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Design of Timber Buildings for Deconstruction and Reuse — Three methods and five case studies (2022)
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Sandin, Y., Shotton, E., Cramer, M., Sandberg, K., Walsh, S. J., González-Alegre, V., …Zabala Mejia, A. (2022). Design of Timber Buildings for Deconstruction and Reuse — Three methods and five case studies. ForestValue

There is a need for a shift towards circular economy in the construction sector and design philosophies as Design for Deconstruction and Reuse (DfDR) and Design for Adaptability (DfA) are being developed as means to design out waste and enhance resou... Read More about Design of Timber Buildings for Deconstruction and Reuse — Three methods and five case studies.

Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice (2022)
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Götschi, T., Davis, A., & Racioppi, F. (2022). Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice. Bonn, Germany: WHO Europe

Active travel modes, especially walking and cycling, are now recognized by many as modes that are fully equal to other urban transport modes, integrated in planning frameworks, and adopted as part of the mainstream – not just in trailblazer countries... Read More about Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice.

Housing Construction On Peatland: Phase 1 Report (2021)
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Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Medero, G., Cook, D., & Barreto, D. (2021). Housing Construction On Peatland: Phase 1 Report. Edinburgh: Construction Scotland Innovation Centre

The economic development and social resilience of communities in rural Scotland is being hampered by a shortage of affordable housing. Nationally, about 23,000 new homes per year are needed, whilst in the year up to October 2018, only 18,000 were bui... Read More about Housing Construction On Peatland: Phase 1 Report.

Camanachd Association Reports (2021)
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Shearer, N. (in press). Camanachd Association Reports. Camanachd Association

This body of work was to develop and standardise a test process and characterisation regime for camans. The work involved identifying suitable methods for characterising and comparing sports equipment enabling the sport to recognise suitable traditi... Read More about Camanachd Association Reports.

Impact of COVID-19 on travel behaviour, transport, lifestyles and residential location choices in Scotland (2021)
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Downey, L., Fonzone, A., Fountas, G., & Semple, T. Impact of COVID-19 on travel behaviour, transport, lifestyles and residential location choices in Scotland. Scottish Funding Council

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 21st March 2020 and on 24th March 2020, the UK and Scottish Governments imposed a ‘lockdown’, restricting everyday life activities to only the most essential. These Government... Read More about Impact of COVID-19 on travel behaviour, transport, lifestyles and residential location choices in Scotland.

Opportunities and Challenges in Statistical Analysis of Transportation Data: Where We Are and Where We Are Going (2020)
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Fountas, G., Anastasopoulos, P. C., & Boyle, L. (2020). Opportunities and Challenges in Statistical Analysis of Transportation Data: Where We Are and Where We Are Going. Transportation Research Board

Standing Committee on Statistical Methods (ABJ80). Over the last three decades, the committee has significantly broadened its focus across nearly all aspects of transportation. However, the “starting ground” of the committee’s activities has remained... Read More about Opportunities and Challenges in Statistical Analysis of Transportation Data: Where We Are and Where We Are Going.

InFutURe Wood Report 1: Design for deconstruction and reuse of timber structures – state of the art review (2020)
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Cristescu, C., Honfi, D., Sandberg, K., Sandin, Y., Shotton, E., Walsh, S., …Krofl, Z. (2020). InFutURe Wood Report 1: Design for deconstruction and reuse of timber structures – state of the art review. ForestValue

This report represents the first publication of the InFutURe Wood project - Innovative Design for the Future – Use and Reuse of Wood (Building) Components. InFutUReWood is supported under the umbrella of ERA-NET and financed by funding agencies from... Read More about InFutURe Wood Report 1: Design for deconstruction and reuse of timber structures – state of the art review.

Historic Environment Scotland Technical Paper 34: Energy consumption and behaviour profiles for eight traditionally built dwellings (2020)
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Stinson, J., Bros Williamson, J., Garnier, C., & Currie, J. (2020). Historic Environment Scotland Technical Paper 34: Energy consumption and behaviour profiles for eight traditionally built dwellings. Edinburgh: Historic Environment Scotland

Over the last decade, there has been an increased awareness of the need to improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of Scotland’s building stock and to fulfl obligations under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. Since approximately 20% of... Read More about Historic Environment Scotland Technical Paper 34: Energy consumption and behaviour profiles for eight traditionally built dwellings.

Offsite Ready Booklets (2020)
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Duncheva, M., Calcagno, C., Henquel, V., Leitch, K., Stinson, J., Plant O'Toole, E., …Ferriz-Papi, J. A. (2020). Offsite Ready Booklets. Edinburgh: Construction Industry Training Board

Phase 2 - High Visibility Crosswalk Pedestrian Study:Concept to Countermeasure – Research to Deployment Using the SHRP2 Safety Data (2020)
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Majka, K., Pierowicz, J., Blatt, A., Anastasopoulos, P. C., Sonduru Pantangi, S., Eker, U., …Shahriar Ahmed, S. (2020). Phase 2 - High Visibility Crosswalk Pedestrian Study:Concept to Countermeasure – Research to Deployment Using the SHRP2 Safety Data. New York Department of Transportation

This study was focused on evaluating the effectiveness that high-visibility crosswalk (HVC) markings have on improving pedestrian safety. Naturalistic driving data was used to analyze vehicle kinematics and driver behavior in relation to the approach... Read More about Phase 2 - High Visibility Crosswalk Pedestrian Study:Concept to Countermeasure – Research to Deployment Using the SHRP2 Safety Data.

Increasing offsite housing construction in Scotland: An evidence base to support new policy and systems (2020)
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Mora, L., Deakin, M., Reid, A., Hairstans, R., Duncheva, M., Calcagno, C., …Lang, V. (2020). Increasing offsite housing construction in Scotland: An evidence base to support new policy and systems. Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, Scottish Enterprise. and the Scottish Government

The purpose of this project is to provide evidence of the potential contribution offsite construction offers to address the challenges faced by the affordable housing sector in Scotland. Funding for the project is drawn from the Construction Scotland... Read More about Increasing offsite housing construction in Scotland: An evidence base to support new policy and systems.

Factors affecting perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: An empirical analysis of driver fatigue, and distracted driving (2019)
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Fountas, G., Pantangi, S. S., Ahmed, S. S., Eker, U., & Anastasopoulos, P. C. (2019). Factors affecting perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: An empirical analysis of driver fatigue, and distracted driving. Transportation Informatics Tier I University Transportation Center

Previous research has shown that the determinants of perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior may differ. However, the consideration of major sources of aggressive patterns may introduce additional variations in the effect of such determin... Read More about Factors affecting perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: An empirical analysis of driver fatigue, and distracted driving.

New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth (2019)
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Smith, S. (2019). New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth. Edinburgh: Scottish Government

The short life working group (SLWG) met during 2018 and was established to assess and provide recommendations for ‘future new housing and construction skills’. Members included housebuilders, industry organisations, college, university, public sector... Read More about New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth.

Applications of Knowledge Discovery in Massive Transportation Data: The Development of a Transportation Research Informatics Platform (TRIP). (2019)
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Majka, K., Nagler, E., James, A., Blatt, A., Pierowicz, J., Anastasopoulos, P. . C., & Fountnas, G. (2019). Applications of Knowledge Discovery in Massive Transportation Data: The Development of a Transportation Research Informatics Platform (TRIP). Federal Highway Administration

Transportation researchers and practitioners have access to unprecedented amounts of data but lack the tools to easily store, manipulate, and analyze these data. The Transportation Research Informatics Platform (TRIP) is an informatics-based system d... Read More about Applications of Knowledge Discovery in Massive Transportation Data: The Development of a Transportation Research Informatics Platform (TRIP)..

TG1/201804/25rev Derivation of MTG grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes) (2018)
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Ridley-Ellis, D., & Gil-Moreno, D. (2018). TG1/201804/25rev Derivation of MTG grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes). Ljubljana: WoodProps for Ireland project

Grading machines MTG 960 mtgBATCH 962 mtgBATCH 966 MTG 920 mtgBATCH 922 mtgBATCH 926 Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) (PSMN) Permitted timber sizes Thickness: 33 mm to 84 mm Width: 68 mm to 248 mm C35/16 C27/16, C24/C16, C24/14... Read More about TG1/201804/25rev Derivation of MTG grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes).

Review of actual energy demand and envelope performance of the Housing Innovation Showcase 2012 (2017)
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Bros Williamson, J. (2017). Review of actual energy demand and envelope performance of the Housing Innovation Showcase 2012. Edinburgh: Internal (Napier)

This document presents a review of four years of delivered energy demand of selected dwellings at the Housing Innovation Showcase (HIS) developed by Kingdom Housing Association (KHA). It also includes results of the building performance bi-annual mon... Read More about Review of actual energy demand and envelope performance of the Housing Innovation Showcase 2012.

Work Package 1 - Review of construction process (2017)
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Bros Williamson, J., & Currie, J. (2017). Work Package 1 - Review of construction process. Edinburgh: Private, Cala Group Ltd

This report was commissioned by the Product Design Department at Cala Group Ltd (CALA) from the Scottish Energy Centre (review team) to assess current designs and construction methods. This review forms part of work package 1 (WP1) proposed as the fi... Read More about Work Package 1 - Review of construction process.