Dr Boris Ceranic

About

Dr Boris Ceranic is a long standing Programme Leader of undergraduate and postgraduate architectural courses and an experienced academic, practitioner and researcher. He has spent ten years on the construction sites and in his own design and build practice, prior to entering academia. Since then, he remained research and practice active, publishing on an international level and chairing panels at the international conferences, referring international journals, undertaking PhD supervision and examination, and engaging in externally funded research projects and consultancy, all of which are based on the real build projects and case studies.

Research interests

His research interests include sustainable architecture and low energy design, healthy buildings, BIM (building information modelling), modular design and construction technologies, fire research, feng shui, heuristic structural optimisation methods, building performance and life cycle assessment, shape grammar and advanced parametric design.

Membership of professional bodies

Chartered, State Institute, Belgrade (State Exam)
Chartered member of the Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT)
Affiliate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Qualifications

Undergraduate qualifications

B.Sc. (Hons) Dipl. Ing. Structural Design - First Class (5 1/2 yr. course), University of Belgrade

Postgraduate qualifications

Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods, University of Derby

Research qualifications

PhD in Structural Optimisation, University of Derby

Recent conferences

Adlington M, Ceranic, B. (2017)’, A Critical Review of Impact of Overheating in Buildings using Matrix Framework Assessment, ICSAEEEDS 2017 : 19th International Conference on Sustainable Architectural, Environmental and Ecological Engineering Design for Society, July, 4-5, 2017, Singapore

Adlington M, Ceranic, B. (2017)’, A Critical Review Of The Impact Of Global Warming On Overheating In Buildings, 7th Global Conference on Global Warming (GCGW-2018), June, 24-28, 2018, Turkey

B. Ceranic, G. Markwell and A. Dean (2016), ‘’Too Many Empty Homes, Too Many Homeless’ – A Novel Design and Procurement Framework for Transforming Empty Homes through Sustainable Solutions’, Proc. of International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2016, SEB- 2016, 11 - 13 September, 2016, Turin, Italy

B. Ceranic, D. Latham and A. Dean (2015), ‘Sustainable Design and Building Information Modelling: Case Study of Hieron’s Wood, Derbyshire, UK’, Proc. of International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2015, SEB- 2015, 1 - 3 July, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal

B. Ceranic, D. Latham and A. Dean (2015), ‘Case Study Based Approach to Integration of Sustainable Design Analysis, Performance and Building Information Modelling’, Proc. of International Conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations, 9 - 11 September, 2015, Bristol, UK

O. Arowosafe, B. Ceranic, A. Dean (2015), ‘Construction Costs and Value Management: Study of Multinational Practices in Nigeria’, Proc. of RICS COBRA 2015 Conference, 8-10 Jul 2015, Sydney, Australia

O. Arowosafe, B. Ceranic, A. Dean (2015), ‘Sustainable Infrastructure Delivery Model: Value Added Strategy in Nigeria Construction Industry’, Proc. of ARCOM 2015 Conference, 31st Annual Conference , 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK

Zhong, D. and Ceranic, B., (2008),’Modern Interpretation of FengShui in Contemporary Sustainable Residential Design’, Eco Architecture 2008 – pp. 47-56, International Journal of Design and Nature, 2008, WIT Press

Smith, G., Ceranic, B. (2012), ‘Application of Shape Grammar Theory to Underground Rail Station Design and Passenger Evacuation’, Proc.of International Conference on Innovations in Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Development, Tamil Nadu, India

Zhong, D. and Ceranic, B., (2007),’ Feng Shui - A Systematic Practice of Vernacular Sustainable Development in Ancient China and its Lessons for Future’, 7^thInternational CARE Conference, Greenich

Recent publications

Ceranic, A. Cox, J. Beardmore (2018), ‘Rapid Deployment Modular Building Solutions and Climatic Adaptability: Case Based Study of a Novel Approach to “Thermal Capacity on Demand” and Building Management Systems , Energy and Buildings, Vol. 167, pp. 124-135, DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.01.044
Ceranic, J. Beardmore and A. Cox (2017), ‘A Novel Modular Design Approach to “Thermal Capacity on Demand” in a Rapid Deployment Building Solutions: Case Study of Smart-POD’, Energy Procedia 134 (2017) 776–786, DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.582
Ceranic, G. Markwell and A. Dean (2017), ‘Too Many Empty Homes, Too Many Homeless’ – A Novel Design and Procurement Framework for Transforming Empty Homes through Sustainable Solutions’, Energy Procedia 111 (2017) 558 – 567, DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.218
Ceranic, D. Latham and A. Dean (2016), ‘Sustainable Sourcing and Innovative Use of Building Materials: Case Study of Energy Plus House, Hieron's Wood, Derbyshire UK’ International Journal of Energy and Environment, ISSN: 2308-1007

http://www.naun.org/main/NAUN/energyenvironment/2016/a642011-056.pdf

B. Ceranic, D. Latham and A. Dean (2015), ‘Sustainable Design and Building Information Modelling: Case Study of Hieron’s Wood, Derbyshire, UK’, Energy Procedia, 83, pp. 434 – 443

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610215028283?via%3Dihub

Ajayia, L. Oyedelea, B. Ceranic, M. Gallanagh and & K. Kadiric’(2015), Life Cycle Environmental Performance of Material Specification: A BIM-enhanced Comparative Assessment’, International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, 2015, © 2015 Taylor & Francis
Smith, G., Ceranic, B. (2016), ‘Shape grammar composition in station design and passenger evacuation’, International Journal of Architectural Science (in progress).
Smith, G., Ceranic, B., Judd, S. (2009), Going Underground, Architectural Technology (March / April), pp. 23-24.
Zhong, D. and Ceranic, B., (2008),’Modern Interpretation of FengShui in Contemporary Sustainable Residential Design’, Eco Architecture 2008 – pp. 47-56, International Journal of Design and Nature, 2008, WIT Press
Smith, G. and Ceranic, B. (2008), ‘Spatial Layout Planning in Sub-Surface Rail Station Design for Effective Fire Evacuation’, International Journal of Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Vol 4., pp.99 -120.
Zhong, D. and Ceranic, B., (2007),’ Feng Shui - A Systematic Practice of Vernacular Sustainable Development in Ancient China and its Lessons for Future’, 7^thInternational CARE Conference, Greenich
Smith, G., and Ceranic B., (2006), The East Midlands Engineering and Science and Professionals (EMESP) Masters Prize Finalist Presentation, (held at Henry Ford College, Loughborough University).
Ceranic, B., Smith, G. (2004), ‘Spatial layout optimisation in sub-surface / surface rail station design’, Architectural Technology (January / February), pp. 12-13.
Ceranic, B., Smith, G. (2003), ‘Development of CAD environment for spatial layout optimisation in subsurface /surface rail station design’, International CIAT Conference on Innovation in Design and Construction, British Museum, London.
Ceranic, B., Fryer, C., Baines, R.W., (2001), ‘An Application of Simulated Annealing to the Optimum Design of Reinforced Concrete Retaining Structures’, Computers&Structures, Vol. 79, pp. 1569-1581
Ceranic, B. and Fryer, C., (2000), ‘A Computer-Based, Interactive Genetic Algorithm Optimisation Design Tool (GENOD) for Reinforced Concrete Structures’, International Journal of Design Computing, Vol. 2, ISSN 1329-7147
Ceranic, B. and Fryer, C., (2000), ‘Sensitivity Analysis and Optimum Design Curves for the Minimum Cost Design of Singly and Doubly Reinforced Concrete Beams’, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimisation, Vol. 2, No.4, pp. 260-269
Ceranic, B. and Fryer, C., (2000), ‘Minimum Cost Design and Sensitivity Analysis of the Reinforced Concrete Slabs with Different Supporting Conditions using Genetic Algorithms’, Journal of Structural Engineering - ASCE
Ceranic, B. and Fryer, C., (1999), ‘An Application of Simulated Annealing to the Optimum Design of Reinforced Concrete Retaining Structures’, The Seventh International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering, 13-15 September 1999, at Oxford, Optimisation and Control in Civil and Structural Engineering, Civil-Comp Press, ISBN 0-948749-62-8, pp.47-53
Ceranic, B. and Fryer, C., (1999), ‘An Application of A Real Number Micro-GA’s to the Shape Optimisation of In-Plane Stressed Plate Elements’, International Conf. On Engineering Computational Technology, Belgium
Ceranic, B. and Fryer, C., (1999), ‘A Constrained Simulated Annealing Approach to the Minimum Cost Design of Reinforced Concrete Cantilever Retaining Walls’, Proc.of 3rd World Congress on Structural and MultiDisciplinary Optimisation, New York, USA, pp.593-595
Ceranic, B. and Fryer, C., (1998), ‘A Genetic Algorithm Approach to the Minimum Cost Design of Reinforced Concrete Flanged Beams under Multiple Loading Conditions’, Proc.of International Australasian Conference on Structural Optimisation, Sydney, Australia, pp. 71-78
Fryer, C., Ceranic B., (1997), ‘Optimum Design of Reinforced Concrete Skeletal Structures: A Comparative Study between Volume and Cost Optimisation’, Proc.of 2nd World Congress on Structural and MultiDisciplinary Optimisation, Zakopane, Poland, Vol. l, pp. 731-737