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Facilitators and benefits of implementing lean premise design: A case of Hong Kong high-rise buildings

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Lam, E. W., Chan, A. P., Olawumi, T. O., Wong, I., & Kazeem, K. O. (2023)

Facilitators and benefits of implementing lean premise design: A case of Hong Kong high-rise buildings. Journal of Building Engineering, 80, Article 108013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.108013

Defective design, poor stakeholder participation, and a mismatch between design provisions and end-user requirements cause most building construction waste. However, lean buil...

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Informational Database for Sustainable and Energy Efficient materials in sub-Saharan Africa

The population in Africa is growing rapidly, and thus the urbanization is accelerated. The need for detailed information on the performance of materials is a crucial part of the decision-making proces...

Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering

Novel portable aluminum-air battery: A green technology for sustainable power generation via circular economy approach

The main aim of this research is to produce a high performance portable cellulose-based aluminium-air battery. Based on this aim, several specific objectives are outlined as the following: 1. To proce...

Funder: British Council | Value: £24,020

Follow-on voucher Retrofoam Testing Case Study

The purpose of this follow-on project is to conduct a suite of research and development testing on an innovative insulation product, focused around a live project. The insulation product, Retrofoam, u...

Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £15,434

Thermal Performance of Nanoguard

Developing the Nanoguard coating for use in construction and the built environment

Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £4,858

Follow-on voucher 4-in-a-block Retrofit Project

The purpose of this follow-on project is to conduct in-situ post-occupancy energy analyses on refurbished four-in-a block dwellings that have been upgraded to high sustainability standards using: inno...

Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £40,000

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Impact of climate change and envelope performance dilapidation on dwellings

"This study looks at addressing the issues concerning environmentally conscious homes and reviewing how efficiently they comp...

Dr Julio Bros Williamson | Director of Studies: Prof John Currie | Second Supervisor: Dr Celine Garnier

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