Energy efficiency in buildings
Sweco: Sighthill Glasgow Transformational Regeneration
Aims of the project: Regeneration of a 50ha derelict area of Glasgow The scheme includes the regeneration of a mixture of occupied, vacant and derelict contaminated land including the site demolition of former residential tower blocks, followed by extensive...
Remourban: Nottingham Demonstrator site – Retrofitting Housing
Aims of the project: The project aims to tackle sustainability issues around transport, energy, and ICT and to develop a model to show how sustainability can be integrated into the regeneration of our towns and cities. REMOURBAN is a Horizon 2020 project involving...
Active Classroom
Aims of the project: Demonstration of the “buildings as power stations” concept, i.e. buildings which can generate, store and release their own energy for heating and power Integration of a range of novel technology to produce a building that requires very little...
SGS Berkeley Green
Aims of the project: Creation of Green Construction Skills Centre on ex-nuclear labs site Key challenges and how were these overcome: Many of the key challenges centred on the application of innovative, carbon-sequestering offsite timber technology, due to significant...
