diff --git a/build.bash b/build.bash
index b4dd10f8d..75e3b3198 100755
--- a/build.bash
+++ b/build.bash
@@ -1,56 +1,58 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-nproc_default=4
+ncpus_default=4
 
 script_name=$(basename "${0}")
 
 show_help() {
     cat << EOF
-Usage: ./$script_name [OPTIONS]
+Usage: ./${script_name} [OPTIONS]
 
 Build script wrapper around CMake. Supplied arguments that do not match the
 options below will be passed to CMake when generating the build system.
 
 Options:
-      --clean   Delete build directory before invoking CMake.
-      --mpi     Compile MPI executable.
-      --compiler <compiler>
+  -c, --clean   Delete build directory before invoking CMake.
+  -m, --mpi     Compile MPI executable.
+  -C, --compiler <compiler>
                 Specify the compiler to use.
-  -j <jobs>     Specify the number of parallel jobs in the compilation. By
-                default this value is set to $nproc_default.
+  -n, --ncpus <ncpus>
+                Specify the number of parallel jobs in the compilation. By
+                default this value is set to ${ncpus_default}.
   -h, --help    Show this screen.
 
 Enabling debug mode:
 
   The release build is default. To enable debug mode, specify the CMake option
-  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug when invoking $script_name.
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug when invoking ${script_name}.
 
 Enabling verbose output from Makefile builds:
 
   To enable more verbose output from Makefile builds, specify the CMake option
-  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON when invoking $script_name.
+  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON when invoking ${script_name}.
 
 EOF
 }
 
-cmake_args=(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release)
+cmake_args=(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCABLE_MPI=OFF)
 
 # Argument parsing adapted and stolen from http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/035#Complex_nonstandard_add-on_utilities
-while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-    case $1 in
-        --clean)
-            rm -r build
+while [ ${#} -gt 0 ]; do
+    case ${1} in
+        -c|--clean)
+            rm -r build bin
+            exit
             ;;
-        --mpi)
+        -m|--mpi)
             mpi=1
             cmake_args+=(-DCABLE_MPI="ON")
             ;;
-        --compiler)
-            compiler=$2
+        -C|--compiler)
+            compiler=${2}
             shift
             ;;
-        -j)
-            CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=$2
+        -n|--ncpus)
+            CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=${2}
             shift
             ;;
         -h|--help)
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
             exit
             ;;
         ?*)
-            cmake_args+=("$1")
+            cmake_args+=("${1}")
             ;;
     esac
     shift
@@ -75,16 +77,17 @@ if hostname -f | grep gadi.nci.org.au > /dev/null; then
         intel)
             module add intel-compiler/2019.5.281
             compiler_lib_install_dir=Intel
-            [[ -n $mpi ]] && module add intel-mpi/2019.5.281
+            [[ -n ${mpi} ]] && module add intel-mpi/2019.5.281
             ;;
         gnu)
             module add gcc/13.2.0
             compiler_lib_install_dir=GNU
-            [[ -n $mpi ]] && module add openmpi/4.1.4
+            [[ -n ${mpi} ]] && module add openmpi/4.1.4
             ;;
         ?*)
             echo -e "\nError: compiler ${compiler} is not supported.\n"
             exit 1
+            ;;
     esac
 
     # This is required so that the netcdf-fortran library is discoverable by
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ elif hostname -f | grep -E '(mc16|mcmini)' > /dev/null; then
     esac
 fi
 
-export CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="${CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL:=$nproc_default}"
+export CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="${CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL:=${ncpus_default}}"
 
 cmake -S . -B build "${cmake_args[@]}" &&\
 cmake --build build &&\