Sustainable Materials

PhD

In Currie

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  • Type

    PhD

  • Location

    Currie (Scotland)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Home Postgraduate study Building, Planning and Urban Design Sustainable MaterialsSustainable MaterialsHow to apply »DeliveryFull-time, Part-timeProgramme typeResearchStudy locationEdinburghEntry dateSeptemberOverviewResearchEntry requirementsFees & scholarships Overview Sustainable materials reduce impact on the environment and provide a long term durable solution for the built environment. Our researchers within this theme cover a broad range of issues associated with sustainable materials, ranging from technical (carbon fibre reinforced cement; lime mortars) to socio-technical and economic (life cycle analysis; supply chain and specification). The environmental and social impact of material use is recognised across the construction industry. As the industry moves towards designing zero carbon buildings, increasing attention is paid to the materials used in the construction of buildings and civil engineering work. Research activities within the theme include: the reduction of carbon emissions in the delivery and maintenance of new and historic buildings; the selection of materials and components for low carbon building; traditional low energy materials (lime, earth); construction technology for ‘green’ buildings; the impact of CO2 in maintenance interventions and approaches to repair of existing buildings; and monitoring and characterisation of civil engineering materials both at the micro and macro scale including concrete durability. Work has also been done on the impact of climate change (flooding and increased rainfall) on traditionally built structures, investigating deteriological mechanisms in structure and fabric. Whilst innovation in sustainable materials and technology are indeed at the heart of an emerging UK research agenda, this is also balanced with an emphasis on exploring the implementation of such innovation within the marketplace and the extent to which newly developed sustainable...

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Currie (Midlothian/Edinburghshire)
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Edinburgh Campus, Riccarton, EH14 4AS

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Materials
  • Construction Training
  • Construction
  • Technology
  • Industry
  • Engineering
  • Innovation
  • Civil Engineering
  • Supply
  • Construction Technology
  • Green
  • Climate
  • Built Environment
  • Climate Change
  • Monitoring

Course programme

Overview

Sustainable materials reduce impact on the environment and provide a long term durable solution for the built environment. Our researchers within this theme cover a broad range of issues associated with sustainable materials, ranging from technical (carbon fibre reinforced cement; lime mortars) to socio-technical and economic (life cycle analysis; supply chain and specification).

The environmental and social impact of material use is recognised across the construction industry. As the industry moves towards designing zero carbon buildings, increasing attention is paid to the materials used in the construction of buildings and civil engineering work.

Research activities within the theme include: the reduction of carbon emissions in the delivery and maintenance of new and historic buildings; the selection of materials and components for low carbon building; traditional low energy materials (lime, earth); construction technology for ‘green’ buildings; the impact of CO2 in maintenance interventions and approaches to repair of existing buildings; and monitoring and characterisation of civil engineering materials both at the micro and macro scale including concrete durability. Work has also been done on the impact of climate change (flooding and increased rainfall) on traditionally built structures, investigating deteriological mechanisms in structure and fabric.

Whilst innovation in sustainable materials and technology are indeed at the heart of an emerging UK research agenda, this is also balanced with an emphasis on exploring the implementation of such innovation within the marketplace and the extent to which newly developed sustainable materials and technology can be adopted by the market through designers and specifiers in the UK construction sector. Similarly this also explores whether calls for innovative materials and technology are demand- or supply-driven. The research theme ‘sustainable materials’ therefore draws on the need to explore more widely issues such as sustainable supply chains, legislation, resistance to change and the process of change.

Additional information

Research Additional information Staff contributing to this research area include: Professor Phil Banfill Professor John McCarter Dr Alan Forster Dr Gill Menzies

Sustainable Materials

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