Construction Innovation Futures - Industry and Environmental Opportunities.
Presentation / Conference
Currie, J. (2016, April)
Construction Innovation Futures - Industry and Environmental Opportunities
During the next two decades global construction investment will top $100 trillion (US). New directions in construction innovation will be driven by industry to address challen...
The thermal retrofitting of walls windows and ceilings in traditional Scottish buildings.
Conference Proceeding
Stinson, J., Bros Williamson, J., Reid, A., & Currie, J. (2015)
The thermal retrofitting of walls windows and ceilings in traditional Scottish buildings. In W. F. Florez-Escobar, C. A. Brebbia, F. Chejne, & F. Mondragon (Eds.), Energy and Sustainability VI, (317-326). https://doi.org/10.2495/ESUS150271
This paper documents research undertaken to evaluate the thermal transmittance of building elements – walls, windows and ceilings – both before and after the addition of insul...
Improving the thermal performance of ‘hard-to-treat’ historic buildings in Edinburgh’s new town.
Journal Article
Bros Williamson, J., Stinson, J., Reid, A., & Currie, J. (2015)
Improving the thermal performance of ‘hard-to-treat’ historic buildings in Edinburgh’s new town. Anales de Edificación, 1,
This paper documents an innovative partnership project between Historic Scotland, the Scottish Energy Centre at Edinburgh Napier University and Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Ass...
Conservation of a historic building through sympathetic thermal enhancement.
Conference Proceeding
Stinson, J., Bros Williamson, J., Reid, A., & Currie, J. (2015)
Conservation of a historic building through sympathetic thermal enhancement. In Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XIV, (633-642). https://doi.org/10.2495/STR150531
This paper documents research undertaken by the Scottish Energy Centre at Edinburgh Napier University to refurbish a historic library building by means of thermal improvements...
Thermal assessment of internal shutters and window film applied to traditional single glazed sash and case windows
Report
Currie, J., Bros Williamson, J., Stinson, J., & Jonnard, M. (2014)
Thermal assessment of internal shutters and window film applied to traditional single glazed sash and case windows. Scotland: National Trust of Scotland, Historic Scotland
This report describes the work conducted by the Scottish Energy Centre (SEC) at Edinburgh Napier University for the National Trust of Scotland, measuring the thermal transmitt...
Energy performance evaluation of a passive house built to Scottish building standards.
Conference Proceeding
Bros Williamson, J., Stinson, J., & Currie, J. (2014)
Energy performance evaluation of a passive house built to Scottish building standards
Ensuring that predicted (simulated) energy performance figures are realised once a building is in-use has been of growing concern since issues surrounding the ‘performance gap...
In-situ monitoring of thermal refurbishment on pre-1919 properties in Scotland
Journal Article
Bros Williamson, J., Stinson, J., Garnier, C., & Currie, J. (2014)
In-situ monitoring of thermal refurbishment on pre-1919 properties in Scotland. International Journal of Sustainable Construction, 2(1), 77-84. https://doi.org/10.14575/gl/ijsc/02-01/003
This work analyses the use of in-situ monitoring techniques to establish the building performance of pre-1919
traditionally constructed buildings and evaluate different therma...
New thin aerogel based high performance internal wall insulation for existing solid wall buildings.
Conference Proceeding
Carty, L., Garnier, C., Bros Williamson, J., & Currie, J. (2014)
New thin aerogel based high performance internal wall insulation for existing solid wall buildings. In R. Amoêda, S. Lira, & C. Pinheiro (Eds.), Rehab 2014
Applications of nanotechnology in the form of high performing aerogel insulation are now widely used from space exploration to the oil and gas industry and in more recent year...
Housing Innovation Showcase 2012 Post Occupancy Evaluation Phase 1 – Part 2
Report
Currie, J., Bros Williamson, J. & Stinson, J. (2014)
Housing Innovation Showcase 2012 Post Occupancy Evaluation Phase 1 – Part 2. Edinburgh, Scotland: Kingdom Housing Association
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Housing Innovation Showcase (HIS), developed by Kingdom Housing Association (KHA) comprised of twenty seven dwellings of varying size and form, using ten...
Refurbished House: BRE Innovation Park.
Digital Artefact
Currie, J., Kelly, D., McElroy, L., Curtis, R., Callaghan, A. & Newlands, B. (2014)
Refurbished House: BRE Innovation Park.