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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
The Carbon Value of the U.K.'s Historic Housing Stock
Get PDFThe need to reduce carbon emissions and lower the energy consumption of the historic built environment is now recognized as a critical factor in helping the U.K.’s government's aim to reach net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. This paper proposes rather than encourage historic homeowners to sustainably refurbish their properties, it proposes that the most sustainable option is to adopt a building conservation-focused strategy to maintain and apply small benign changes to the property. The primary data is from testing a range of different sustainable improvement interventions on 20 different historic houses using computer modelling and live data. The paper will show that significant energy and carbon savings can be made without affecting the visual or fabric heritage of the property. The study will go on to show that this strategy is also the most economically effective method for sustainably refurbishing historic dwellings. The paper concludes by defining the balance of the competing priorities of economic capacity, the preservation of the heritage of the historic housing stock and environmental performance improvements happen at a key 'tipping point' which is used to define the 'carbon value' of our historic housing stock
Knowledge Foundations, Issue 8 - August 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
Effect of indoor environmental quality on visual comfort and productivity in office buildings
No full textBenchmarking the impact, quality, and value of an academic online e-Library
No full textIn this chapter, we will look at benchmarking libraries, applying the latest quality research to current working practices and showing how our services perform against our peers and the benefit this has in supporting the organisation’s future strategic planning
Impact of Trust in Virtual Project Teams: Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach.
Get PDFThis study focuses on model development to analyse key factors affecting trust in Virtual Project Teams (VPTs). A questionnaire survey was conducted on construction
professionals participating in virtual teams. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) technique was performed to establish the effect of relevant factors on trust-building in VPTs. Team performance is highly affected by trust among the team members. Trust building can be enhanced by improving the quality of team communication, organisation
culture, team bonding, and team members’ characteristics. The model developed in this study would benefit team productivity and team members’ learning in VPTs
Knowledge Foundations, Issue 4 - April 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
Knowledge Foundations, Issue 6 - June 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
Celebrity Fashion Marketing: Developing a Human Fashion Brand
Get PDFThis book explores the concept of the celebrity as a 'Human Fashion Brand' and the effectiveness of the celebrity in promoting fashions and shaping the identity and decisions of fashion consumers.
Beginning with an overview of the background and context of the fashion celebrity, the authors consider celebrity fashion classifications, fashion influencers, explore existing theory, models, and tools and the role of technology; and explain how celebrity-endorsed products impact on fashion consumers and trends. The book defines and develops a ‘Human Fashion Brand Model’, which describes the relationship between the fashion celebrity, fashion celebrity marketers and fashion consumer behaviour choices in celebrity fashion emulation. Coupled with reflective questions to aid learning, every chapter is illustrated by case studies of celebrities as fashion brands, as well as their impact on fashion, including Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, and Madonna.
Providing a holistic understanding of the celebrity as a human fashion brand and celebrity-inspired fashion consumption, Celebrity Fashion Marketing should be recommended reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Celebrity Fashion and Influencer Marketing, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Brand Management, and Consumer Behaviour