Welcome to the Centre for the Built Environment (CBE)

CBE’s aim is to increase the competitiveness of companies operating in the construction industry in Scotland through their engagement with science base and by encouraging productive knowledge transfer links between businesses and academia. If you do not find information you are looking for on the website, please do contact us. The CBE staff will be happy to answer your queries by email or telephone.

Events and Seminars

Wed 12th May 2010- Simulation-based CAD: delivering detailed building
performance information in real time, Prof. Joe Clarke, University of Strathclyde Glasgow, 12.00 - 14.00 hrs, Glasgow

FREE ONLINE CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE REFURBISHMENT

Friday 4th June 2010

9.00-9.10 Welcome, Archie Ferguson, Chairman, Scottish Construction Forum

9.15-10.00 Towards improving energy efficiency in traditional buildings

Dr Paul Baker, RICH Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
Mr Roger Curtis, Head of Technical Research, Historic Scotland
Mr Nicholas Heath, Changeworks
Mr Alistair Cant, Lister Housing Co-operative

10.15-11.00 Use of solar PV and hot water for buildings

Prof. Tariq Muneer and Hazel Jane Bowmaker, Edinburgh Napier University

11.15-12.00 The Solar Refurbishment of Scotland

Prof. Susan Roaf, Heriot Watt University
Mr Campbell McLennan and Nr George Goudsmidt , AES Solar
Mr Nicholas Heath, Changeworks
Alistair Cant, Lister Housing Co-operative

12.15-13.00 Upgrading Glasgow’s Social Housing Stock- reflections on 1990’s
demonstrations and 21st Century reality

Prof Colin Porteous, Dr Tim Sharpe and Ms Rosalie Menon, Glasgow School of Art

14.15-15.00 The problem of rural SME contractors and sustainable technologies.

Dr David R Moore, The Robert Gordon University

15.15-16.00 Retrofit and renewables in traditional rural buildings

Mr John Brennan, University of Edinburgh

16.15-17.00 Tools to Support Sustainable Refurbishment: from initial design to post-occupancy evaluation

Dr David Grierson, Dr Cameron Johnstone, Professor Joe Clark and Dr Jeremy Cockroft, University of Strathclyde Glasgow

To book a free access to this online conference, please register at the following link Sustainable Refurbishment.

FREE small online exhibition booths for the CIC Start Online members

CIC Start Online is offering FREE small exhibition booths at the whole-day online exhibition on Sustainable Refurbishment on 4th June 2010 to its members. A small exhibition booth will contain the following:

1. Your welcome message
2. Products/services for sustainable refurbishment
3. Key people
4. Contact details
5. Website address

All exhibition booths will be available online and can be updated for 12 months following the exhibition. Do not miss this excellent opportunity to market for FREE your company’s products and services for sustainable refurbishment of buildings!

If you are not a member of CIC Start Online or would like to book a large booth which will contain your PDF brochures, videos and 3D animations, please contact admin@cicstart.org. To register as a member, please access our online Registration page at www.cicstart.org.

SME Advice and Consultancy

CBE provides the focus for the development of collaboration in the form of research, advice and consultancy between organisations operating in the built environment/construction industry in Scotland and CBE's associated academic communities. Contact us directly if you are interested in collaborating with academia on research or would like advice from one of our experts.

CBE is a joint initiative supported by Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Strathclyde and The Glasgow School of Art.

CBE was funded by European Regional Development Fund, Scottish Executive Expertise, Knowledge and Innovation Transfer (SEEKIT) Programme.