• Optimising Residential Courtyard in Terms of Social and Environmental Performance for Ghadames Housing, Libya 

  Alabid, Jamal ; Taki, A. H. (Other)

  Vernacular architecture comes from a wealth of knowledge and experience of humans who were able to adjust to the surroundings and adapt to even extreme climate conditions. In fact many old traditional settlements may fail ...
• Passive Design Strategies for Energy Efficient Housing in Nigeria 

  Abbakyari, Maryam ; Taki, A. H. (Conference)

  The varying manifestations of climate change are greatly impacting our lives and livelihoods principally due to the activities of industries that pollute the atmosphere and use up non-renewable resources to fuel our growth ...
• Simulation of Traditional and Contemporary Dwellings in Ghadames, Libya 

  Alabid, Jamal ; Taki, A. H. ; Painter, B. (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 ...
• Producing design objects from regular polyhedra: A Pratical approach 

  Polimeni, Beniamino (Conference)

  In the last few years, digital modeling techniques have played a major role in Architecture and design, influencing, at the same time, the creative process and the way the objects are fabricated. This revolution has ...
• Libya’s Vernacular of Berber Taddart 

  Polimeni, Beniamino (Book chapter)
• Notes sur le paysage culturel et l’architecture vernaculaire du djebel Nafûsa 

  Polimeni, Beniamino (Article)

  This study describes the vernacular architecture and cultural landscape of Lybian Dj̲abal Nafūsa: the central portion of a horseshoe of mountains, about 600 meters high, which extends from the Maṭmāṭah region near Gabes ...
• ‘Feeding Like a Parasite’: Extraction and Science Fiction in Capitalist Dystopia 

  Carina Brand (Book chapter)

  The chapter explores the economic concept of extraction as both Science Fiction, and economic reality. I use Marx’s concept of surplus extraction (Marx, 1975) and apply it to fields outside of wage labour (Harvey, 2003; ...
• Gender, identity and material: Film screening 

  Brand, Carina (Video)

  Synophresia Nervosa is set in the terrain of the studio and concerned with the idea of the ‘creative’ subject or artist, and the points at which ideas are extracted. It follows a group of artists as they face changes through ...
• Green business models in the construction sector: An analysis of outcomes and benefits 

  Abuzeinab, Amal ; Qadri, Asim ; Kulonda, D. ; Arif, Mohammed (Article)

  Purpose – The call to examine green business models (GBMs) in the construction sector has been growing louder because they represent the logic of green value creation and capture. The aim is to identify benefits of GBMs ...
• Towards resilient low-middle income apartments in Amman, Jordan: A thermal performance investigation of heating load 

  Younis, Ahmad ; Taki, A. H. ; Bhattacharyya, Subhes (Conference)

  Energy security constitutes a major challenge for Jordan’s sustainable development. Space heating in Jordan represents ~61% of total residential energy consumption and dominantly involves portable un-flued kerosene and LPG ...
• Geopoetry: Greenwich Peninsula 

  Dening, Geraldine ; Elmer, Simon (Article)

  This text, with the accompanying images projected, was performed at the conference on ³The Mediated City² held at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication on the Greenwich Peninsula, London, between April 1 and 3, ...
• Barriers to MNEs green business models in the UK construction sector: An ISM analysis 

  Abuzeinab, Amal ; Arif, Mohammed ; Qadri, Asim (Article)

  The environmental and economic benefits of green business models (GBMs) are considerable if current barriers can be identified and ways of overcoming them developed. In this study, barriers to GBMs are identified by ...
• Adherence to cardiovascular pharmcotherapy assessed by quantitative LC-HRMS analysis of dried blood spots 

  Tanna, Sangeeta ; Bernieh, Dennis ; Lawson, Graham (Conference)
• A Gendered Profession 

  Brown, James Benedict ; Harriss, Harriet ; Morrow, Ruth ; Soane, James (Book)

  The issue of gender inequality in architecture has been part of the profession’s discourse for many years, yet the continuing gender imbalance in architectural education and practice remains a difficult subject. This book ...
• Proportional Systems in the Design of the Cathedral of St. George of the Greeks, Cyprus 

  Cawthorne, Douglas ; Irodotou, Romylos (Book chapter)

  The cathedral of St. George of the Greeks was built in the 14th – 15th c. in Famagusta, Cyprus to accommodate the religious needs of the Greek orthodox community living under a Frankish aristocracy. Its design is a hybrid ...
• A conceptual green business model for construction companies: An empirical evaluation 

  Abuzeinab, Amal (Conference)

  Construction companies are being challenged to adopt a greener approach to meet client needs and to gain or sustain business competiveness with the phenomenon like green market growing. However, the relation between ...
• Understanding sustainability through Bradford affordable housing lens 

  Abuzeinab, Amal ; Oltean-Dumbrava, V. ; Dickens, D. (Conference)

  Sustainability has gained momentum in recent years due to natural threats and government regulations with housing sector being at the centre of this debate. Affordable housing providers frequently face a dilemma of delivering ...
• Sustainable Construction Capabilities: A Local Authority Perspective 

  Abuzeinab, Amal ; Arif, Mohammed (Conference)

  The emerging trend of climate change adaptation in the construction industry has raised the need to identify the sustainability requirements of the construction industry. Considering sustainability has the potential to ...
• Business model reconfiguration in green construction: A theoretical perspective 

  Abuzeinab, Amal ; Arif, Mohammed (Conference)

  Business models describe the business logic of a particular company and green business model is when a company changes part(s) of its business model and thereby both captures economic value and reduces the ecological ...
• Overcoming Barriers to Green Business Models in the UK Construction Industry 

  Abuzeinab, Amal ; Arif, Mohammed (Conference)

  The environmental potential for green business models is considerable if current barriers can be identified and ways of overcoming them developed. Barriers to green business models are investigated by conducting a qualitative ...

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