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Reducing Waste to Landfill in the UK: Identifying Impediments and Critical Solutions
(Article)Purpose – The UK construction industry produces up to one third of all waste to landfill. This study aims to identify specific project practices impeding the reduction of waste in construction projects as well as uncovering ... -
Refugees and the End of Empire
(Book chapter)The major Empires that collapsed during the twentieth century produced successor states which developed new forms of exclusivist nationalist ideologies which identified, and often expelled, sectors of their populations ... -
Residential High-Rises and Meaningful Places: Missing Actions in the Isle of Dogs regeneration
(Conference)Urban regeneration often includes residential high-rises as a way of optimum use of land. However, high-rises are in many cases connected to placelessness, this is not due to some intrinsic characteristic of the typology, ... -
RESPONSIVENESS OF MICROCLIMATE SIMULATION TOOL IN RECOGNISING DIVERSITY IN URBAN GEOMETRY
(Conference)Recent studies have revealed that diverse urban geometry, as found in traditional urban areas, has positive consequences in ameliorating the urban microclimate in comparison to the more regular formal urban areas. The ... -
A review of retrofit interventions for residential buildings in hot humid climates
Buildings consume 40% of resources around the world, low energy building is fast becoming a major component of sustainable development. However, limiting the concept of low energy buildings to new builds will only undermine ... -
A review of sustainable business models and strategic sustainable development
(Conference)This paper summarizes sustainable business models by addressing definitions, archetypes and assessments. It then summarizes the framework for strategic sustainable development to highlight its systematic, scientific and ... -
Ritualized Architecture in East Mexico
(Article)The Papaloapan River in East Mexico is a rich region historically, culturally and naturally. These characteristics are also reflected in the region’s vernacular architecture. This fascination with the built environment led ... -
Robert Smithson and the Anglo-American Picturesque
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Shantytowns, Housing and State Order: The Plan de Emergencia in 1950s Argentina
(Article)In September 1955 in Argentina a coup d’état backed by a heterogeneous coalition of military and civil actors overthrew the elected government of Juan Domingo Perón and set out to profoundly alter most of his policies. One ... -
Simulation and experimental investigation into diffusion absorption cooling machines for air-conditioning applications
(Article)The paper presents the development, experimental analysis and simulation of a solar heat driven ammonia/water (NH3/H2O) diffusion–absorption cooling machine (DACM). The designed cooling capacity of the machine is 2.5 kW ... -
Simulation of courtyard spaces in a desert climate
(Article)Within the global trend of looking for energy efficient and environmentally comfortable buildings, the courtyard pattern has been investigated by many authors as an interesting solution for hot regions. Computer simulation ... -
Simulation of Traditional and Contemporary Dwellings in Ghadames, Libya
(Conference)A rise in temperature over summer in hot countries, such as Libya, may lead to thermal discomfort and profligate use of energy sources as a result of mitigation efforts. Buildings account for almost 45% of global energy ... -
“Sí, señor, yo vivo aquí” ("Yes, Sir, I Live Here")
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Skirting the Sketch: an Analysis of Sketch Inhibition within Contemporoary Design Higher Education
(Article)Sketch inhibition is regularly alluded to by educators within design higher education (HE) and one with increasingly marked effects on industry. Over the past thirty years students have been observed to engage less with ... -
Smart Futures, Challenges of Urbanisation, and Social Sustainability
(Book)This book tackles the challenges posed by accelerating urbanization, and demystifies Social Sustainability, the least understood of all the different areas of sustainable development. The volume’s twin focus on these ... -
Social and Environmental Sustainability for Better Quality of Life in Residential High-Rises
(Article)The quality of life in residential high-rise buildings is an understudied area which is important due to the large proportion of the population inhabiting them. The approaches that link sustainability with the quality of ...