All Projects (22)

Ensure the future of steel framed properties Aug 18, 2014 - May 31, 2017
To develop an understanding of how best to ensure the future of Abertay Housing Association’s non-traditional steel framed housing stock through protecting against progressive deterioration whilst improving the thermal efficiency of each property to... Read More about Ensure the future of steel framed properties.

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.

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Determine the factors contributing to hard to heat housing, developing innovative retrofit insulation solutions ready for installation leading to reduced carbon and fuel poverty Apr 1, 2013 - Aug 6, 2015

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

Develop an innovative constructional design for affordable low carbon all-Scottish timber houses May 1, 2012 - Apr 30, 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.

Mapping personal movement space inside historic buildings May 1, 2016 - Jan 31, 2019
This project explores the potential for visualisation of the interior spaces and passageways in selected built heritage case studies.

It will also explore the ways in which the presentation and discussion of those visualisations can i... Read More about Mapping personal movement space inside historic buildings.

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 unsustainab... 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 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.

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.

Timber Panel for Russwood Feb 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2020
The project aims to develop a timber cladding panel system to be used as a sustainable alternative to commonly used composite or metal cladding panels. The focus of this cladding panel will be ease of manufacture and installation, as well as designin... Read More about Timber Panel for Russwood.

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.

Internal Wall Insulation Aug 30, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019
A technical evaluation of the internal wall insulation methodology for “hard to treat” masonry buildings with lath and plaster inner walls (known as pre-1919 traditional construction buildings). We will examine existing drawings, specifications and... Read More about Internal Wall Insulation.

Existing Timber Construction Insulation Mar 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2023
To establish the impact of cavity wall spray foam insulation application on the integrity of timber framed buildings, generating scientific evidence to support its use, allowing the installation method to be certificated & enabling these “non-standar... Read More about Existing Timber Construction Insulation.

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.

Digital Centre for Excellence for Construction Skills Nov 1, 2019 - Sep 29, 2020
This project aims to carry out research into the digital skills gaps and existing provision of digitisation within construction sector to identify areas ripe for improvement and to assess the solutions required to answer the demand for digital constr... Read More about Digital Centre for Excellence for Construction Skills.

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.

In... Read More about Low-carbon, seismic-resistant building solution for developing densely-populated smart city; Istanbul.