Outputs (6)

Bim-enabled health & safety analysis of cross laminated timber onsite assembly process. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duncheva, T., BuHamdan, S., Hairstans, R., & Al-Hussein, M. (2018, September). Bim-enabled health & safety analysis of cross laminated timber onsite assembly process. Presented at Modelling and Applied Simulation, Budapest, Hungary

There is a global need for sustainable urban housing and offsite timber systems such as Cross Laminated Timber construction can be part of the solution to this need. However, the health and safety (H&S) impacts of CLT installation technologies have n... Read More about Bim-enabled health & safety analysis of cross laminated timber onsite assembly process..

Sustainable Communities Premanufactured from Wood (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duncheva, M., Calcagno, C., & Hairstans, R. (2018, June). Sustainable Communities Premanufactured from Wood. Poster presented at Timber 2018

The UK produces high quantities of softwood timber through forestry plantations concentrated in Scotland, however this resource is currently under-used and its full potential for application in construction is still to be realized. However, the focus... Read More about Sustainable Communities Premanufactured from Wood.

Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Plowas, W., Hairstans, R., & Felingham, J. (2018, March). Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK. Presented at Modular and Offsite Construction Summit

Major house builders and contractors in the UK are seeking alternative solutions to form the structural frame of pitched roofs for various reasons; speed, health and safety, quality ease of use. They are exploring the use of offsite systems, which ar... Read More about Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK.

The merits of varying forms of mass timber products for offsite and modular construction (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hairstans, R., Smith, R., & Wilson, P. (2018, March). The merits of varying forms of mass timber products for offsite and modular construction. Presented at Modular and Offsite Construction Summit

Mass timber is a family of Solid Laminate Timber Systems (SLTS) formed from smaller sections of timber connected by glue, mechanical fixings, moisture movement or a combination of methods. These products, which include Structural Composite Lumber, G... Read More about The merits of varying forms of mass timber products for offsite and modular construction.

Mass Timber - an introduction to solid laminate timber systems (2018)
Book
Hairstans, R. (2018). Mass Timber - an introduction to solid laminate timber systems. Arcamedia Ltd

The past two decades have witnessed an extraordinary upsurge in the use of mass timber products and systems in construction - a global phenomenon driven by greater emphasis on the sustainable use of renewable resources and by significant technologica... Read More about Mass Timber - an introduction to solid laminate timber systems.

Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria: The FM Approach (2018)
Journal Article
Olaniyi, O., & Smith, A. (2018). Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria: The FM Approach. Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 3(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jccee.20180301.11

People around the world are beginning to aspire to live and work in sustainable buildings (SBs), that is, buildings that are comfortable, healthy and have low impact on the environment. However, many buildings in Nigeria, particularly commercial buil... Read More about Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria: The FM Approach.