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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 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 10.15-11.00 Use of solar PV and hot water for buildings 11.15-12.00 The Solar Refurbishment of Scotland Prof. Susan Roaf, Heriot Watt University 12.15-13.00 Upgrading Glasgow’s Social Housing Stock- reflections on 1990’s 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 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 ConsultancyCBE 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. |
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