Welcome to the 50th volume of Building Research & Information (BRI), a major event in the his... more Welcome to the 50th volume of Building Research & Information (BRI), a major event in the history of the journal. To celebrate this important occasion, we considered a range of research areas that could constitute the anniversary issue. These ranged from sustainability and climate change to energy reduction, thermal comfort and indoor climate, to name a few of the themes that feature regularly in our journal. We decided on the title ‘Building health and wellbeing’, a pertinent and topical issue facing all building designers, constructors, maintainers and users. It is a research area that we would like to feature more often in this journal, and one that is closely related to many of the issues previously confronted by BRI authors.
Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Jan 22, 2016
Almost unknown at the turn of the 21 st century, the construction design manager role is an innov... more Almost unknown at the turn of the 21 st century, the construction design manager role is an innovation has been adopted rapidly by the large to medium sized contracting organisations in the UK. Despite this, literature relating specifically to the construction design manager is sparse. Thus the aim of the research was to better understand the role of design managers. A longitudinal study captured insights from early career design managers and experienced design managers working for contracting organisations, primarily on design and build type contracts. Following a pilot study, 36 face-to-face interviews were conducted over a six-year period. Findings revealed original views, new insights and trends related to the evolving role of the construction design manager in a digital environment. These views both support and extend understanding as reported in two guides for design managers published toward the end of the research programme. This is unique insight into how a new role in construction has evolved over a six year period.
This research explores the energy behaviour of a traditional house on the Mediterranean coast of ... more This research explores the energy behaviour of a traditional house on the Mediterranean coast of south-eastern Spain. The objective of the work is to determine the optimal passive strategies for rehabilitating a traditional house, improving its energy savings and comfort, considering the characteristics of the warm semi-arid Mediterranean climate. The main novelty of this article is that it demonstrates that the limits imposed by current regulations, based on globalised climate strategy approaches, undermine the energy efficiency capacity that passive solutions in vernacular architecture already employed. The methodology used consists of a systematised multi-objective study of various energy rehabilitation strategies. Four strategies were studied: raising the thermal insulation of enclosures, improving thermal insulation and solar control glazing with movable shading devices, increasing the size of windows and introducing the use of natural ventilation enhanced by ceiling fans. The ...
About the Contributors vii Foreword ix Introduction xi 1 Theory and Architectural Technology 1 No... more About the Contributors vii Foreword ix Introduction xi 1 Theory and Architectural Technology 1 Norman Wienand Case Study A Designing to Anticipate Future Climate Change: The Case of an Urban House 19 Julian Marsh 2 The Morphological Construct 47 William Thompson Case Study B A Sustainable Window: A Process of Development 63 John C.M. Olie 3 Sustainable Design Analysis and BIM Integration 89 Boris Ceranic Case Study C Applying Research in Practice: Developing a Specialist Service in the Analysis of Thermal Bridging 121 Matthew Peat 4 Testing the Thermal Performance of New Dwellings during Construction 141 John Littlewood Case Study D Assessing Retrofitted External Wall Insulation 177 Jo Hopper 5 Exploring Links between Education, Research and Practice in Architectural Technology 193 Gareth Alexander and Colin Orr Case Study E BIM Collaboration in Student Architectural Technologist Learning 213 Malachy Mathews 6 Research Processes and Practicalities 231 Stephen Emmitt Index 247
Since the emergence of the term" architectural management" nearly 50 years ago in the U... more Since the emergence of the term" architectural management" nearly 50 years ago in the UK there have been very few attempts to define the term, or indeed, the field of knowledge. Most of the work in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) has been associated with ...
Welcome to the 50th volume of Building Research & Information (BRI), a major event in the his... more Welcome to the 50th volume of Building Research & Information (BRI), a major event in the history of the journal. To celebrate this important occasion, we considered a range of research areas that could constitute the anniversary issue. These ranged from sustainability and climate change to energy reduction, thermal comfort and indoor climate, to name a few of the themes that feature regularly in our journal. We decided on the title ‘Building health and wellbeing’, a pertinent and topical issue facing all building designers, constructors, maintainers and users. It is a research area that we would like to feature more often in this journal, and one that is closely related to many of the issues previously confronted by BRI authors.
Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Jan 22, 2016
Almost unknown at the turn of the 21 st century, the construction design manager role is an innov... more Almost unknown at the turn of the 21 st century, the construction design manager role is an innovation has been adopted rapidly by the large to medium sized contracting organisations in the UK. Despite this, literature relating specifically to the construction design manager is sparse. Thus the aim of the research was to better understand the role of design managers. A longitudinal study captured insights from early career design managers and experienced design managers working for contracting organisations, primarily on design and build type contracts. Following a pilot study, 36 face-to-face interviews were conducted over a six-year period. Findings revealed original views, new insights and trends related to the evolving role of the construction design manager in a digital environment. These views both support and extend understanding as reported in two guides for design managers published toward the end of the research programme. This is unique insight into how a new role in construction has evolved over a six year period.
This research explores the energy behaviour of a traditional house on the Mediterranean coast of ... more This research explores the energy behaviour of a traditional house on the Mediterranean coast of south-eastern Spain. The objective of the work is to determine the optimal passive strategies for rehabilitating a traditional house, improving its energy savings and comfort, considering the characteristics of the warm semi-arid Mediterranean climate. The main novelty of this article is that it demonstrates that the limits imposed by current regulations, based on globalised climate strategy approaches, undermine the energy efficiency capacity that passive solutions in vernacular architecture already employed. The methodology used consists of a systematised multi-objective study of various energy rehabilitation strategies. Four strategies were studied: raising the thermal insulation of enclosures, improving thermal insulation and solar control glazing with movable shading devices, increasing the size of windows and introducing the use of natural ventilation enhanced by ceiling fans. The ...
About the Contributors vii Foreword ix Introduction xi 1 Theory and Architectural Technology 1 No... more About the Contributors vii Foreword ix Introduction xi 1 Theory and Architectural Technology 1 Norman Wienand Case Study A Designing to Anticipate Future Climate Change: The Case of an Urban House 19 Julian Marsh 2 The Morphological Construct 47 William Thompson Case Study B A Sustainable Window: A Process of Development 63 John C.M. Olie 3 Sustainable Design Analysis and BIM Integration 89 Boris Ceranic Case Study C Applying Research in Practice: Developing a Specialist Service in the Analysis of Thermal Bridging 121 Matthew Peat 4 Testing the Thermal Performance of New Dwellings during Construction 141 John Littlewood Case Study D Assessing Retrofitted External Wall Insulation 177 Jo Hopper 5 Exploring Links between Education, Research and Practice in Architectural Technology 193 Gareth Alexander and Colin Orr Case Study E BIM Collaboration in Student Architectural Technologist Learning 213 Malachy Mathews 6 Research Processes and Practicalities 231 Stephen Emmitt Index 247
Since the emergence of the term" architectural management" nearly 50 years ago in the U... more Since the emergence of the term" architectural management" nearly 50 years ago in the UK there have been very few attempts to define the term, or indeed, the field of knowledge. Most of the work in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) has been associated with ...
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