Architectural Technology: Research & Practice -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter One Theory and Architectural Technology -- Introduction -- Why we need theories -- Historical perspectives - learning from the past -- The here and now -- Looking to the future -- Conclusion -- References -- Case Study A Designing to Anticipate Future Climate Change: The Case of an Urban House -- The practitioner's opportunity -- The context of environmental ideas -- Developing a methodology -- The case study -- The site context -- Layering ideas: the Activ-Haus+ concept and contextual design thinking -- The layout and its relationship to context -- Passive design approach and initial modelling -- Habitable and nonhabitable sunspaces -- Modelling of the building -- Original IES model -- The rerun IES model -- Modelling the idea of the variable mass/phase change wall -- Zoning and flexible planning -- Behaviour -- Predicted energy use, insulation levels and airtightness -- Actual energy use -- Energy and renewables -- Appliances, power, daylight and lighting -- Control and monitoring systems -- Water and sewage -- Materials, embodied energy, reuse and recycling -- Architectural and experiential detailing -- Making a functional garden -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter Two The Morphological Construct -- Introduction -- The appearance of knowledge -- The morphological construct -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Case Study B A Sustainable Window: A Process of Development -- Introduction -- The 9+1 step procedure -- Step 1: determining discontinuity of main components -- Step 2: determining additional component(s) and functional continuity -- Step 3: determining jointing parts and assembly direction -- Step 4: determining size and position of additional components and jointing parts.

Step 5: determining preliminary shapes of joint faces -- Step 6: determining specific shape of joint faces -- Step 7: determining prevention shapes -- Step 8: determining correction shapes -- Step 9: determining primary and secondary sections of parts -- Step 9+1: determining a solution variant -- Prototyping -- The testing -- Mediator (pragmatic) -- Creator (syntactic) -- Informator (semantic) -- The tests -- The test results -- Evaluation -- Conferences -- A manufacturer and further specific development -- Application in projects -- Looking back and looking ahead -- References -- Chapter Three Sustainable Design Analysis and BIM Integration -- Introduction -- What is sustainable design analysis? -- Commercial realities -- True cycle of sustainable design -- Sustainable BIM integration -- Case Study - SMARTPOD (S - sustainable, M - modular, A - autonomous, R - reusable, T - transportable) building system -- Use of the Green Building Studio (GBS) -- Base run - project results -- Design alternatives -- Design Alternative 1 - improving the building envelope -- Design Alternative 2 - improving the building envelope and lighting control -- Design Alternative 3 - improving the building envelope, lighting control and HVAC -- Summary -- References -- Case Study C Applying Research in Practice: Developing a Specialist Service in the Analysis of Thermal Bridging -- Introduction -- Background -- Method -- Considerations -- Results and analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Four Testing the Thermal Performance of New Dwellings during Construction -- Introduction -- UK policy and strategic targets for low and zero carbon dwellings -- The need to test the thermal performance of new low carbon dwellings during construction -- Thermography -- Methodology -- The inspiration -- Monitoring the performance of low carbon buildings and technologies.

Modus operandi for the EBERE iCT:Th test -- Case Study One -- Case Study Two -- Results -- Discussion -- On-going research -- Concluding thoughts -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Case Study D Assessing Retrofitted External Wall Insulation -- Introduction -- Background and context -- Insulating solid walls -- Methodology -- Site visits -- Thermographic surveys -- Findings and discussion -- Field observations -- Thermographic surveys -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter Five Exploring Links between Education, Research and Practice in Architectural Technology -- Introduction -- Aim and objectives -- Literature review -- Research method and data collection -- Data analysis -- Accredited course leader questionnaires -- Accredited course leader interviews -- Registered practice questionnaires -- Registered practice interviews -- Conclusion -- References -- Case Study E BIM Collaboration in Student Architectural Technologist Learning -- Introduction -- Background -- Building information modelling (BIM) -- Learning with BIM -- Learning spaces -- Cognitive learning in architectural technology -- A new learning environment for problem solving -- Research methodology -- Observation of group collaborative design meetings -- Observation of students working in a studio environment -- Reflective writing by the author -- On-line blogging by the students -- Student's formative assessment from the project brief -- Project end interviews of the individual students -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Six Research Processes and Practicalities -- Introduction: research fundamentals -- Research categories -- Deductive and inductive reasoning -- Relationships -- Supervisors and advisors -- Research ethics -- Research - an iterative process -- Title, scope and keywords -- Literature review -- Methodology and method(s).

Data collection -- Data analysis and discussion -- Conclusions and recommendations -- List of references -- Dissemination -- Quantitative and qualitative methods -- Quantitative research -- Qualitative research -- Triangulation -- Practical guidance for students -- Undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation projects -- Doctoral research projects -- Engineering doctorates -- Practical guidance for practitioners -- Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTPs) -- Informal working relationships -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- References -- Index.