Projects (513)

Cerapoint - Surface Materials for Oil & Gas Sep 1, 2011 - Oct 3, 2012
A unique coating process has been developed for applications in environmentally challenging environments, in particular for the oil and gas industry. The University will investigate the feasibility of the technology application in an upstream and dow... Read More about Cerapoint - Surface Materials for Oil & Gas.

Exploratory non-destructive testing of historical wooden painted ceilings Nov 22, 2010 - Jul 27, 2012
The project is to be an exploratory study using a number of dismantled historic painted ceilings in storage. The purpose is to understand the possibilities and challenges for non-destructive testing of in-situ ceiling and, in doing so, also produce i... Read More about Exploratory non-destructive testing of historical wooden painted ceilings.

Improving the quality of Larch & Douglas Fir for Structural timber May 1, 2011 - Apr 30, 2014
Distortion (warping) when sawn timber is kiln-dried has been identified as the most important quality barrier preventing the wider utilisation of UK-grown timber in the construction industry. Using more timber in new buildings would not only add val... Read More about Improving the quality of Larch & Douglas Fir for Structural timber.

Improving the quality of Sitka spruce structural timber etc May 1, 2011 - Apr 30, 2014

Historic Scotland, Development of Appropriate Tools for the Analysis of Historic Timber Feb 5, 2012 - Mar 25, 2013
Exploratory non-destructive testing of historic and artificially aged timber with a view to developing an inexpensive method of assessing historical wooden building elements in situ for condition and wood properties for monitoring and repair.

Edinburgh Beltane Public Engagement Fellowship Jan 10, 2011 - Jul 31, 2012
Edinburgh Beltane Public Engagement Fellowship: National photography competition - science and Engineering in the forest industries

What Works in the Dev't of Sustainable Communities May 1, 2007 - Feb 28, 2010
Previous evidence-based reviews of neighbourhood renewal have suggested, ‘learning from what works’ provides the means to close the skills gap and raise the competencies of the core occupations responsible for the development of sustainable communiti... Read More about What Works in the Dev't of Sustainable Communities.

Monitoring Hungarian Landfill Behaviour Nov 1, 2004 - Jul 31, 2007
Monitoring Hungarian Landfill Behaviour

Towards Sustainable Landfill Jul 1, 2006 - Jul 31, 2010

Landfill Settlement-Controlling time to completion Aug 1, 2006 - Jul 31, 2011

Landfill Stabilisation & Completion Aug 1, 2004 - Dec 31, 2009

CTA Extension Sep 1, 2008 - Jul 31, 2013

Sustainable Urban Regeneration (SURegen) Oct 1, 2007 - Jun 30, 2012
The overall aim of the SURegen consortium is to undertake research to develop a prototype Regeneration Simulator Workbench (RSW) that meets the decision-making challenges that Sustainable Urban Regeneration (SUR) poses, i.e., multiple stakeholder int... Read More about Sustainable Urban Regeneration (SURegen).

EXPGOV: City of Manchester (Case Study) Aug 1, 2010 - Jul 22, 2013
Researching and drafting of a case study on exploring emerging ICT-enabled governance models in EU Cities: City of Manchester

Development of hybrid racking Mar 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2014
This project will provide detailed information on the design of future low energy timber buildings. The establishment of the collaborative platform will closely integrate a new supply chain relationship between the industry partners ensuring compatib... Read More about Development of hybrid racking.

KTP Action Scaffolding (KTP007069) Nov 1, 2008 - Jun 30, 2011
To embed engineering expertise in the company to support the specification of safe scaffolding structures for complex applications through the development of CAD software.

UKFTA EC5 Racking Performance Jan 5, 2009 - Feb 28, 2010

KTP Roof Truss Company Timber Systems Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012
To optimise the performance and design of the 'Passive Wall' systems for mass customised manufacture and embed a capability to design client specific solutions.

International Travel Grants - Conference Participation Jun 9, 2010 - Jul 31, 2012
To present at the conference a paper entitled “Innovatively
applying the principles of production to timber construction” which helped promote both my research work and book “Off-site Timber Modern Methods of Construction”.

Closed Panel Feasibility Sep 1, 2010 - Jul 31, 2012
Feasibility study to develop a new closed panel system to allow the client determine the optimum way forward for their business objectives and tap in to knowledge and expertise they currently do not have access to.