Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer at the School of Civil Engineering and Surveying and a member of the Environmental Technology Research Group.

Research interests

  • Water conservation, augmentation and reuse in buildings
  • Building physics
  • On-site water supply in low-income countries
  • Technology adoption in low-income countries

Research outputs

2025

Influence of jute fibre and cement on the mechanical properties of raw earth mortar

Cottrell, J. A., Ali, M., Tatari, A., Martinson, B.

15 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 108, 22p., 112935

Research output: Article

Physico-mechanical properties of compressed earth blocks stabilised with recycled waste glass particles and lime

Danso, H., Ali, M., Martinson, B.

10 Jun 2025, In: Discover Civil Engineering . 2, 10p., 110

Research output: Article

2024

Life cycle assessment of steel fibre-reinforced concrete beams

Asare, G. O., Barnett, S., Awinda, K., Martinson, B.

11 Jul 2024, In: Cogent Engineering. 11, 1, 22p., 2374942

Research output: Article

Exploring the impact of jute fibre reinforcement on the mechanical properties of compressed earth composites

Cottrell, J. A., Ali, M., Tatari, A., Martinson, B., Lupton, C.

27 Jun 2024,

Research output: Conference contribution

Evaluation of the indoor environment in a historic museum during the COVID-19 lockdown in Northwest England

Martinson, B., Al-Maiyah, S., Elkadi, H.

27 Apr 2024, In: Building Research & Information, 17p.

Research output: Article

2023

Effects of fibre moisture content on the mechanical properties of jute reinforced compressed earth composites

Cottrell, J. A., Ali, M., Tatari, A., Martinson, B.

10 Apr 2023, In: Construction and Building Materials. 373, 10p., 130848

Research output: Article

2021

A conceptual framework for a multi-criteria decision support tool to select technologies for resource recovery from urban wastewater

Sucu, S., van Schaik, M. O., Esmeli, R., Ouelhadj, D., Holloway, T. G., Williams, J., Cruddas, P., Martinson, B., Chen, W., Cappon, H. J.

15 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 300, 13p., 113608

Research output: Article

The regulations and reality of indoor environmental standards for objects and visitors in museums

Elkadi, H., Al-Maiyah, S., Fielder, K., Kenawy, I., Martinson, B.

1 Dec 2021, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 152, 11p., 111653

Research output: Article

Mathematically formulated key performance indicators for design and evaluation of treatment trains for resource recovery from urban wastewater

van Schaik, M. O., Sucu, S., Cappon, H. J., Chen, W., Martinson, B., Ouelhadj, D., Rijnaarts, H. H. M.

15 Mar 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 282, 10p., 111916

Research output: Article

An investigation into the influence of geometry on compressed earth building blocks using finite element analysis

Cottrell, J. A., Ali, M., Tatari, A., Martinson, B.

1 Mar 2021, In: Construction and Building Materials. 273, 13p., 121997

Research output: Article

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