Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment group (SuRBe)
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The overarching aims of the Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment (SuRBe) Research Group are to augment the sustainability and resilience of the built environment, improve occupant quality of life and adapt to, and mitigate, climate change through our work. We have a strong interest in environmentally-sustainable design, construction technology and operational performance, cultivated from different, but complementary, perspectives and at varying levels of resolution. Our projects span widely in scope (from the building envelope to interior space and air quality), in architectural scale (from detailing of individual building components to broader design strategies) and in methodology (from qualitative to quantitative, from pre- to post-occupancy evaluation of buildings).
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Water resource management in the context of a non-potable water reuse case study in arid climate
(Springer, 2020-06-01)This study evaluates an existing non-potable water system serving outdoor services for a medical facility case study (MFCS) in Abu Dhabi (AD), United Arab Emirates, using mixed methods research to identify water demand ... -
An Evaluation of Offsite Timber Frame Manufacturer’s in Wales, UK
(Springer, 2019-10-27)The Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship two (KESS2) doctoral project undertaken by the first author has contributed research towards work package 4 (WP4) of the Home-Grown Homes project (HGHP), focused on disrupting the ... -
Building Performance Assessment Protocol for Timber Dwellings – Conducting Thermography Tests on Live Construction sites
(Springer, 2019-10-27)This paper introduces the pan-Wales (UK) Home-Grown Homes (HGH) project (2018 to 2020) which focusses on three areas of improvement for delivering high performance, affordable and healthy homes. The HGH project is funded ... -
Developing management guidance for Government funded dwelling retrofit schemes to improve occupant quality of life
(Springer, 2019-10-27)This paper discusses a methodology for gathering empirical data on occupant views that live in dwellings retrofitted under the Arbed two scheme in wales, UK, and also the views of stakeholder’s that delivered and managed ... -
Active Buildings in Practice
(Springer, 2019-10-27)This paper discusses the development and validation of a new Code of Practice for the design of Active Buildings, which will be the main output from a Professional Doctorate in the Sustainable Built Environment (D.SBE) ... -
Holistic Dwelling Energy Assessment Protocol for Mine-water District Heat Network
(Springer, 2019-10-27)UK buildings and energy infrastructures are heavily dependent on natural gas, and a large proportion is used for domestic space heating; but 50% is imported. Improving energy security and reducing carbon emissions are major ... -
A GHG Metric Methodology to Assess Onsite Buildings Non-Potable Water System for Outdoor Landscape Use
(MDPI, 2020-02-16)This paper documents a water:energy greenhouse gas (GHG) metric methodology for a decentralized non-potable water system that was developed as part of a Professional Doctorate in Engineering (DEng) research project by the ... -
Responses of Kuwaiti Government Dwelling Occupants Regarding Their Perception, Preferences, and Behaviours
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015-03-17)Kuwaiti Government is bound by law to provide Government dwellings to each Kuwaiti male getting married within a maximum period of eight years. The demand for Kuwaiti Government dwellings increased by eight percent each ... -
The Role of Education in the Sustainable Regeneration of Built Heritage: A Case Study of Malta
(MDPI, 2019-05-03)Vernacular architecture has great historical, cultural and architectonic value, but also much potential for reducing energy demand. However, the eco-refurbishment of heritage buildings within Mediterranean countries poses ... -
Energy and economic analysis of Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) used in non-domestic buildings
(Elsevier, 2016-12-08)The potential savings in space heating energy from the installation of Fumed Silica (FS) and Glass Fibre (GF) Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) were compared to conventional expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation for three ... -
Emotive architecture – Sensory design evaluation of schools
(LSIPublishing, 2018-09)Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is an established process for assessing the thermal performance of buildings already constructed and in use. It could be argued that POE tends to focus predominantly on assessing whether ... -
An introduction to systemised offsite manufactured and engineered timber dwelling typologies from Welsh and UK forestry supply chains, enabling transition to nearly zero carbon homes in Wales
(LSIPublishing, 2018-09)This paper discusses a Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship two (KESS2) doctoral project co-funded in collaboration with Woodknowledge Wales, to be undertaken by the first author under the guidance of the other authors. ... -
INSPIRE sustainability internships: Promoting campus greening initiatives through student participation
(Emerald, 2019-06-01)Purpose - An exploration of the outputs of an internship programme, one of a number of campus-based sustainability activities that have been introduced at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, to encourage student-led ... -
Potential Impact of Climate Change on Municipal Buildings in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2014-12-30)Municipal buildings are an essential component of daily life. Without schools, hospitals and other public buildings, society and economy could not function. Therefore a failure to consider the potential impact of climate ... -
Environmentally sustainable interior design: a snapshot of current supply of and demand for green, sustainable or Fair Trade products for interior design practice
(Elsevier, 2015-04-03)Although environmentally sustainable interior design (ESID) has become a major issue in interior design practice, according to the literature the frequency with which interior designers make sustainable choices in real ... -
Social housing tenants, Climate Change and sustainable living: A study of awareness, behaviours and willingness to adapt
(Elsevier, 2015-03-21)Despite a focus in the UK on providing sustainable housing in recent years, it is unlikely that targets set to reduce resource consumption in housing will be achieved without a greater focus on human behaviour. It is ... -
The impact of climate change on road and building infrastructure: a four-country study
(Emerald, 2015-11-09)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the potential impact of climate change on the built environment in four Northern Asian countries. The impact on roads and buildings infrastructure in China, Japan, South ... -
An INSPIREd Education, The University of Wales Trinity Saint David
(Springer, 2017)In this paper the results of a centrally mandated, systematic and institution-wide policy to embed sustainability across all aspects of a university’s life is described. Using a descriptive case study approach, this paper ... -
Embedding Education for Sustainable Development through the Well- being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
(European Center of Sustainable Development, 2018)The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 is one of a very small number in the World that legislates for Sustainable Development (SD). The Act ensures Wales will make a positive contribution to the achievement ... -
Smart Fire Performance - Assessment of Occupant Safety in Specialised Dwellings
(Springer, 2018-12-01)This paper will introduce the need for a smart fire performance approach to prevent the safety gap and the disasters like Grenfell Tower happening again. Context is given to the design, construction and commissioning ...
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