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2022 Video Challenge Gallery
Congratulations to the winners of the Video Challenge who displayed creativity, vitality and good communication skills to explain the significance of their research: "Why it Matters".
The judges were impressed and persuaded us to award 9 prizes. In addition, a further prize was decided by the People's Vote. The awards for the 2022 Video Challenge are...
OUTSTANDING VIDEOS (€600 prize)
Cairo Green Spaces
Creator: Dalia ALY, University of Strathclyde
This compelling video explains the growing deterioration and loss of Cairo's green spaces and the subsequent impacts on local people. It highlights research to address the survival and management of public parks.
Why Balconies Matter?
Creator: Marta SMEKTALA, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
This lovely video shows how people use actually their balconies - their needs and perceptions. It highlights why balconies matter to inhabitants and will influence housing providers and architects.
EXCELLENT VIDEOS (€400 prize)
Why It Matters: Comparing patterns of Densification
Creator: Vera GÖTZE, University of Bern
Improving Shelter Design for Saving Lives
Creator: Anna CONZATTI, University of Bath
Realistically Reducing Carbon While Retaining Heritage in Residential Buildings
Creator: Freya WISE, Open University
Model Proposal for Effective Risk Management in Public Private Partnerships
Creator: Kadir KURU, Istanbul Technical University
Aggregates - The Hidden Foundation of Our Modern Society
Creator: Jonna LJUNGE, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Waste-water Transitions in the Global South: Pollutant to Resource
Creator: Aditi BISEN, CEPT University
They May Forget Us, But We Never Will!
Creator: Ahmad Aladawi, Loughborough University
PEOPLE'S VOTE (€400 prize)
How Can QUB Keep Us On Track for Net Zero?
Creator: Mark Collett, Leeds Beckett University
GALLERY OF VIDEOS
The theme of the 2022 Video Challenge was "Why It Matters" (read more). PhD candidates explained the significance of their research in a 2-minute video. Collectively and individually, these videos are a rich celebration of emerging, next generation built environment research.
Accurate Measurement of Dwelling Thermal Performance: Why It Matters
Creator: Max Eastwood
Aggregates - The Hidden Foundation of Our Modern Society
Creator: Jonna Ljunge
Building Performance Simulation Workflow, Why It Matters?
Creator: Sepideh Niknia
Building Possible Futures
Creator: Eliza Sweeney
Cairo Green Spaces
Creator: Dalia Aly
Comfort and Air-Conditioning in Jordanian Middle-Class Residences' Design and Use
Creator: Maiss Razem
Creating a Circular Flow of Resources in the Construction Industry
Creator: Maria Sivers
Damp Issue in Buildings
Creator: Gulala Aziz
Designing Where We Live - Codesigning With the YMCA Using Modern Methods of Construction
Creator: Dean Ireland
Development of UHPSP for Complex Shape Structural Applications
Creator: Eeman Al-Ameen
Digital Concrete Quality Control
Creator: Arka Ghosh
Disaster Response Using Drones
Creator: Hafiz Suliman Munawar
A Framework for Sustainable Building Design Inspired by Nature
Creator: Anosh Nadeem Butt
How Can QUB Keep Us On Track for Net Zero?
Creator: Mark Collett
Improving Ethics and Sustainability in Construction Supply Chains Using Blockchain
Creator: Oluwatobi Kolawole
Improving Shelter Design for Saving Lives
Creator: Anna Conzatti
Influence of Urbanism on Pentecostal Ecclesiastical Architecture
Creator: Oluwashola Adesoye
Let's Get Digital
Creator: Edgar Gomez
Listen! Night-time Satellite is Whispering About U.S. Electrical Weakness
Creator: Wei Chen
Material Sourcing Description for Digitally Enabled Circular Economy
Creator: Shuyan Xiong
The Measurement and Evaluation of Building Renovation Within the UK
Creator: Sharon Bhorkar
Model Proposal for Effective Risk Management in Public Private Partnerships
Creator: Kadir Kuru
The Modern Methods of Construction: False Embodied Perceptions Undermine the Exploitation of Value
Creator: Ali Saad
Mud Residential Building Acceptability in Northwest Nigeria
Creator: Rahila Gugule Doshu
My Ph.D. Research in 2mins
Creator: Olla Ifeoluwa
The Mysterious Case of Steakhouses
Creator: Habib Ghasemi
A New Way to Encourage Safety Culture
Creator: Natalia Ortega
An Off-site Construction Maturity Model
Creator: Hasan Badran
Realistically Reducing Carbon While Retaining Heritage in Residential Buildings
Creator: Freya Wise
Reframing Construction Labour Productivity
Creator: Mustafa Abedmousa
Reliability Planning in Construction Projects
Creator: William Miguel León Daza
A Response to Global Climate Emergency: Why Cities Matter
Creator: Anton Brokow-Loga
Social and Cultural Sustainability in Architectural Education in India
Creator: Krishnokoli Dutta
Social Sustainability Assessment Tool (SOCSAT) for Construction Project
Creator: Nurul Elma Kordi
Sustainability and Resilience in Buildings
Creator: Licia Felicioni
They May Forget Us, But We Never Will!
Creator: Ahmad Aladawi
Transient Stillness
Creator: Yunni Cho
Urban Frictions: Prosperity Turns Within Nairobi's Tinkering Practices
Creator: Monica Martin Grau
User Perception of Urban Density
Creator: Madhavi Patil
Waste-water Transitions in the Global South: Pollutant to Resource
Creator: Aditi Bisen
What Is An Office For? Sustainability Workplace Management Tool
Creator: Alice Paola Pomè
What is the Thermal Comfort in Residential Apartments in Karnataka, India?
Creator: Shanti Srinivas
Why Balconies Matter?
Creator: Marta Smektała
Why It Matters: Comparing patterns of Densification
Creator: Vera Götze
Why It Matters - Coverage for Project Finance Infrastructure
Creator: Diego Andres Penaranda Correa
Why It Matters - The Way I Find It
Creator: Ling Tian
Why Leadership Matters
Creator: Kaijun Yang
Why My PhD Matters
Creator: Abigail Amoah-Korsah
Why We Need a Circular Value Chain for Wood
Creator: Kristina Bringedal Gedde
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