Dr Nicholas Walliman

RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY

Apart from my work at AUB, I am presently acting as a freelance research writer for Sage Publications, Routledge and Epigeum. Previously, as Senior Researcher, Oxford Institute of Sustainable Development – Architectural Engineering Group, my research has been based mainly on the technology and physics of building construction - innovative, existing and historic, sometimes within a social context as in vernacular architecture, and issues regarding accessibility in buildings and surroundings. My published papers and reports are read internationally and have been presented at conferences in many parts of Europe.

Research Impact

Total Research Interest score - 801.1 is higher than 91% of all ResearchGate members.

‘Research Methods – the Basics’ (Routledge) – this item's Research Interest is higher than 99% of research items on ResearchGate.

Metrics according to Google Scholar

• Citations: 8,013
• h-index: 18
• i10-index: 22

Research and consultancy projects: partly in teamwork with members of OISD - Technology, Oxford Brookes University and others

• Author for ‘Research Methods – the Basics, 3^rd edition’ (Routledge) including online material published January 2022.

• Writer on research design for Sage Student Success – Research Skills online course for undergraduate students.

• Expert advisor for on-line university courses on Research Methods devised by Epigeum 2018-20.

• Preparation of an EU Horizon 2020 bid with Rome Sapienza University for call on Smart Cities and Communities lighthouse projects, valued at about €15 million. Unsuccessful application, 2017.

• IDEA (Improving Damage Assessments to Enhance Cost-Benefit Analysis). Flood data management and the effective use of data in the cost benefit assessment of resilience measures.EU ECHO project. Two year project started 2015. Total budget: €330,000, €92,000 for Brookes involvement.

• UKCES Comparator Project. Development of tool to compare on/offsite construction cost and sustainability. Nine-month project started 2014.

• FloodProbe. Major priority rated, multi-national, multi-partner project involving several national EU hydraulics research agencies, universities and companies concerning the design of buildings and critical infrastructure to resist the effects of flooding. Most highly rated proposal in flood call EU Framework 7. Four-year project finished October 2013. Total budget: €970,000; €98,000 for Brookes involvement.

• Various research and consultancy projects with divisions of Corus (Colors, Tubes, Construction), DTI research project on Step-change in cladding - vacuum insulation panels.

• KPT applications, Unite and Corus.

• Thin-joint Glued Brickwork – DTI/PII funded research project (2006).

• Building Regulations Compliance – DTI/PII funded research project (2006).

• Access to AA Hotels and Guesthouses. Report and brochure for the Automobile Association – with AA and Dr David Bonnett (2003).

• Open for Business: A Best Practice Guide on Access. Employers’ Forum on Disability – with Dr David Bonnett (2002).

• Access Handbook for Anglia Polytechnic University – with Dr David Bonnett (2002).

• Access to hotels and guesthouses – a survey and report for the AA – with Dr David Bonnett (2001).

• Development of a Timber Board Formable in Three Dimensions – Grid Laminate Board – with Chris Simpson of CS Designs. Government CRAFT funding obtained (2001).

• Development of an insulated brick/block Composite Masonry Unit. Research team member, Oxford Centre for Sustainable Development - Technology, funded by Hanson (2001).

• Development of a database of latest research in facilities management. National survey and research into alternative strategies. Funded by NHS Estates (2000).

• The Commercial and Economic Advantages of Green Office Developments – with Dr David Shiers (1999).

• Research in education resources for teachers and lecturers teaching about timber use in construction – with Dr Ray Ogdon, and Donald Wilson (University of Bath), funded by TRADA (1995).

• Survey to assess the application and user perceptions of Lifetime Home Standards – with Dr David Bonnett, funded by Joseph Rowntree Foundation (1996).

• Timber Teaching Resource Pack. (Co-authored). (Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) (1995).

Refereed publications

• Blending leadership philosophy and practice in the aid sector in South Asia, chapter in Handbook of Global Leadership and Followership: Integrating the Best Leadership Theory and Practice. A. Walker, D, Sanderson, N. Walliman To be published in 2022. Springer Reference.

• Earth construction between tradition and modernity: Case studies from Algeria. Baiche, B., Osmani, M., Walliman, N., Ogden R. Construction Materials – Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Vol 170 Issue 1, 2017, 16 –28.

• Methods of assessing flood resilience of critical buildings. M. Escarameia, N. Walliman, C. Zevenbergen, R. de Graaf. Water Management - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Vol 169, Issue 2, 2016, 57-64.

• Defining criteria for intervention in earthen-built heritage conservation. Correia, M., Walliman, N. International Journal of Architectural Heritage. Vol 8, No 4, 2014, 581-601.

• Estimation of repair costs of individual non-domestic buildings damaged by floods. Walliman, N., Baiche, B., Ogden, R., Tagg, A., Escarameia, M. International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering. Vol. 3, No 4, 2013, 289-305.

• Development of traditional house forms in riperian communities in Thailand. Nimsamer, P., Walliman, N. Journal of the Siam Society. Vol 101, 2013, 49-68.

• A case study on energy consumption and overheating for a UK industrial building with rooflights. Wang, X., Kendrick, C., Ogden, R., Walliman, N., Baiche., B. Applied Energy : an international journal. Vol 104, 2013, 337-344.

• Development Of A Tool To Estimate Individual Building Vulnerability To Floods. Walliman, N., Ogden, R., Baiche, B., Tagg, A., Escarameia, M. Sustainable City VII (2 Volume Set). 2012.

• Thermal modelling of an industrial building with solar reflective coatings on external surfaces: case studies in China and Australia. Wang, X., Kendrick, C., Ogden, R., Baiche, B., Walliman, N. Journal of Building Performance Simulation. Vol 5, No 3, 2012, 199-207.

• Use of multi-foil insulation in buildings: a review. Ogden, R., Wang, X., Walliman, N., Kendrick, C. Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials. Vol 165, Issue 5, 2012, 309 –320. Awarded Howard Medal for best review paper of the year.

• Northlights or in-plane rooflights? Thermal energy comparison. Kendrick, C., Ogden, R., Wang, Walliman, N. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Energy Vol 165 Issue 3, 2012, pp. 149-158.

• Thin-joint glued brickwork: Building in the British context. Walliman, N., Baiche, B., Ogden, R. Construction and Building Materials Volume 22, Issue 6, 2008, 1081-1092

• Modelling of Enhanced Passive and Conventional Cooling Systems. Ogden, R., Kendrick, C. Walliman, N. Building Research and Information. Vol 32 Issue 1, 2004, 7-26

Conference papers

• Crowdsourcing detailed flood data. N. Walliman, R. Ogden, S. Amouzad. EGU General Assembly 2015. Vienna, Austria, 2015.

• Continuity and change of Thai vernacular building tradition in Thailand. P. Nimsamer, N.Walliman. International Conference on Vernacular Heritage and Earthen Architecture (CIAV) / VerSus / 7th ATP Location: Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal: Oct 16-20, 2013. Published in Vernacular Heritage And Earthen Architecture: Contributions For Sustainable Development, 2014.

• Evaluation of planning systems in earthen heritage conservation. M. Correia, N. Walliman. International Conference on Vernacular Heritage and Earthen Architecture (CIAV) / VerSus / 7th ATP Location: Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal: October 16-20, 2013. Published in Vernacular Heritage And Earthen Architecture: Contributions For Sustainable Development, 2014

• Assessing quick-wins to protect critical urban infrastructure from floods. Case study (three urban communities) Bangkok,Thailand. C. Zevenbergen, K. Kolaka, S. van Herk, M. Escarameia, B. Gersonius, D. Serre, N. Walliman, K.M. de Bruijn, R. de Graaf. International Conference on Flood Resilience: Experiences in Asia and Europe. Exeter, United Kingdom, 2013.

• The role of building materials in improved flood resilience and routes for implementation. M. Escarameia, A.F. Tagg, N. Walliman, C. Zevenbergen, F. Anvarifar. 2nd European Conference on Flood Risk Management, FLOODrisk2012, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2012.

• A tool to predict the costs of reinstatement of individual buildings after flooding. N. Walliman, R. Ogden, B. Baiche. A. Tagg, M. Escarameia. FLOODrisk2012, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2012.

• Flood damage estimation of individual buildings according to their construction. SMARTeST International Conference- Implementing Flood Resilience. Athens, Greece, 2012.

• Development of a tool to estimate individual building vulnerability to floods. N. Walliman, R. Ogden, B. Baiche, A. Tagg, M. Escarameia. Sustainable City 2012, 7 - 9 May 2012, Ancona, Italy

• Assessing Vulnerability to Floods of the Built Environment-Integrating Urban Networks and Buildings. D. Serre, S. Lhomme, K. Heilemann, L. Hafskjold, A. Tagg, N. Walliman, Y. Diab, First International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis and Management (ICVRAM 2011); and Fifth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Anaylsis (ISUMA, Hyattsville, Maryland, United States, 2011.

Books

• ‘Blending leadership philosophy and practice in the aid sector in South Asia: versatility as both a leadership attribute and approach’ Authors: Walker, A., Sanderson, D., Walliman, N. Chapter in Handbook of Global Leadership and Followership: Integrating the Best Leadership Theory and Practice. In preparation: Springer.

• Research Methods – the Basics. Routledge, 2009. Second edition, 2018. Translated into Portuguese, 2011. Third edition published in Jan 2022.

• Your Research Project: A Step by Step Guide for First Time Researchers. Book published by Sage, 2001. Second edition, 2005. Third edition, 2011. Translated into Chinese, 2013. Fourth edition 2020.

• Your Dissertation in Education. Book co-authored with Scott Buckler. Sage, 2008. Second edition, 2016.

• Social Research Methods: A Sage Companion. Book published by Sage, 2006, Second edition 2016.

• Your Undergraduate Dissertation: The Essential Guide for Success. Book published by Sage, 2004. Second edition 2014.

• International Encyclopaedia of Housing and Home. Chapters. Self Build: Global North (p259-264) and Construction Methods (p219-226). Elsevier, 2012

• ­Metal Cladding - A Studio Guide. Book (with members of OISD- Tech). Published by Corus Colors/ SCI. 2008

• Self-Build and Renovation for Dummies. Book published by Wiley, 2007

• Timber technology in architectural design. Chapter in Sustainable Architecture: A guide for students and practitioners. Iftekhar Raja (ed) published in Pakistan. 2001.

• Architects’ Data, by Ernst Neufert. Book. New English Edition published by Blackwell Science, 2000. Joint editor and translation work, together with Dr Bousmaha Baiche.

I am interested in receiving applications from prospective PhD students who wish to study any subject in the creative arts, and particularly in the social, technical, cultural aspects of the built environment. If necessary, I will partner with a specialist supervisor in the chosen subject, and concentrate on the research theory, thesis structure, methodology, rigour and strength of argument etc.

Current PhD students (Director of Studies) (Oxford Brookes University)

Catalina Morales-Maya Inclusive Building and Neighbourhood Design and actual space performance - a review of objectives and opportunities in the City of London, UK.

Supervised to Completion: (Oxford Brookes University)

MPhil (Second Supervisor)

Chris Simpson Grid Laminated Structures: the design, production and economic feasibility of doubly curved, timber grid panels. (2004)

Anthony St. Claire The Role of Hotel Facades for Branding (2001)

PhD (Director of Studies)

Shahrzad Amouzad A Case for Property Level Flood Risk Data: a Multi-stakeholder Approach (2019)

Adi Walker Success Factors for the Leadership of International Humanitarian and Development Organisations in South Asia (2019)

Mina Samangooei Design strategies for food production integrated within buildings in the UK (2017)

Sofia Aleixo Impact of Adaptation to New Education Needs in the Heritage Value (2016)

Andrea Placidi The legacy of Bruno Zevi for a Modern Design Methodology: A comparative study of contemporary non-linear art museums (2016)

Harriet Harriss The Architecture of architecture: an examination of learning, knowledge transfer and innovation in the architectural brief design process (2015)

Makbule Oktay Architecture, Displacement, Identity and Perception of Home in North Cyprus (2015)

Robert Irving Assessing the Potential of Heat pumps to Reduce Energy-related Carbon Emissions from UK Housing in a Changing Climate (2013)

Iliana Miranda Zacarias Mexican Educational Architecture: Assessing standard school buildings (2012)

Alma Clavin Ecological Design of Urban Green Space and Human Well-being (2011)

PhD (Second Supervisor)

Paula Naukkarinen Energy-efficient Renovation as a Means of the Tourist Industry to Combat Climate Change and Depletion of Fossil Fuels: the case of Cyprus (2012)

Jaturong Pokharatsiri Limits of Acceptable Change: Tourism Gentrification and Cultural Values of Heritage Places: The case of Thailand in the context of historic towns in Indochina (2011)

Chawalid Saicharoen The Survival of Vernacular Architecture in a Modernizing World: A case study of the Lawa people in Northern Thailand (2011)

Mariana Correia Criteria and Strategies for Conservation in Earth Architecture (2010)

Pratima Nimsamer Impact of modernisation on riparian vernacular building traditions in the Chao Phraya River Basin, Thailand (2010)

Hee Sook Lee The continuity of pre-Islamic motifs in Javanese mosque ornamentation, Indonesia. (2006)

Monter Al Dahash Jamhawi Conservation and tourism: Jordan's post 18th century architectural heritage (2002)

Syed Ariffin Order in traditional Malay house form. (2001)

Iftekhar Ahmed A micro-level view of low-income rural housing in Bangladesh (1999)

Anu Yanar The silenced complexity of architectural design studio tradition: pedagogy, epistemology and the question of power (1999)

KTP Academic Supervisor (Oxford Brookes University)

Martin Dolan The project developed and delivered a unique protocol for surveying flood damage, which produces integrated solutions drawn from a range of different technologies and suppliers, and thereby supports the development of a consultancy business. (Completed Dec 2018).

Examined as internal examiner: PhD (Oxford Brookes University)

Jong Hyum Lim Design tradition through traditional design: A study on the conceptual transformation and practical application of ‘Korean style’ into urban Korean dwellings from 1920s to present. (2017)

Julia Wedel ‘To be bent without breaking…’: Resilience to Water Scarcity in an Informal Settlement in Lima, Peru. (2015)

Richard Carver The Evolution of National Human Rights Institutions: Mandate, Structure and Effectiveness (2013).

Susanne Dahm The role of local facilities in fostering social interaction in suburban housing developments in England. (2012).

Lenka McAlinden Participation in the UK National Home Energy Efficiency Programmes: A study of homeowners’ perspectives. (2011).

Morag Lindsay The impact of design on privacy and social interaction between neighbours in sustainable housing developments in England and Wales. (2010).

Seema Dave High Densities in Developing Countries: a sustainable solution? (2008).

Michael Lin Developing design policies for linking urban conservations and urban regeneration in the historic urban areas of Taiwan: the case of Yen-Chen District and the Ha-Ma-Sen Area of Gu-Shan District, Kaohsiung City (2007).

Lama Zagha Urban built form and quality of life of low to middle income housing neighbourhoods: the case of Greater Amman, Jordan (2003).

Doo Won Choi Analogy and architectural design: an operational process to transfer design solutions from architectural precedents to new building design (2002).

Sarah Stevens Automated glazed facades: occupant responses and architects rationales (1999).

Patrina Eiffert An economic appraisal of building-integrated photovoltaics (1998).