From design to decarbonisation: a BIM-based comparative analysis of embodied carbon in buildings See

The construction industry is a significant contributor to global carbon emissions, with embodied carbon accounting for a growing proportion of building life-cycle emissions. Comparative analyses that assess various structural systems within a single, controlled building design remain limited, despite ...

Enhancing Circularity in the Construction Industry: Life Cycle Assessment of Recycled Fibers in Concrete Composites See

Nowadays, the construction sector accounts for a significant share of global energy consumption, carbon emissions, and resource depletion. To reduce its environmental impact, the entire sector must shift toward sustainable strategies, such as improving energy efficiency and using sustainable materials...

Dynamic transient control of hydrogen direct-injection SI engines: effects of ramp duration on engine performance and abnormal combustion See

Hydrogen internal combustion engines offer a route to near-zero carbon on-road transport while preserving existing engine manufacturing and calibration know-how. Translating that potential into real-world driving, however, depends on transient control; steady-state maps alone cannot guarantee either safe o...

Techno-economic assessment of an integrated biorefinery for the production of advanced biofuels from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste See

The organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is an abundant feedstock whose techno-economic potential remains poorly characterised: most published assessments rely on process simulation rather than operational data and omit general plant expenditures unavoidable at commercial scale. This work...

Interfacial enhancement of bamboo flour/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) biocomposites enabled by synergistic treatment via delignification and PHBV-based coupling agent impregnation See

This paper presents a novel development of bamboo flour/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) biocomposites with a particular focus on addressing the interfacial bonding through a synergistic treatment. The synergistic strategy involves the delignification of bamboo flour followed by impregnation ...

School Briefing. Food poverty and primary schools: key principles and recommendations for support See

Summary: UK-wide research by the food bank charity Trussell (2025) found that: Deepening poverty across the UK is evidenced by the proportion of people who struggle to access enough nutritious and varied food. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the number of people ...

New Agenda for Inclusive Design See

The Inclusive Design Special Interest Group of the Design Research Society (InclusiveSIG-with Professor Hua Dong as its Convenor, and Dr Weining Ning as its co-convenor) organised the “New Agenda for Inclusive Design” Track for DRS2026. The Track has attracted more than 50 submissions&#...

JIGSAW OR SPIRAL? INDUSTRIAL/PRODUCT DESIGN COURSES COMPARED See

Industrial and Product Design programmes vary widely across national contexts, shaped by different educational traditions and institutional frameworks. However opportunities for systematic comparison remain limited, making it difficult to understand how students’ learning experiences are structured internationally.&...

Multiple long-term conditions and their association with quality of life and healthcare utilisation among adults in India: a cross-sectional analysis of WHO SAGE Waves 2 and 3 See

Objectives: To examine the prevalence and disease-combination patterns of multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) among adults in India and their associations with quality of life and healthcare utilisation. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of two nationally representative survey waves. &...