Projects (18)

Work Package 1, Retrofit AI Paper Aug 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2024
Work Package 1 Retrofit AI
Paper. ENU will liase with and
manage the consortium as
outlined in the Retrofit AI proposal
from BRS.

Phase 2: Digital Transformation Of The Building Standards System Apr 1, 2023 - Oct 1, 2025
This research will support the Scottish Government’s commitments to the digital transformation of the building standards system through its Building Standards Futures Board. The evidence provided by the research will inform the development of intero... Read More about Phase 2: Digital Transformation Of The Building Standards System.

Digital Transformation of the Building Standards System Aug 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
This project will support the digital transformation of the building standards system in Scotland by supporting a strengthened compliance system and putting in place the tools to develop a digital golden thread. Other work is being taken forward ar... Read More about Digital Transformation of the Building Standards System.

An easier route for strength grading UK hardwoods Mar 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026
The project aims to improve grading options for home-grown hardwoods, with a more cost-effective route to establishing grading and easier to apply visual grading rules for producers. Properties of three home-grown hardwood species are characterised b... Read More about An easier route for strength grading UK hardwoods.

PhD, An Investigation of the Influence of Construction Methods on the Dynamic Response of Long Span Residential Timber Floors Jul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2024
This PhD project will investigate the influence of optimum effectiveness of construction parameters and level of fixity to obtain satisfactory vibrational performance timber floors built with long spanned I-joists. Laboratory-based experimental work... Read More about PhD, An Investigation of the Influence of Construction Methods on the Dynamic Response of Long Span Residential Timber Floors.

PhD Studentship: Development of Data Flows and Dashboards for Digital Twins of bio-OSM Living Labs Jul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2024
This PhD will investigate data flows in the design, manufacturing and construction of the Living Labs and how the data can be extracted in a meaningful live dashboard format. This will require inter-disciplinary sensor networks, computational and bui... Read More about PhD Studentship: Development of Data Flows and Dashboards for Digital Twins of bio-OSM Living Labs.

Building Standards - Research Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
The aim of the study is to investigate and assess the potential of remote verification inspection (RVI) techniques – specifically ‘live video feed’ - to satisfy reasonable enquiries in line with the requirements of Building Standards legislation... Read More about Building Standards - Research.

Phase I: Innovation and commercialisation of homegrown wood fibre insulation Jan 18, 2021 - May 31, 2022
A project that seeks to outline the innovation and commercial use of natural fibre insulation products in the UK. It will be based on a gap analysis of products that are currently available from natural fibre materials but are non-UK produced. Addit... Read More about Phase I: Innovation and commercialisation of homegrown wood fibre insulation.

Homegrown Bio-Offsite Manufactured (Bio-OSM) Accelerator Oct 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2020
The UK has the renewable natural resource, internationally recognised expertise, and technical capabilities necessary to be at the forefront of a new approach to delivering a sustainable and resilient built environment in response to the COVID-19 rec... Read More about Homegrown Bio-Offsite Manufactured (Bio-OSM) Accelerator.

Digitisation of Home Grown Timber Products Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
The aim of this project is to determine the potential for the symbiosis of renewable resource (forestry, woody bio-mass and naturally replenishable) and the high value manufacture of a resilient and sustainable built environment leveraging the potent... Read More about Digitisation of Home Grown Timber Products.

CSIC - Edinburgh Home Demonstrator Oct 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2024
The “Edinburgh Home Demonstrator” (EHD) Programme seeks to demonstrate the time, cost, quality, and carbon improvements in new affordable housing programme through the following projects:
1. Development and Delivery of a New Business Model bas... Read More about CSIC - Edinburgh Home Demonstrator.

Home Grown Demonstrator Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
This project is to act as forerunner to the larger Edinburgh Home Demonstrator project to identify areas of innovation and supply chain integration aligned with the economic strategy for Scotland’s for Forest and Timber Technologies Sector to 2030 (... Read More about Home Grown Demonstrator.

CSIC - SNRG Phase 1 Mar 11, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
SNRG is a human centred PropTech company that believes affordability, sustainability and community are key to building a better quality of life. The objective of SNRG is to design, build and operate net zero carbon, subscription based communities us... Read More about CSIC - SNRG Phase 1.

Wood Products Innovation Fund - Outreach Oct 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2020
To undertake outreach activities to promote the finding of WPIF on behalf of Scottish Forestry.

Harmonisation of Timber Frame to Eurocode 5 Dec 16, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019
To undertake a structural analysis of a series of timber frame buildings to determine the implication of harmonising to Eurocode 5.

Innovative Leaf Sprung Diaphragm Building System Jan 21, 2019 - Apr 22, 2019
Our aim with aaltspace is to produce an enhanced innovative, lightweight timber framed building system that is visually distinct and beautiful to look at, flexible in use, environmentally considerate and surpasses current market competitors’ product... Read More about Innovative Leaf Sprung Diaphragm Building System.

Interface Hyve Volumetric Pod - DfMA Jul 2, 2018 - Dec 18, 2018
Provide DfMA considerations and timber connections research in collaboration with Hyve Architects in the context of sustainable affordable housing solutions.

Wood Products Innovation Fund Mar 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2019
The purpose of this proposed research is to deliver timber product and process innovation whilst developing human capital. 4 thematic areas of research have been identified for exploration:
1. Digitisation of Timber Offsite and Modern Methods... Read More about Wood Products Innovation Fund.