Through research and proven practice, the aim of the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) is to foster ideas on how to reduce negative impacts on the environment while providing for the health and well-being of society. The professions and fields of research required to ensure buildings meet user demands and provide healthy enclosures are many and diverse. The SEEDS conference addresses the interdependence of people, the built and natural environments, and recognizes the interdisciplinary and international themes necessary to assemble the knowledge required for positive change.

Fosters ideas on reducing negative impacts on the environment

Introduction.- Climate Emergency: Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals.- The Problems of Achieving Social Sustainability.- A Hammer Only Sees Nails: Why Construction Contractors Monetise Social Value.- How the Social Value Act (2012) Contributes to Wealth Inequality in the UK Construction Industry.- Timber as a Solution in Construction: Impacting on the Transition to Green Buildings and Sustainable Cities.- Efficient Management of Environmental Control Within Electrical Substations.- Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) and Their Effect on Social Housing in Ireland: A Case Study Review.- Performance of Distributed Energy Resources in Three Low Energy Dwellings During the UK Lock Down Period.- Learnings From the Evolution of the University of Suffolk Ecolab: Adopting People Centred Design Approaches to Encourage the Mass Uptake of Energy Transition Solutions in the Housing Sector.- A Review of Sustainable Construction Practices in Ghana.- Key Factors Influencing Deployment of Photovoltaic Systems: A Case Study of a Public University in South Africa.- Is It Possible to Develop Lamella and Airey Properties Ecologically?.- Towards Open and Citizen-led Data Informing Dwelling Retrofit Strategies.- Beyond Drivers and Barriers: A Theoretical Framework Addressing the Engagement of UK Construction Practitioners in Retrofit for Energy-efficiency.- Implications of a Natural Ventilation Retrofit of an Office Building.- Developing a Sustainable Urban Environment Through Teaching Asset Management at a Postgraduate Level.- The Impact of Department of Construction Management Facebook Environment-related Posts.- 'The Breakfast Room Game' - A Case of an Innovative Construction Project Management Simulation for Year 6 Children.- Underground Utility Services on Irish Construction Projects: Current Work Practices and the Effectiveness of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) Code of Practice.- Health and Safety Practices and Performance on Public Sector Projects: Site Managers'Perceptions.- Understanding the Concept of Resilience in Construction Safety Management Systems.- Optimisation of the Process for Generation, Delivery and Impact Assessment of Toolbox Talks on a Construction Site With Multiple Cultures.- Bagging a Bargain Begets Amnesia: Insights of Integrating Responsible Sourcing Into Building Information Modelling.- The Vulnerability of Governance Decision-making When Choosing Projects for Programs and Portfolios.- An Analysis of Adversarial/cooperative Attitudes in Construction Contracting: How Approaches to Adversarial Procurement Might Have a Lasting Effect on Project Culture.- "Megaprojects to Mega-uncertainty" is About Risk Management to Perform.- How Calls for New Theory Might Address Contemporary Issues Affecting the Management of Projects.- Can Hard Paradigm Artefacts Support Soft Paradigm Imperatives? An Unpaired Comparative Experiment to Determine Whether Visualisation of Data is an Effective Collaboration and Communication Tool in Project Problem Solving.- Collusion Within the UK Construction Industry, an Ethical Dilemma.- The Myth of the Post Project Review.- The Tendency Towards Sub-optimal Operational Planning.- Challenges of Projects Supporting Smart Cities' Development.- I Spy With My Little Eye: Improving User Involvement in Elderly Care Facility Design Through Virtual Reality.- Smart Enterprise Asset Management.- Strategic Management of Assets and Compliance Through the Application of Bim and Digital Twins: A Platform for Innovation in Building Management.- BIM Education Through Problem-based Learning Exercise: Challenges and Opportunities in an Inter-professional Module.- Investigating the Trinity Between Sustainability and BIM - Lean Synergy: A Systematic Review of Existing Studies.- Management Policy for Laboratory Electronic Waste From Grave to Cradle.- The Place of Urban Forestry in Our Viable Urban Futures - A Cosmetic or a Metaphysic?.- Illicit Crops, Planning of Substitution With Sustainable Crops Basedon Remote Sensing. Application in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta - Colombia.- Bibliometric Study on Particle Emissions of Natural and Alternative Building Materials.- Social Acceptance and Societal Readiness to EVs.- Transport and Waste: Killing Two Birds With One Stone - the Sustainable Energy.