Conference Papers

2005
Zulkiflee Abdul Samad and Sebastian Macmillan (2005) ‘The valuation of intangibles: explored through primary school design’ paper to CIB W096 Architectural Management, Special meeting on ‘Designing value: new directions in architectural management’ Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, November 2005

2004
Zulkiflee Abdul Samad and Sebastian Macmillan (2004) 'Improving design quality and value in the built environment through knowledge of intangibles', paper to International Engineering Management Conference (IEMC) 2004, Singapore, October 2004

Zulkiflee Abdul Samad and Sebastian Macmillan (2004) 'The underlying real estate value of intangibles in the built environment', paper to International Real Estate Research Symposium (IRERS) 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2004

2001
Steele, J., Austin, S., Macmillan, S., Spence, R. and Kirby, P. (2001) ‘Identifying and managing iteration within the early stages of the building design process’, Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Glasgow, August 2001, pp 123-130.

2000
Steele, J., Macmillan, S., Austin, S., Kirby, P. and Spence, R. (2000) ‘One step forward and three back: a study of the patterns of interdisciplinary conceptual design’. Proceedings of the Design Research Conference 2000, Coventry, UK, September 2000.

Steele, J., Macmillan, S., Austin, S., Kirby, P. and Spence, R. (2000) 'An internet-based system to support interdisciplinary and inter-organisational collaborative conceptual design' Proceedings of Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers National Conference 2000.

1999
Austin, S., Steele, J., Macmillan, S., Kirby, P. and Spence, R. (1999) ‘Using training workshops to map interdisciplinary team working’. Proceedings of Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers National Conference 1999. Harrogate, UK. Pages 38-49, September 1999.

1999
Steele, J., Austin, S., Macmillan, S., Kirby, P. and Spence, R. (1999) ‘Interdisciplinary interaction during conceptual design’, pages 297-305, volume 1, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of ARCOM (the Association for Research in Construction Management), Liverpool John Moores University, September 1999. Published by ARCOM, Department of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading. ISBN 0-9534161-2-7. 2 volumes. Edited by Will Hughes.

1999
Macmillan, S., Steele, J., Austin, S., Spence, R. and Kirby, P. (1999) ‘Mapping the early stages of the design process’, pages 1175-1178, volume 2, Proceedings of ICED 99 (the 12th International Conference on Engineering Design), Munich, August 1999. Published by Technische Universitat Munchen, ISBN 3-922979-53-X. 3 volumes. Edited by U. Lindemann, H. Birkhofer, H. Meerkamm and S. Vajna.

1996
Macmillan, S. and Curtis, D. (1996) ‘The Energy Design Advice Scheme - enlarging the role of the profession’, Proceedings of CIBSE/ASHRAE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Airconditioning Engineers) Joint National Conference, Harrogate, 30 Sept - 2 Oct 1996, volume 1, pages 361-365, ISBN 0 900953 74 8.

1994
Macmillan, S. and Curtis, D. (1994) ‘The Energy Design Advice Scheme - the first two years’, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Buildings and the Environment, Organised by Task Group 8 (Environmental Assessment of Buildings) of CIB (Conseil International du Batiment), BRE, Watford, 16-20 May 1994.

1993
Macmillan, S., Bloomfield, D. and Cooper, I. (1992) ‘Environmental Performance Modelling in practice - the pros and cons’, paper to CIBSE National Conference, Manchester, 1993.

1992
Macmillan, S. (1992) ‘Designers' experiences in using energy and environmental modelling’, paper to BEPAC (Building Environmental Performance Analysis Club) Winter Seminar and AGM, RIBA, 9 December 1992.

1991
Shorrock, L., Macmillan, S., Clark, J. and Moore, G. (1991) ‘BREDEM-8, a monthly calculation method for energy use in dwellings: testing and development’, paper to BEP (Building Environmental Performance) '91, proceedings published by Building Environmental Performance Analysis Club.

1986
Brewer, R., Cooper, I. and Lera, S. (1986) ‘People, an unresolved problem in the provision of design guidance and tools for low energy building’, paper to International Climatic Architecture Congress, Louvain-la-Neuve. Proceedings published by CIACO, ISBN 2-78085-079-4.

1984
Lera, S. (1984) ‘Speculative housing: a critical appraisal of the design quality of some starter homes’, paper to Conference on Design, Quality, Cost, Profit, Portsmouth Polytechnic, November 1984. Proceedings published by E. & F.N. Spon as Quality and Profit in Building Design, edited by Brandon & Powell, ISBN 0-419-13390-9.

1982
Lera, S. (1982) ‘Design processes and value theory’, paper to Design Policy Conference, Royal College of Art, July 1982: Proceedings edited by Richard Langdon, published by the Design Council, 1984, ISBN 0-85072-142-3.

1979
Thompson, B. and Lera, S. et al (1979) et al, ‘Applications of CEDAR3: case studies from the pre-production trials of a large interactive computer-aided building design system in United Kingdom Central Government organisations’, Proceedings PArC79 (Planning, Architecture and the Computer) Conference, IMK Berlin.