Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design: Selected Proceedings from the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) 2019

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Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 The Significance of Social Sustainability  (J. L. Sturges)....Pages 3-13
 Urbanisation and the Built Environment: Exploring How the Built Environment Can Enhance the Health and Wellbeing of the People Living in Urban Slums  (Lilian Nwanyisonde Smart, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh)....Pages 15-33
 Future Cities: The Role of Biomimicry Architecture in Improving Livability in Megacities and Mitigating Climate Change Risks  (Samaa E. Helmy, Mohsen M. Aboulnaga)....Pages 35-49
 Sustainable Development and Management of Low-Volume Road Networks in Australia  (Thomas Franzen, David Thorpe)....Pages 51-63
 A Community-Driven Nature-Based Design Framework for the Regeneration of Neglected Urban Public Spaces  (Gloria Osei, Alison Pooley, Federica Pascale)....Pages 65-81
 Does the Planning System in England Deliver a Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment? A Study of the Experience of Town Planners  (Niamh Murtagh, Nezhapi-Delle Odeleye, Chris Maidment)....Pages 83-91
 Sustainability Assessments of Urban Railway Systems: Case Study Evaluations in Turkey  (Müge Yüksel, Ali Murat Tanyer, Mehmet Koray Pekeriçli)....Pages 93-104
 Perceptions of Teletubbyland: Public Opinions of SuDS Devices Installed at Eco-designed Motorway Service Areas  (Mark Gazzard, Colin A. Booth)....Pages 105-116
 A Decision Support System for Affordable and Sustainable Housing Design and Delivery in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)  (John Bruen, John P. Spillane, Su Taylor)....Pages 117-129
 Are Construction Professionals Equipped with the Knowledge and Tools to Address the Sustainability Dilemma?  (Paul Mundy, Colin A. Booth)....Pages 131-141
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 Sustainability in Construction Management Education: A Case Study of Students’ Attitudes and Beliefs at Two CM Programmes in Ireland and United States  (Lloyd Scott, Blake Wentz)....Pages 145-156
 Delivering Energy Savings for the Supply Chain Through Building Information Modelling as a Result of the Horizon 2020 Energy BIMcert Project  (Barry McAuley, Avril Behan, Paul McCormack, Andrew Hamilton, Eduardo Rebelo, Barry Neilson et al.)....Pages 157-168
 The Application of Virtual Reality to Recreate an Interactive WW1 Camp  (Stephen Wilkinson)....Pages 169-178
 The Need for the Inclusion of Construction Health and Safety (H&S) in Architectural Education  (John Smallwood)....Pages 179-190
 Who Are the ‘Middle Actors’ in Sustainable Construction and What Do They Need to Know?  (Alice Owen, Kathryn B. Janda, Kate Simpson)....Pages 191-204
 Developing a Best Practice Framework for Degree Apprenticeships in Civil Engineering: Initial Findings  (Josie Rothera)....Pages 205-220
 User Satisfaction of a Green Star-Rated Literary Museum in South Africa  (Kenneth M. Rampou, Sharon Dent, Gerrit J. Crafford, Katharina Crafford)....Pages 221-235
 Addressing Accreditation Criteria Related to Sustainable Construction in the United States: A Case Study  (Richard Burt)....Pages 237-247
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 Stakeholder Management: Proposal for Research—Do Successful Project Managers Employ ‘Interest-Based Negotiation’ to Create Successful Project Outcomes?  (John Heathcote, Colin Butlin, Hadi Kazemi)....Pages 251-256
 Effective Management of Hazardous Asbestos Waste Within a Confined Water Main Pipeline Construction Project: Multiple Case Study Review  (Paul Collins, John P. Spillane)....Pages 257-268
 Construction Programme Failure and the Impact on Waste, Resource Efficiency, and Natural Capital in Construction Project Environments  (Neil Pickavance, Andrew Ross, Damian Fearon)....Pages 269-286
 An Investigation into the Gap Between Programme Management Theory and Practice  (John Heathcote, Ghizlane Ben Baha)....Pages 287-303
 Obstacles of Sustainable Construction Project Management in South Africa Construction Industry  (Nokulunga Mashwama, Didi Thwala, Clinton Aigbavboa)....Pages 305-314
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 Long-Term Durability of Solar Photovoltaic Modules  (Chibuisi Chinasaokwu Okorieimoh, Brian Norton, Michael Conlon)....Pages 317-325
 Impact of Public Charging Infrastructure on the Adoption of Electric Vehicles in London  (Shaherah Jordan, Darryl Newport, Stephanie Sandland, Paula Vandergert)....Pages 327-333
 Performance Evaluation Based Claims Process for Insuring Energy Performance of New Dwellings  (Rajat Gupta, Matt Gregg, Agnese Salvati)....Pages 335-349
 A Multidimensional Analysis of Smart Energy Systems: Towards Developing a Common Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of Small-Scale Renewables in Selected Societal Sectors  (Peter Gudde, Justine Oakes, Nic Bury, Peter Cochrane, Nicholas Caldwell)....Pages 351-361
 Evaluating Solar Prediction Methods to Improve PV Micro-grid Effectiveness Using Nonlinear Autoregressive Exogenous Neural Network (NARX NN)  (Norbert Uche Aningo, Adam Hardy, David Glew)....Pages 363-376
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 Responsible Retrofit Measures for Traditional Listed Dwellings: An Energy Simulation Validation Strategy  (Michela Menconi, Noel Painting, Poorang Piroozfar)....Pages 379-391
 Understanding Factors Influencing Overheating: The UK’s First Large-Scale Domestic Passivhaus Retrofit  (Dean Myers, Christopher Gorse, David Johnston)....Pages 393-410
 A South African Experience of Building Energy Retrofit Project Challenges and Solutions  (Chikezirim Okorafor, Fidelis Emuze, Dillip Kumar Das)....Pages 411-422
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 Serious Games for the Built Environment: Eco Material Trumps  (John Lester Clarke)....Pages 425-435
 Sustainable Development of Mankind Through Ecological Services: A Literature Review  (Mpho Ndou, Clinton Aigbavboa)....Pages 437-450
 Waste Management: The Case of Construction and Demolition Waste in Port Elizabeth  (Siyabonga Jikeka, John Smallwood, Fidelis Emuze, Eric Simpeh)....Pages 451-462
 Performance Evaluation of Five Sediment Barriers Using a Full-Scale Testing Apparatus  (Alan Bugg, Wesley Donald, Wesley Zech)....Pages 463-475
 Contractor’s Readiness for LEED Requirements in Ireland: Factors for Consideration  (Cian Ryan, John P. Spillane)....Pages 477-487
Back Matter ....Pages 489-500