigation into the sustainability practices in PPP infrastructure projects : a case of Nigeria (2020)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., Ekundayo, D., Udeaja, C., & Abubakar, U. (2020). An investigation into the sustainability practices in PPP infrastructure projects : a case of Nigeria. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-04-2020-0048

Purpose – In the global construction industry, the concept of sustainability is not new, particularly within building projects. Against this backdrop, several studies have been conducted, mostly in developed countries, on sustainability in constructi... Read More about An investigation into the sustainability practices in PPP infrastructure projects : a case of Nigeria.

An investigation into BIM uptake among contracting firms : an empirical study in Nigeria (2020)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., Perera, S., Ekundayo, D., & Adeleke, D. (2021). An investigation into BIM uptake among contracting firms : an empirical study in Nigeria. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 26(1), 23-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-06-2019-0054

Purpose – Building Information Modeling (BIM) is vital in the performance improvement of contracting firms. Thus, there is a need to stimulate its implementation in the construction sector with a view to meeting the competitive demands of the industr... Read More about An investigation into BIM uptake among contracting firms : an empirical study in Nigeria.

An integration of train timetabling, platforming and routing-based cooperative adjustment methodology for dealing with train delay (2020)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., An, M., & Umar, A. (2020). An integration of train timetabling, platforming and routing-based cooperative adjustment methodology for dealing with train delay. International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 30(07), 901-919. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218194020400112

Train delay is a serious issue that can spread rapidly in the railway network leading to further delay of other trains and detention of passengers in stations. However, the current practice in the event of the trail delay usually depends on train dis... Read More about An integration of train timetabling, platforming and routing-based cooperative adjustment methodology for dealing with train delay.

Guest editors’ introduction (Vol. 30, No. 7) (2020)
Journal Article
Qin, Y., An, M., & An, J. (2020). Guest editors’ introduction (Vol. 30, No. 7). International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 30(07), 895-899. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218194020020039

Editorial

Affordable housing provision in informal settlements through land value capture and inclusionary housing (2020)
Journal Article
Nzau, B., & Trillo, C. (2020). Affordable housing provision in informal settlements through land value capture and inclusionary housing. Sustainability, 12(15), 5975. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12155975

Public-driven attempts to provide decent housing to slum residents in developing countries have either failed or achieved minimal output when compared to the growing slum population. This has been attributed mainly to shortage of public funds. Howeve... Read More about Affordable housing provision in informal settlements through land value capture and inclusionary housing.

Stakeholder perceptions of the Considerate Constructors Scheme in UK construction (2020)
Journal Article
Watts, G., Higham, A., & Alotaibi, A. (2021). Stakeholder perceptions of the Considerate Constructors Scheme in UK construction. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 174(1), 46-52. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.20.00028

The Considerate Constructors Scheme was introduced in 1997 to improve the image of the UK construction industry and has grown dramatically with over 6,000 construction and infrastructure projects registered valued at £43 billion. Whilst evidence exis... Read More about Stakeholder perceptions of the Considerate Constructors Scheme in UK construction.

Efficient performative actions for e-commerce agents (2020)
Journal Article
Qasim, A., Amin, H., Aziz, Z., & Khalid, A. (2020). Efficient performative actions for e-commerce agents. Applied Computer Systems, 25(1), 19-32. https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2020-0003

The foundational features of multi-agent systems are communication and interaction with other agents. To achieve these features, agents have to transfer messages in the predefined format and semantics. The communication among these agents takes place... Read More about Efficient performative actions for e-commerce agents.

A deep learning approach towards railway safety risk assessment (2020)
Journal Article
Alawad, H., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2020). A deep learning approach towards railway safety risk assessment. IEEE Access, 9(2020), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2997946

Railway stations are essential aspects of railway systems, and they play a vital role in public daily life. Various types of AI technology have been utilised in many fields to ensure the safety of people and their assets. In this paper, we propose a... Read More about A deep learning approach towards railway safety risk assessment.

A novel techno-economic multi-level optimization in home-microgrids with coalition formation capability (2020)
Journal Article
Ganjehlou, H., Niaei, H., Jafari, A., Aroko, D., Marzband, M., & Fernando, T. (2020). A novel techno-economic multi-level optimization in home-microgrids with coalition formation capability. Sustainable Cities and Society, 60, 102241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102241

In recent years, microgrids (MG's) have operated in the power systems for various reasons such as reduction of energy losses, improvement of voltage stability and grid reliability. The implementation of Home Microgrid (H-MG) has proven successful in... Read More about A novel techno-economic multi-level optimization in home-microgrids with coalition formation capability.