All Projects (17)

Carbon responsible transport strategies for the North Sea Area + Sep 1, 2013 - Mar 1, 2015
The approach of the project will reflect several European policy areas – from health aspects, clean air and noise abatement, energy supply and fuel policy and the transport sector with its White Paper and Action Plan on Urban Mobility.

The project... Read More about Carbon responsible transport strategies for the North Sea Area +.

Monitoring of insulation performance Feb 6, 2012 - Feb 5, 2013

The Integra House Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
The current shortage of new-build homes in rural areas calls for innovation and improved productivity. This project focuses on the design optimisation and prototyping of digitally integrated production of affordable rural housing and exploring the po... Read More about The Integra House.

Green passenger transport in rural areas Jun 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2023
Transport in remote, rural and island areas is car dependent and CO2 intensive, while public transport (PT) is relatively ineffective, having low usage and high emissions per passenger.

Rural public transport subsidies are unsustainable and servi... Read More about Green passenger transport in rural areas.

Port cities: innovation sustainability Sep 1, 2016 - Nov 30, 2020
Port Cities can be seen as multidimensional laboratories where challenges connected with urban mobility are more complex. They are at once a challenge and an opportunity, as they provide scope for planning, researching and implementing integrated mo... Read More about Port cities: innovation sustainability.

Smart peripheral and remote airports 2020 (Top up) May 1, 2015 - Nov 1, 2016
Mindful of aviation’s carbon footprint, this project will foster more sustainable energy use. Low carbon fuel airport surface access demonstrator trials are intended at airports in Scotland as low carbon exemplars on how to decarbonise links from th... Read More about Smart peripheral and remote airports 2020 (Top up).

A.R.T. Forum NSR - Forum for reflection and recommendations for Automated Road Transport in the North Sea Region Mar 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2022
RGU are in the process of developing an autonomous vehicle ‘implementation roadmap’ for transport policy makers (at local and regional level) in Scotland. This will set out the various steps involved in putting autonomous vehicles on the road, detai... Read More about A.R.T. Forum NSR - Forum for reflection and recommendations for Automated Road Transport in the North Sea Region.

Planning for Autonomous Vehicles PAV Sep 2, 2019 - Mar 1, 2023
Autonomous Vehicles (AV), or self-driving vehicles, promise widely available, low-cost, clean, door-to-door transport for people and goods. Widespread use on Europe’s roads is anticipated by the 2030s and is expected to have numerous societal implica... Read More about Planning for Autonomous Vehicles PAV.

Stronghouse Jan 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2023
The Stronghouse project focuses on community approaches to retrofitting houses for energy efficiency. Current practices to improve home energy efficiency are not sufficiently developed to meet CO2 emission reduction targets. This is largely because... Read More about Stronghouse.

Urban Observatory for Multi-participatory Enhancement of Health and Wellbeing Mar 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2025
Our natural and built environment and social fabric are critical determinants of health and well-being. Three quarters of the European population now live in cities and urbanisation continues at high speed, driven by economic growth and employment op... Read More about Urban Observatory for Multi-participatory Enhancement of Health and Wellbeing.

Design optimisation and prototyping for affordable rural housing: digitisation, automation and robotics options for the Integra House Feb 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2020
The current shortage of rural area new-build homes calls for innovation and improved productivity. There is a current need for housing construction to catch up and develop in tandem with social, economic, scientific, and technological advancements. T... Read More about Design optimisation and prototyping for affordable rural housing: digitisation, automation and robotics options for the Integra House.

Low-carbon, seismic-resistant building solution for developing densely-populated smart city; Istanbul Aug 10, 2020 - Feb 3, 2022
Istanbul, the Turkey’s largest city and its economic hub, is located on the Northern Anatolian fault zone with high seismic activity. Reducing the devastating effect of earthquake in such a densely-populated city is a big challenge.

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Image processing and virtual reality for remote building inspection Nov 2, 2020 - Aug 31, 2021
This project will develop a 3D immersive technology for a building to assist in the safe operation and management by limiting the need for building inspectors to be physically present. In Scotland, 9876 building inspections were carried out in the co... Read More about Image processing and virtual reality for remote building inspection.

Circular Economy: People Behaviour and Skills Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
This transdisciplinary project will develop the evidence base to support policymakers in promoting behaviour change, developing new business models, and understanding workforce skills necessary to accelerate the green recovery through the development... Read More about Circular Economy: People Behaviour and Skills.

Building Standards Apps - May 20, 2023 - Dec 14, 2023
Creation of a minimum viable design/product and a specification for an information repository and an inspection app for building standards in Scotland.

Upcycling plastic waste into reusable building insulation modules Oct 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
Each year, 370 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced across the world, causing serious harm to the environment by lasting long in the landfills or find a way to the oceans. This can harm living beings too by entering food chain.

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Exploring Emergent Generative-AI (GenAI) Tools and Their Influences on the Architecture & Built Environment Education Oct 22, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024
The SIG group aims to engage educators and students in discussions about their experiences with Generative AI (GenAI). Educators from Computing, Art, Architecture, and the Built Environment at Robert Gordon University explored AI’s role in education,... Read More about Exploring Emergent Generative-AI (GenAI) Tools and Their Influences on the Architecture & Built Environment Education.