Welcome to the Centre for the Built Environment (CBE)
CBE’s aim is to increase the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) 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.
At the end of 2007 CBE undertook a survey on the construction industry needs which can be downloaded by clicking here. The survey results will be used in planning the CBE activities to meet the industry needs. If you think that the CBE clients have not highlighted some of the issues of interest to the industry, please send an email to CBE by clicking here and we'll include them in our programme.
CBE welcomes the 6,000th delegate at its knowledge transfer events
Events and Seminars
We organise a wide range of events and seminars covering a broad variety of topics concerning the built environment. Please click here to see all CBE seminars organised since 2002.
Forthcoming events
- Organised in collaboration with the Scottish Construction Centre
10th September, 10.30-13.00 hrs, SCC pi workshop for local authorities - Measuring new build & maintenance, partnering & framework contracts, Simon Pinkney & Jon Wells (Building Software Ltd)
17th September, 12.00-14.00 hrs, Public Sector Support for Innovation, Elaine Morrison, Research & Development & Innovation, Scottish Enterprise
7th October, 15.00-17.00 hrs, Research in practice: Learning from the experience of the Hazelwood School, Paul Jenkins (Edinburgh College of Art) & Gordon Murray (gm+ad architects) - EDINBURGH
9th October, 12.00-14.00 hrs Research in practice: Learning from the experience of the Hazelwood School, Paul Jenkins (Edinburgh College of Art) & Gordon Murray (gm+ad architects) - GLASGOW
15th October, 12.00-14.00 hrs, Responding to the demand for lower carbon emissions, Elaine Troup, Turley Associates
23rd October, 12.00-14.00 hrs, A review of recent important construction case reports, John Miezitis and Chris Martin, DLA Piper
30th October, 12.00-14.00 hrs, The New Planning System: as the applicant will see it, John Paton, Turley Associates
4th November, 12.00-14.00 hrs, The planning process in relation to large, complex or strategic development projects - negotiating your planning permission, Paul Houghton, Turley Associates
6th November, 12.00-14.00 hrs, Glimmers in Limbo: Art and the Built Envioronment, Minty Donald, the Mackintosh School of Architecture
11th November, 12.00-14.00 hrs, Dispute resolution in the credit crunch - a consideration of the options and recent developments, John Miezitis and Andrew Jack, DLA Piper
19th November, 12.00-14.00 hrs, Community Engagement in line with Development Management Regulations, Elaine Troup, Turley Associates
27th November, 12.00-14.00 hrs, An overview of Scottish Planning Policy 3 - Planning for Homes, Dr Simon Cuthbert-Kerr, Scottish Government
2nd December, 12.00-14.00 hrs, How low can you go in Low Carbon Housing, Prof. Susan Roaf, Heriot Watt University
29th January, 12.00-14.00 hrs, Jump Start Business Growth, Zach Sorrells, Matrix Business Growth Consultants
SME Advice and Consultancy
CBE provides the focus for the development of collaboration in the form of research, advice and consultancy between SMEs 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 is funded by European Regional Development Fund, Scottish Executive Expertise, Knowledge and Innovation Transfer (SEEKIT) Programme. CBE is also sponsored by Communities Scotland, Glasgow City Council, North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, North Ayrshire Council and East Ayrshire Council. |
