Projects (11)

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.

Development of net-zero homes using a digital twinned building performance analysis Mar 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2025
Edinburgh Napier University is developing together with other consortium members the Edinburgh Home Programme that will demonstrate a new business model based on collaborative procurement, whole-life costings, development pipeline and greater standar... Read More about Development of net-zero homes using a digital twinned building performance analysis.

Affordable and sustainable green homes for underprivileged people in Africa. Dec 12, 2022 - Dec 12, 2023
A product service innovation providing affordable, fast, modular & sustainable construction technology using a new-age construction material "Composite Paper Honeycomb Panel”. The panel has two components - an inner core (paper honeycomb made with r... Read More about Affordable and sustainable green homes for underprivileged people in Africa..

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.

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.

Early Years Buildings Net-zero energy comparison Sep 18, 2020 - Dec 18, 2020
The work performed in this project will help to clarify the route to net-zero carbon in non-domestic buildings by using building performance evaluation of two as-built examples of early years buildings. The implementation of methodologies for indoor... Read More about Early Years Buildings Net-zero energy comparison.

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 based on C... Read More about CSIC - Edinburgh Home Demonstrator.

Retrofit Evaluation of Non Domestic Buildings in Scotland prior to 4th Generation Heat Networks Oct 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2022
The development of a 4th generation smart heating and cooling network is an emerging technology to supply low carbon heat. However, the technology relies on low-temperature flow delivery temperatures whereas most existing buildings are designed to ru... Read More about Retrofit Evaluation of Non Domestic Buildings in Scotland prior to 4th Generation Heat Networks.

Tenement refurbishment trial Jan 14, 2019 - Feb 29, 2020
Thermal pre & post intervention trial evaluation of tenements in Central belt of Scotland. The trials will document and measure the process of surveying the dwelling, conduct U-value, thermography and desktop evaluations of the pre and post stages of... Read More about Tenement refurbishment trial.

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 of Cons... Read More about Wood Products Innovation Fund.

SM single wall project (CSIC) Oct 1, 2015 - Mar 31, 2017
The project seeks to undertake industrial research and commercial development bringing to market a new party wall building system that increases the use of Scottish produced offsite construction, significantly improves the whole-life performance of b... Read More about SM single wall project (CSIC).