Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST) Research Institute
Director: Professor Ahmed Al-Shamma’a
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All the School of Built Environment research activities are based in the Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST) Research Institute. The research landscape at the BEST ranges from applied research, closely linked to medium-term industry requirements through niche and unique research, which aimed at addressing longer-term needs of the industry knowledge base.
BEST consists of five groups focuses on truly unique and multidisciplinary research themes, including Environmental Technologies, Construction Management and Economics, Material Technology, Facilities Management & Property Planning and Radio Frequency and Microwave Technologies.
The diverse work at BEST resulted in an excellent result in the UK Research Assessment Exercise in 2008 when 50% of our research output classified as World Leading in the following subjects but not limited to:
- Advance technologies for renewable energies
- Generation of Multi biofuel from waste
- Water and wastewater treatments
- Non invasive sensors for monitoring water quality in real time
- Project management and construction
- Wave and flood effects on buildings
- Wireless sensors for building and structure health monitoring
- Climate change effect on rainfall patterns
- Materials and pavement engineering
- Near Zero carbon building and Bespoke carbon reduction analysis
- Supply chain management
- Building augmented reality and energy solutions
- Environment pollution reduction
The impact of our research is reflected in our success stories at local to national and international levels covering the social, environmental, health and economical values. These successes have led to various funding awards from the UK funding bodies and internationally from the EU, USA and Asia.
