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'How to Build a Low-Carbon Home'
No full textWith almost 30% of global carbon emissions caused by the construction and running of buildings, there is a need radically rethink the materials we use to build our towns and cities. Rather than experimental new inventions, this display explores three ancient materials that are vital for a low-carbon future: wood, stone and straw.
Through the work of contemporary architects Material Cultures, Waugh Thistleton and Groupwork, as well as engineers Webb Yates, follow the journey of these materials from fields, forests and quarries to cutting-edge buildings. Discover how robotics is revolutionising the fabrication of new timber building parts, how your next home might have a thatched roof and learn what role diamond wire plays in a stonemason’s yard.
Alongside models, samples, tools and photographs, the show features full-scale installations and newly commissioned photography by Oskar Proctor
UK construction workplace poverty: the impact of financial and job insecurity on mental health
Get PDFThe aim of this study was to explore resilience and
wellbeing in the UK construction sector, specifically
looking at mental health in construction and how this
is affected by financial wellbeing and job security.
Mental health is of paramount importance; it impacts
on how we feel, think, and behave each day. Mental
health contributes to decision making and problem
solving, and therefore impacts professionally and
can have profound effects on the individual, family,
friends and work.
The UK construction sector is cognisant of the need
for mental health awareness and systemic change.
Organisations such as the Chartered Institute of
Building, Construction Industry Training Board, Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Mates in Mind and
other charities are all seeking ways to reduce the
shame and silence around topics surrounding mental
ill health. The UK construction sector needs to grow
and sustain a workforce that is fit for purpose with
a focus on mental health and inclusivity as ways to
attract and retain talent, especially across diversity
boundaries
Knowledge Foundations, Issue 4 - April 2022
Get PDFKnowledge Foundations publication (formally the UCEM e-library e-bulletin) is a compendium of news, views, research and resources relating to the educational sector and the built environment
Knowledge Foundations, Issue 2 - February 2023
Get PDFKnowledge Foundations publication (formally the UCEM e-library e-bulletin) is a compendium of news, views, research and resources relating to the educational sector and the built environment
Evaluating social sustainability in Jordanian residential neighborhoods: a combined expert-user approach
No full textA Multistage Methodology Approach for Constraints Prioritisation of Facility Layout Problem (FLP) in Enhancing the Performance of Building Energy Efficiency
Get PDFFacility Layout Problem (FLP) is gaining increasing attention among researchers; it is a term relating to the poor layout of facilities as a significant contributing factor of poor performance. FLP is of paramount importance when determining inefficiencies in large room layouts, such as a library building, since the building’s layout closely influences air distribution and impacts on human comfort. Thus, this can lead to unnecessary high energy use to mitigate any inefficiencies. This problem is classified as an NP-hard problem (nondeterministic polynomial-time hardness), considering the various factors influencing thermal factors and layout design. However, previous research shows a lack of consideration of FLP for large rooms. It is identified that various types of constraints are considered in the layout problem literature, and penalty-based constraints are often being prioritised by mere human judgement and intuition. Hence, the accuracy of the objective decision-making is questionable. Therefore, this study proposes a multi-stage methodology to determine the weight of each constraint for FLP by using a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) method specific to a library building as a case study exemplar. This study’s main focus is to determine penalty based constraints in meta-heuristic approaches for the effective use of FLP. This study concludes by advocating that the proposed methodological approach can be used to identify the most significant constraints in FLP
Knowledge Foundations, Issue 10 - October 2022
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Knowledge Foundations, Issue 2 - February 2022
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